Candy Cane Coloring Pages (Free Printable PDFs)

Sweeten your holiday season with our free, printable candy cane coloring pages! These pages cater to everyone, offering simple outlines and thick lines for kids and detailed, intricate designs for adults.

Enjoy coloring festive candy canes, peppermint swirls, candy cane hearts, and whimsical holiday scenes. Let your creativity shine and add a touch of sweetness to your holiday crafts!

Cute Candy Cane Coloring Pages

Our candy cane coloring pages are cute, fun, and easy to color with simple shapes and cartoon-style outlines. Perfect for preschoolers and young kids, these accessible pages spark creativity and holiday excitement.

Detailed Candy Cane Coloring Pages

We illustrated advanced, detailed candy cane coloring pages for older kids and adults. These challenging designs provide a relaxing and festive activity, perfect for honing your coloring skills and enjoying creative holiday fun.

Colors to Use for Candy Cane Coloring Page

Reds and whites for classic candy cane stripes. Greens for mint candies. Browns for chocolate varieties. Pinks, purples and blues for fun, vibrant twist flavors.

But why nibble on boring hues when you can truly indulge in a sugar-frosted art extravaganza? Make your candy scene drool-worthy by incorporating glistening crystalline textures, blazing neon striped trails, or even tantalizing gingerbread landscape backdrops!

How to Color a Candy Cane Coloring Page in Detail

A. Illustrating Specific Elements: For a classic candy cane, use a red base with white stripes. Add short stroke highlights to depict the glossy, hardened sugar texture.

B. Layering Colors: On a swirled lollipop, use a pink base. Layer purple tones around the swirl’s outer edges. Add blue in the center to create a vibrant multi-colored spiral effect.

Invite Creativity Challenge: Gingerbread Candyscape Wonderland

Feast your imagination on a deliciously festive “Gingerbread Candyscape Wonderland” where holiday treats transform into whimsical realms!

For instance, illustrate massive gumdrop hills nestled between fudge frosting valleys, rivers of melted chocolate winding around peppermint bark boulders, or even cozy marshmallow cabins surrounded by swirling gummi bear forests. This mouth-watering theme treat sparks limitless mouthwatering inventiveness!

3 DIY Candy Cane Crafts

Get ready to craft up some deliciously festive fun!

Paper Plate Candy Cane Frames

You’ll Need:

• Candy cane coloring pages
• Paper plates
• Scissors
• Glue or tape
• Crayons, markers or colored pencils
• Decorative materials (glitter, pom poms, etc.)

Instructions:

1. Color candy cane designs on coloring pages.
2. Cut out candy cane shapes and curve details.
3. Glue or tape pieces onto paper plates.
4. Color and decorate candy cane frames.
5. Add glitter, pom pom decorations, etc.

Pom Pom Candy Canes

You’ll Need:

• Candy cane coloring pages
• Red and white yarn
• Cardboard
• Scissors
• Glue

Instructions:

1. Color candy cane designs on coloring pages.
2. Cut out candy cane shapes and stripe guides.
3. Wrap yarn around cardboard to make pom poms.
4. Trim yarn loops and remove cardboard.
5. Glue pom poms using cutouts as stripe guides.

Straw Candy Cane Ornaments

You’ll Need:

• Candy cane coloring pages
• Red and white striped straws
• Scissors
• Glue or tape
• Crayons, markers or colored pencils
• String or pipe cleaners

Instructions:

1. Color candy cane designs on coloring pages.
2. Cut out candy cane shapes and details.
3. Glue or tape pieces onto striped straws.
4. Color and decorate candy cane ornaments.
5. Attach string or pipe cleaner hangers.