Zen Vibes

13 Kitten Coloring Pages (Free PDF Downloads)

By Zen Vibes Editors · Published

Every kitten in this set is drawn with a big round head, short legs, and lines thick enough that a toddler's crayon can stay inside them. Most pages show one kitten doing one thing: yawning, batting a ball of yarn, peeking out of a mitten, or asleep with its paws in the air.

There are no fussy details. Whiskers are three short strokes, eyes are simple ovals, and backgrounds are either empty or a single object such as a basket or a bowl. The last three pages add a little more (a blanket pattern, a window, a second kitten) for children who are ready for it.

Designs
13
Paper sizes
US Letter and A4
Difficulty
very easy to detailed
Ages
2 to 12
Use
Free for personal, classroom, and therapy use

Compiled by Zen Vibes Editors.

How to print these pages

  1. Pick the paper size that matches what is in your printer: US Letter or A4.
  2. Open the PDF and choose Print. Set scale to 100 percent or “actual size” (not “fit to page”).
  3. Plain copy paper works for crayons and pencils. Use heavier cardstock for markers or paint.

Print at actual size on plain paper. These pages are drawn with extra thick lines, so they also work well at 50 percent as mini pages.

Tips for the youngest colorers

Tape the page to the table so it does not slide. Chunky crayons or washable markers work best with these thick outlines. Do not worry about staying inside the lines; the wide black borders hide most stray marks, which is the reason they are drawn this way.

Turning a page into a two-minute story

Ask what the kitten is doing, what it wants, and what happens next. A child who is not interested in coloring the whole kitten will often color the yarn or the bowl and then tell you the story. That counts.

Ideas for using these pages

  • Kitten count: color the basket page, then count the kittens and the mittens, and see whether the numbers match.
  • Soft and rough: talk about what a kitten feels like while coloring, and pick a color that feels soft.

Questions about this set

How is this different from the Cats collection?
Kittens are drawn rounder and simpler, with bigger heads and fewer details, and the whole set is aimed at ages two to six. The Cats set has more grown-up cats and fuller scenes.
Do the pages have backgrounds?
Most have none or a single prop, so there is very little to color around the kitten. The last three add a basket, a blanket, or a window.

Usage: All designs are original Zen Vibes drawings. Free for personal, classroom, and therapy use. Full terms of use.