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11 Free Squirrel Coloring Pages to Print and Color

Animals

By Coloring Together

Drawing of a squirrel sitting on a mushroom eating an acorn, colored with markers
Colored by the Coloring Together artists. See gallery.

They race up and down the tree trunks, leap from branch to branch without a second thought, and bury acorns all over the place: squirrels never sit still for a moment. That is exactly what makes them so fun to draw, and these squirrel coloring pages let you catch one mid-dash and color it at your own pace.

We gathered squirrels for every taste: one nibbling a nut, two friends chatting on a branch, a flying squirrel with its legs spread wide, and others bundled up for winter. You can reach for the classic reddish brown or go bold with a fantasy squirrel in purple, blue or gold.

The best thing about squirrels is that big, fluffy tail: it is the most fun part to color, so try out textures and don't be shy about blending tones.

Squirrels coloring pages

Why color squirrel coloring pages?

The squirrel is a small, very nimble rodent that lives in forests, parks and even city squares. You spot it right away by its long, bushy tail, which it uses to keep its balance when it jumps and to wrap up warm like a blanket.

Coloring squirrels is not just fun, it is also relaxing. As you decide the shade of the fur and how much patience to give that fluffy tail, your mind clears and your hand loosens up. For little ones it is a playful way to practice focus; for grown-ups, a quiet moment away from the screens.

And when you finish, at Coloring Together we would love you to share your squirrel in our gallery, so others feel inspired to try their own.

Learn while coloring Squirrels

  1. Squirrels bury thousands of acorns and seeds every autumn to have food in winter, but they forget where they hid many of them. Those forgotten seeds sprout, so squirrels end up planting new trees without meaning to.
  2. A squirrel's tail is not just for looks: it works as a parachute when it jumps, a blanket when it sleeps, and a flag to warn other squirrels when there is danger.
  3. A squirrel's teeth never stop growing. That is why it gnaws on nuts and branches all the time: it is the way to wear them down so they don't get too long.
  4. There are flying squirrels, which don't really fly: they have a flap of skin between their legs that opens like a wing and lets them glide from tree to tree.
  5. Squirrels can turn their ankles almost all the way around backwards. That lets them climb down trunks headfirst without falling, something very few animals can do.
  6. A squirrel can jump up to ten times its body length. With that push it crosses from branch to branch as if it were flying, judging every leap with great precision.

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