Christmas gnomes are everywhere in December — on trees, mantels, gift wrap, and pajamas. This collection has 10 free printable Christmas gnome coloring pages: gnomes decorating trees, carrying gifts, baking cookies, sledding, and cozying up in winter scenes. Every page prints from its own Download and Print buttons, so grab just the ones you like.
About Christmas Gnomes
Long before they were decorations, gnomes were working spirits in Scandinavian folklore: the tomte in Sweden, the nisse in Norway and Denmark, and the tonttu in Finland. A tomte lived secretly in the barn or under the floorboards, guarding the farm animals and bringing luck to families who treated him kindly. In return, households left out a bowl of Christmas porridge with a generous pat of butter on top. Forget the butter, and the offended tomte might hide tools, tangle the horses’ manes, or play tricks on the whole farm all winter long.
The gnome look in these pages comes straight from those old stories: a tall pointed hat pulled low, a round nose poking out, and a long beard hiding almost everything else, because the tomte rarely let anyone see his whole face. In Scandinavia the Christmas gnome grew into a gift-bringer in his own right, closer to Santa than to the garden gnomes that came later from Germany. That towering hat is a gift for colorists, too: stripes, stars, and stitched patterns all sit naturally on it, and the big soft beard takes shading beautifully.
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All 10 Christmas Gnome Coloring Pages
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A cheerful gnome in a tall striped hat holds a big round Christmas ornament, with snowflakes falling around him. Easy — best for toddlers.
Start with the classic trio: a red-and-white striped hat, a warm gray beard left mostly uncolored, and a deep green or cranberry coat. Make the big ornament the brightest thing on the page, glossy red or gold, and keep the snowflakes pale blue-gray so they drift behind him instead of competing for attention.
Chunky crayons suit this page's bold shapes perfectly. Leave a small white highlight on the ornament uncolored so it looks round and shiny, then let a toddler pick one snowflake to make bright blue. One strong color per shape is all a first gnome needs to look finished and cheerful.
A gnome waves from the door of his mushroom house, strung with Christmas lights and a wreath, while a bunny hops by in the snow. Detailed — great for teens and adults.
Brick reds and warm browns belong on the mushroom cap and stem, with a cream door and golden light in the windows. Alternate the string lights red, gold, green, and blue, and give the wreath two greens so it reads as layered pine. The bunny stays soft gray-white against a pale blue shadowed snowbank.
Fine liners or sharpened pencils earn their keep on the lights and wreath bow, so color those details before the big areas around them. A light touch of glitter gel on the string lights makes the house glow after dark. Shade under the mushroom cap to ground the doorway in cozy shadow.
Three gnomes — big, medium, and tiny — cozy up by a brick fireplace with stockings hung, a decorated tree, and a plate of cookies. Detailed — great for teens and adults.
Build this scene around firelight: terracotta and warm brown bricks, orange and gold flames, and stockings in red, green, and cream. The three gnomes can share a family palette, with the tallest in deep red, the middle in forest green, and the tiny one in mustard or plum. Cookies on the plate take golden tan with darker chocolate dots.
Work the fireplace glow outward, adding a soft yellow-orange halo on the bricks nearest the flames and on the gnomes' nearest edges. Gel pen in white or pale gold makes the cookie plate and tree ornaments glint. Layer the tree dark to light so the decorated branches sit in front of the firelight.
A sweet gnome in a floppy hat gives a warm hug to a baby reindeer with a jingle bell collar, in a snowy pine forest. Medium — great for kids.
Soft winter pastels flatter this hug: a dusty rose or sage floppy hat, a cream beard, and the baby reindeer in warm caramel with a lighter muzzle and belly. Its jingle bell collar pops in red with a gold bell. Pine trees behind them take blue-green, and the snow gets the faintest blue shadows underfoot.
Let the reindeer's bell shine by leaving a tiny white dot on it and outlining it last with a fine pen. A blush of pink on the gnome's nose and the reindeer's cheeks warms the whole scene. Short, fuzzy strokes on the reindeer's coat make it feel soft enough to hug back.
A gnome hauls a giant sack stuffed with a teddy bear, a toy train, and wrapped gifts through the snow past a cozy cottage. Medium — great for kids.
Earthy travel colors work here: a rust or olive coat, a tan sack, and the teddy bear in honey brown with a red bow. The toy train can carry the bright accents, red engine, green cars, blue trim, while wrapped gifts mix cranberry, gold, and pine green. The cottage behind stays muted so the parade of toys leads the eye.
Pack the sack visually by coloring the gifts and toys first, each in its own bold color, then filling the sack around them. A few dashed footprint marks in the snow, shaded pale blue, show the gnome's route. Add stitch lines on the teddy with a darker brown pen once the base color dries.
