We have more than enough cool skeleton coloring pages to fill your whole Halloween activity table! Our printable coloring pages include dancing bones, friendly animals, and all sorts of scary scenes.
There’s a skeleton that taps its ribs like a xylophone, one that skips a rope, and one that tries to eat a sandwich! If your little ones are younger we suggest choosing one of our cute characters. For those who enjoy spending extra time on details we recommend some of our graveyard scenes.
Whatever coloring sheet you choose, you’ll be sure to find tons of ideas for classroom activities, Halloween parties, or just an afternoon playing with crayons. With these awesome designs we guarantee you’ll love them all.
Free Printable Skeleton Coloring Pages
Our free printable skeleton coloring pages are available as downloadable PDFs. They’re formatted for printing on standard US letter sized paper (8.5 x 11″).
Just pick your favorite printable, then download and print a few sheets to use at the coloring table!
You’ll want regular printer paper for drawing with crayons and colored pencils, but we recommend using thicker paper when planning to cut out final drawings.
We often color skulls and ribs together, but sometimes we just enjoy finding the funny poses and other cool Halloween stuff!
4 Tips to Color Skeleton Coloring Pages
Grab some crayons, markers, or colored pencils. Choose a skeleton coloring sheet that catches your eye! Here are awesome ways to add some color around those bones:
1. Give the Bones Some Shadows
Make sure all but a few of the bones are left white. Use a pale gray pencil to draw along one side (edge) of the skull, rib cage, and limbs to form their shape with this pencil. Make sure that you apply only light pressure when using the pencil for shading.
2. Dress Up a Funny Character
You could also try using some bright colors for your bowtie, paper crown, or mismatched boots. Select 2-3 shades to create repetition.
3. Build a Spooky Background
Try using some colors that are quite different from each other, such as deep blue/purple for the background and leaving your boney friend as pale as possible.
A yellow moon can give some nice Halloween glows to your art while small patches of green can create some cool looking mossy stones/old gates!
4. Try a Rainbow Animal Skeleton
Pick a dinosaur, fish or bird. Use alternating colors on their skeletons beginning with bigger sections and working down to the tiny little bits. Either follow a particular pattern or make each individual bit of their anatomy a unique color.
Have fun making these skeleton coloring pages your very own! (They may be spooky, silly, or bright pink, but they’re still awesome!)