Nutcracker Coloring Pages (Free Printables)
If your children love Christmas crafts, ballet, or classic storybook adventures, these Nutcracker coloring pages are the perfect holiday treat. This collection includes over 30 printable Nutcracker coloring pages inspired by The Nutcracker and the Mouse King AND the full Nutcracker Ballet!
Expand your Christmas activities with more Nutcracker printables, a themed Nutcracker crossword puzzle, and a kid-friendly Nutcracker memory game.
Whether you’re looking for easy Nutcracker coloring pages for kids, Nutcracker coloring pages printable PDF, or more detailed Nutcracker coloring pages for adults, you’ll find something magical in this set.
Perfect for classrooms, homeschool, Christmas parties, ballet recitals, craft days, or cozy December afternoons with hot cocoa and crayons.
What’s Inside This Nutcracker Coloring Book Collection?
This growing Nutcracker set includes characters and scenes from both the original book and the Nutcracker Ballet, all created in a classic storybook style:
Main Characters
- The Christmas tree + winter forest scenes
- Clara Nutcracker coloring pages
- The Nutcracker (soldier + prince)
- The Mouse King
- Drosselmeyer
- Sugar Plum Fairy
- Dewdrop Fairy
- Ballerinas in classic poses
- Toy soldiers
Nutcracker Ballet Coloring Pages
- Sleigh ride scenes
- Snowflakes ballet
- Spanish, Arabian, Chinese, & Russian dancers
- Mirlitons (Reed Flutes)
- Mother Ginger & the Polichinelles
- Waltz of the Flowers
- Clara & the Prince Pas de Deux
- Land of the Sweets castle
These are printable Nutcracker coloring pages, designed as clean line-art so children can color easily. Adults who enjoy calm, festive coloring books will love them too.
How to Use These Nutcracker Coloring Pages
These pages were designed to feel like classic Christmas storybook illustrations—clean, whimsical, and vintage-inspired.
Use them for:
- Christmas morning coloring
- Ballet-themed birthday parties
- Classroom crafts
- How to draw a Nutcracker practice pages
- Homeschool art
- Sunday school crafts
- Printable bookmarks (black and white)
- Paper plate ballerina crafts
- Bulletin board displays
- Fun holiday break activities
Kids can color them with crayons, markers, or watercolor pencils. They also work beautifully with tissue paper pom poms, paper collages, or cardboard nutcracker cutouts.
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Free Printable Nutcracker Coloring Pages PDF
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About Julie
She’s a homeschool graduate, mother of five, designer, and educator. Inspired by classic books, art, music, and nature, she creates thoughtful, engaging resources to support parents and educators in teaching with intention and wonder.
I would love the Nutcracker Printables! Thank you for sharing!
Hey Lily! You’re very welcome! The printables are available in the download box in the post itself. But I’m going to send you an email to explain further.
Julie