A gnome in a flying scarf zooms downhill on a wooden sled with a happy puppy racing alongside. Medium — great for kids.
Speed shows in color contrast: a scarlet flying scarf against a white-blue hill, a warm natural wood sled, and the puppy in golden tan with a darker ear or two. The gnome's hat can echo the scarf or go deep teal. Keep the snow mostly white, with sweeping pale blue curves under the sled runners.
Draw the motion in: after coloring, add a few light blue swoosh lines behind the scarf and sled with a pale pencil, following the downhill direction. A white gel pen dotted along the puppy's back looks like kicked-up snow. Keep strokes long and smooth on the hill so it feels fast rather than bumpy.
A gnome in a starry nightcap and apron holds a tray of gingerbread cookies fresh from the oven, with cocoa and a rolling pin nearby. Detailed — great for teens and adults.
Night colors make this kitchen glow: a navy starry nightcap with gold stars, a cream apron over a cranberry tunic, and gingerbread cookies in rich spiced brown with white icing. The cocoa mug can be red with a swirl of cream on top, and the rolling pin a pale wood tone resting nearby on the counter.
The tray is the fine-detail test, so color the cookies last with your sharpest pencils and dot the icing with white gel pen for a piped look. A pinch of glitter on the nightcap's stars ties them to the warm oven mood. Shade the apron lightly gray underneath the tray's shadow.
A laughing gnome adjusts the carrot nose on his snowman friend, with a little red sled waiting in the snow. Medium — great for kids.
Cheerful primaries suit this friendship: a red hat and mittens on the gnome, an orange carrot nose, and the snowman's scarf in stripes of green and gold. The little red sled waiting nearby repeats the hat's red and pulls the scene together. Keep the snowman body white with the softest blue shading along one side.
A snowman lives or dies on shadow, so shade under the chin, arms, and each snowy tier with pale blue-gray while leaving the tops bright white. Dot a few extra snowflakes around the pair if you like drawing additions. The carrot gets two orange tones, darker at the tip, for a rounded look.
A gnome on a step stool places the star on top of a Christmas tree hung with ornaments and candy canes, while a sleepy cat naps by a big gift. Detailed — great for teens and adults.
This tree wants a planned scheme: deep green branches, ornaments in red and gold only, and candy canes in classic red and white. The gnome on the step stool can wear plum or teal so he stands apart from the tree, and the big gift below takes the opposite accent color. The napping cat stays soft gray or ginger.
Place the star last and make it the brightest yellow on the page, with a gold glitter-gel outline if you have one. Color ornaments in a repeating rhythm, red, gold, red, gold, so the tree looks deliberately decorated. A gentle gray shadow under the stool and gift grounds the whole busy scene.
Two happy gnomes — one with a wrapped present, one with a giant candy cane — pose by a Christmas tree outside a snowy cottage. Medium — great for kids.
Double the fun with coordinated friends: one gnome in red with a gold-ribboned gift, the other in green with the giant candy cane's red stripes tying them together. The tree behind them is deep green, the cottage warm brown with snowy white roof edges, and both beards stay light so their faces peek out bright and friendly.
Candy cane stripes reward patience, so color the white sections first with the palest gray shadow on one edge, then fill the red stripes boldly. The gift's bow can match the second gnome's hat for a designed look. Finish with falling snow dots in white gel pen across the darker coats and roof.
Coloring Tips for Christmas Gnomes
- Classic Christmas: red hat, green coat, white beard, warm brown boots — the look everyone recognizes.
- Scandinavian: dusty blue or gray hat, cream beard, soft beige coat. Quiet and pretty on the mantel.
- Make the hats pop: glitter gel pens or metallic markers on the hat and pom-pom; keep the beard plain white crayon so the sparkle stands out.
- Backgrounds matter: a few gnomes look great with simple snowy dots or a tiny tree behind them — light blue shading, don't overdo it.
- Little kids: the big-beard gnomes are the easiest — one large shape to fill, hard to mess up.
FAQ
Can I use these in my classroom?
Yes — free for personal and classroom use.
What paper should I print on?
US Letter (8.5x11) works best; A4 is fine with fit-to-page enabled. Each coloring page below has its own Download and Print buttons. For help choosing the right paper for your markers or pencils, see our guide to the best paper for printing coloring pages.
How do I color a gnome's beard so it looks fluffy instead of flat?
Leave the beard mostly white or the palest gray, then draw long, curved strokes downward in light gray, following the direction the hair grows. Deepen the gray just under the hat brim and around the nose, where real shadows fall. A few white gaps between strokes keep it airy and soft.
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