Elephant Coloring Pages – Big Ears, Long Trunks, and Scenes Worth Coloring

A wrinkled trunk curling upward and two wide floppy ears take over the page as these Elephant Coloring Pages wait for your first crayon stroke.

The body is massive. That means lots of open space to fill, and the skin folds give you natural lines to follow without guessing where to shade. Start with the ears — they’re the biggest flat shapes on the whole outline.

Scene Layouts

One outline drawing shows an elephant resting against a fallen log with tall grass rising around its feet. Another places an elephant beside a watering hole, trunk dipping downward toward the surface.

Some layouts go deeper — a full scene with an elephant standing on a dirt path between boulders, with distant hills sketched behind and scattered shrubs across the foreground.

The line art scene on quieter pages keeps things simple: just the elephant and a single tree.

These fit right into a long car ride entertainment folder with a small pack of colored pencils. The trunk is the trickiest part because it curves and narrows at the tip.

A printable activity sheet with an elephant gives you a chance to practice filling in large body sections evenly. Elephant coloring pages show the animal in poses that make each page feel different — some trunks reach high, others hang low.

Pay attention to the toenails. Elephants have them. They show up as small half-circles at the bottom of each thick leg, and they’re easy to miss.

Look at the ears next. They’re shaped like big fans, and the inside usually has curved lines showing folds. Wrinkle lines along the trunk and knees give the whole shape its character.

Elephant coloring pages let you work slowly through those details without rushing — the animal is big enough that every section feels like its own small project.

Fun Fact: Elephants can move their trunks in almost any direction because the trunk has no bones inside it at all.

The tusks, when they appear, are smooth and curved — simple to fill in with one long stroke. Elephant coloring pages are especially satisfying when you take your time on the textured skin folds that run across the body and legs.

Creative Tip: Use the flat side of a crayon to cover the elephant’s large body area quickly. Switch to a sharp colored pencil tip for the wrinkle lines and toenails.

How to Print Your Elephant Pages

Here’s how to get your elephant on paper fast:

1. Scroll down and look through all the elephant designs below
2. Click on the image you want to color
3. Press the orange “PRINT” button that pops up
4. Start coloring once the page comes out of your printer