Free Printable Cozy Coloring Pages for Calm & Creativity

Coloring is not just for kids, and these cozy coloring pages will help you get creative and enjoy a relaxing hobby. I honestly forgot coloring existed for most of my twenties.

Now that I’m sober and in my thirties, I love cozy hobbies that help me relax and unwind. Coloring is a new favorite hobby of mine, and helps me feel calm and peaceful, as long as I accept that I will most definitely color outside the lines.

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printed coloring pages and crayola markers sit on a floral green quilt. text reads Cozy Coloring Pages.

As adults, I feel like we don’t get to enjoy genuine moments of play enough. I know my to do list is never complete, and in fact, it’s always growing! It can be easy to get caught up in the momentum of getting things done, and always moving onto the next task.

I know with my ADHD and how I can get caught up hyperfocusing on a project, I have to be especially mindful that I take breaks and make sure I’m not always working. As someone who does creative work, I find that rest is a key piece of my creative process. I need downtime where I don’t feel any pressure to come up with new ideas or be posting on social media, or else I get creatively burnt out and become uninspired.

Making intentional time for relaxation and hobbies is SO important, especially if you want to prevent yourself from getting burnt out. You have to make time to rest and enjoy yourself if you want to take care of yourself in the long term.

Coloring is such an easy hobby to pick up, all it takes is printing out a coloring page. You can even watch your favorite YouTube videos or listen to a podcast or audio while coloring! I’m excited to share some especially cozy coloring pages that can help you explore coloring as a hobby or connect with your creativity.

This post is all about coloring and where you can find free cozy coloring pages to print and color!

cozy coloring pages or a rabbit and teacups sit on a floral green quilt. teal, pink, and purple markers rest on the coloring pages.

You might have some questions about coloring pages, in which case, just keep reading! But if you want to, you can jump ahead to find the Cozy Coloring Pages to download.

Why coloring pages (instead of books)?

There are a lot of reasons you might choose coloring pages instead of a coloring book. For example, if you want to test out a sample page from a coloring book illustrator before purchasing a book. Or maybe you want something to color right now and you don’t have a coloring book in your house.

I thought this perspective on coloring pages from Anna Grunduls, a Polish illustrator, was interesting.

Here are some reasons you might choose a coloring page instead of a book right now:

To test out an art style from a coloring book illustrator to see if their art style is right for you.
You are left handed and coloring is easier on a flat surface.
You are on a budget and want something that is free (there are always coloring pages available for purchase, but this blog post shares free printable coloring pages).
You want to color right now, and don’t have a coloring book around.

I enjoy both coloring pages and coloring books! For me, coloring books are more portable and durable. Because I have ADHD and tend to naturally destroy paper coupled with my cat’s love of destroying paper, coloring books tend to be safer for me.

But I also enjoy coloring pages because I can color something specific I am in the mood to color or find something I don’t have in a coloring book!

What to print coloring pages on?

What you print coloring pages on is up to your personal preference! Personally, I have a lot of leftover cardstock from craft projects so if I want to color with marker, I might print pages on white cardstock. However, any printer paper works.

You can also color printable pages digitally! Check out this guide on how to color in procreate from Yay! Coloring Pages.

Best Free Printable Cozy Coloring Pages

Below are 11 places to find cozy coloring pages of all kinds! All free for your personal use at the time of publishing this blog post. Tap the image to take you through to each coloring page. I hope you enjoy them, and I’d love for you to leave a comment if you end up using any of these coloring printables!

1. Kawaii Coloring Pages

3 coloring pages lay on a table with pink, green, and purple markers. The coloring pages show a Yay! Coloring Pages watermark. One coloring page is of different loaves of bread, one is of bear shaped pancakes, and the third coloring page is a person sitting with tea on a comfy armchair.

I love these Kawaii Coloring Pages from Yay Coloring Pages. Yay Coloring Pages was started by Joana, a illustrator with a passion for bringing joy into coloring. With over 30 downloadable cozy kawaii coloring pages to choose from, I love them all. And my favorite is this coloring page of these adorable bear pancakes.

2. Monday Mandala Cozy Coloring Pages

5 printed coloring pages show various cozy designs, such as of a treehouse, a person listening to music with cats, a bear, and a person reading inside a jar.

The 24 cozy coloring pages from Monday Mandala range from cozy holiday coloring pages to general homey coloring scenes. My favorite is the page called Jar With A Cozy Nook Inside! Monday Mandala is a great website with lots of printable coloring pages on a variety of topics.

3. Bookish Cat Coloring

A coloring page of cats napping on stacks of library books is surrounded by colored pencils.

This cozy cat coloring page is downloadable on the New York Public Library website! I can’t think of anything cozier than cats curled up in stacks of library books.

