Castle coloring pages

Free printable castle coloring pages range from smiling towers to cliffside ruins.

These free printable castle coloring pages run from a smiling little castle a toddler can color in minutes to a gothic castle zentangle and castle ruins for adults. Toddlers get easy castles, towers and a sand castle. Kids get princesses, a unicorn, a friendly dragon and a drawbridge over a moat. Teens and adults get a throne room mandala, a castle on a cliff and a fantasy castle full of patterns, and seniors get knights and a castle by a lake. There is also a guide to naming the parts of a castle while you color them.

A castle with a face is the gentlest start.

Easy castle coloring pages for toddlers have big towers and friendly faces.

Start with the Simple Castle, the Sand Castle or the Castle Tower. Each has thick outlines and a flag on top. The bold Castle Tower is just one round tower with a big door.

Preschoolers can go on to the Castle Gate and the Castle and Crown, both smiling. The Castle with Flags adds more towers but keeps the shapes simple. Next, kids usually want someone living in the castle.

Castle coloring pages for kids bring princesses, dragons and knights.

In the Princess Castle, a princess waves from a balcony. The Princesses at the Castle stand together in big gowns. The Unicorn Castle has a unicorn trotting past the towers, and in Dragon at the Castle, a baby dragon curls around a tower. The Friendly Dragon and Knight and Horse are bold and quick.

Real castle features fill the busier pages. The Medieval Castle and Castle Drawbridge cross a moat, and the Medieval Fortress is the most detailed kids' page. The Sand Castle on the Beach has a bucket and shells, and the Castle Cake turns a castle into a birthday cake. Older colorers go for stone and pattern.

Detailed castle coloring pages for teens and adults bring ruins, cliffs and gothic spires.

The Castle Ruins shows a crumbling stone arch covered in ivy. The Castle on the Cliff stands above crashing waves. The Gothic Castle Zentangle and Fantasy Castle Zentangle fill tall spires with tiny patterns. The Castle Grounds Mandala and Throne Room Mandala set a castle and a throne room inside rings of detail. Our mandala coloring pages have many more circles like them.

The Castle and Village winds a road up to the castle, and the Castle Garden has a fountain and hedges. The Castle Feast seats lords and ladies at a long table. The Castle in the Clouds, Fairy Castle, Toy Castle and Kids Playing Castle are lighter pages. For a cozy mood, try the Throne Room, Tower Bedroom or Castle Feast Hall. Quick bold pages include the Sandcastle, Crown and Shield and Castle Gate. Knights and lakes suit older colorers too.

Castle coloring pages for seniors show knights, lakes and snowy towers.

The Little Knight stands with a sword and shield. In Knight and Castle, a knight rides up the path to the gate. The Winter Castle is covered in snow and icicles, and the Castle by the Lake is reflected in the water with a swan.

These pages suit an afternoon of stories about kings and queens. They also make it easy to learn what each part of a castle is called.

What are the parts of a castle called?

Most castles on these pages share the same parts. The moat is the ring of water around the walls. The drawbridge is the bridge that lifts up to close the entrance, and the portcullis is the heavy grid gate behind it. The notched tops of the walls are the battlements, and the tall round or square parts are towers.

The Castle Drawbridge and Castle Gate show a drawbridge on chains over a moat. The Medieval Castle has a portcullis in its gate. Color each part a different shade: gray stone walls, blue water in the moat, brown wood on the drawbridge and bright flags on the towers. Kids can point to each part and say its name as they go.

How do you color castle stone so it looks real?

Stone is rarely one gray. Use two or three grays and a little tan or brown, and change shade from block to block. Color the side of each tower that faces away from the sun a little darker, so it looks round.

For ruins and cliffs, add green for moss and ivy in the cracks. Fairy castles can go pastel: pink, lilac and pale blue with gold roofs. Flags look best in bold colors, like red, blue and yellow. Finished castles can then become part of a game.

Castle coloring pages make crowns, shields and a paper kingdom.

The Crown and Shield makes a family crest: kids color the shield with their favorite colors and symbols. Print it on cardstock and cut it out to hold up in a pretend battle. Several colored castles and knights taped to a wall make a whole paper kingdom.

For more royal pages, see our princess coloring pages.

From a smiling tower to castle ruins on a cliff, these free printable castle coloring pages have a kingdom for every age. Pick an easy castle or a detailed fortress, and give the stone more than one gray.