This is a free downloadable coloring page, although it’s listed in the NYPL shop as $0.00. So just keep in mind you will have to give your email address and some other info, and the Cat in the Stacks coloring page will be emailed to you.

4. Cozy Christmas Coloring Pages

4 printed coloring pages show different winter and Christmas illustrations.

If you’re in the holiday spirit, Scentsy offers cozy Christmas coloring pages. Make sure to check out the other links on their blog post about their Christmas coloring pages because they also link to holiday coloring pages from previous years!

I actually was gifted a Scentsy from a coworker a few years ago! Tragically, I have anosmia, so I can’t actually smell anything. So these coloring pages make me feel included in the world of smells.

5. Johanna Basford Coloring Pages

3 detailed coloring pages are layered on top of each other

Check out these cute & cozy coloring pages by Johanna Basford. You may recognize Johanna’s name as the illustrator of popular adult coloring books like Enchanted Forest and Magical Worlds.

Johanna Basford’s hand drawn art style is warm and detail oriented. I love how magical her illustrations are and how much of a story they tell.

6. Cozy Teacups Illustration

a coloring page on a clipboard shows 5 teacups in a stack. a pink teacup and colored pencils rest nearby.

Enjoy this teacups coloring page from Easy Peasy and Fun’s website. There is also a lighthouse coloring page, but nothing says cozy afternoon to me more than a stack of cute teacups!

7. Cozy Winter Coloring Pages

3 cozy winter coloring pages show a snow globe, a fireplace, and a house

Try these cozy winter coloring pages from Castle Arts! If you’re inside on a snow day (like I am while writing this post!) or just dreaming of snow, these hand drawn coloring pages will get you in a cozy winter mood.

I love the homey Gingerbread Cottage coloring page and all the whimsical winter scenes illustrated in all these coloring pages. Make sure to check out their other categories of coloring pages too!

8. Homey Coloring Pages from Jen Racine

a hand hold a coloring page showing a rabbit wearing a bow on a floral blanket. in the background are a coloring page with cozy socks and knitting needles on a clipboard and a coloring page of a backpack.

Jen Racine offers a variety of cozy coloring pages on her website. She is a coloring book illustrator and these pages are samples from her beautiful collection of adult coloring books! I love how cozy this hygge coloring page and English Breakfast Tea page are.

The cozy coloring page pictured above with the rabbit is from her A Very Scandi Christmas Coloring Book!

9. Cozy Corner & Stress Relief Coloring Pages

4 coloring pages with woodland creatures sit with assorted markers on a table.

Anne & Lisa have free coloring pages on their website, all samples from their adult coloring books!

With coloring books called Stress Relief and Cozy Corner, there are plenty of coloring pages to help you relax. Their designs range from slightly detailed to pages that are simpler and easy to color, if that is something you are looking for.

10. Crochet Coloring Pages

Two blank coloring pages are surrounded by blue and orange markers. Both crochet coloring pages show yarn in different shapes, flowers, and crochet hooks. One coloring page says "crochet all day" in block letters.

If you love to crochet, these yarn coloring pages are right up your…hook? I sadly don’t know enough about knitting to make a good play on words there.

But you can download two cozy crochet themed coloring pages created by Daisy Cottage Designs!

11. Cuddly Puppies Coloring Page

A coloring page is covered by colored pencils. You can see several puppies and a toucan sitting in a glass dish.

Try this cuddly puppies coloring page from illustrator Lulu Mayo! Scroll to the bottom of the page to find it.

This puppy themed coloring page is a sample from her A Million Puppies Coloring Book. Lulu Mayo has such a fun and whimsical art style, so print this to color and hopefully cuddle with your own adorable pet while coloring it!

How To Make Coloring More Fun

I hope you enjoy this selection of cozy coloring pages! I think coloring can be so fun for adults, but I usually pair it with another activity. For example, I will color in bed while listening to LoFi music on YouTube or with Spirit City: Lofi Sessions on my laptop in the background to make things extra cozy.

You can also make coloring more fun by having a coloring hang out with friends! Even if you don’t have time to plan a friend date, you can always decide to both color the same page, and send photos to each other to compare.

a partially covered coloring page of a rabbit sits on a clipboard next to a laptop. the laptop is open to the game, Spirit City Lofi Sessions.

I will also color while listening to an audiobook! I love audiobooks, but can’t just sit and listen to them on their own. Since I don’t drive a lot, I will do another activity like coloring while I listen.

There is also a great community online of people who love coloring books! The subreddits for Coloring and Adult Coloring both have flair for completed work, meaning you can share your finished coloring pages. There are also a lot of accounts on Instagram that share their coloring diaries and latest colored in pages!

Happy coloring!