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    Free Printable Chinese Zodiac Animals Coloring Pages for Adults

    Published: Jan 9, 2023 · Modified: Jan 15, 2025

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    These free Chinese zodiac animal coloring pages are a fantastic way for adults and teens to unwind and relax. There are 12 pages, one for each animal of the zodiac.

    The animals are in a detailed, zen-style so you have plenty of opportunities to relax and de-stress as you color. I hope you enjoy!

    A preview of seven Chinese zodiac animal coloring pages for adults. The animals are in a complex, zen-style.

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    The terms Chinese New Year and Lunar New Year are not exactly interchangeable and they've both stirred up controversy in recent years.

    People in many parts of Asia, and elsewhere in the world, celebrate the Lunar New Year. The dates are not always the same as the Chinese New Year and each region has its own specific foods and traditions.

    According to my friends and family living and working in China, it is appropriate to call the holiday the "Chinese New Year" when speaking about Chinese traditions and their spring holiday.

    Lunar New Year is a more general term, Chinese New Year is a more specific one.

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    You don't need many materials for this printable:

    • Your printable PDF (look for the row of purple arrows lower down in the post)
    • Printer and paper
    • Gel pens, colored pencils, markers, etc. to color with

    You can print these coloring pages on any cardstock or paper. However, the super thin, cheapest copy paper isn't very durable.

    For a delightful coloring experience, I use this 32# premium, bright white paper. It's like coloring in a high end coloring book from the store! Sometimes I also use my current favorite inexpensive paper.

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    Our favorite colored pencils are Prismacolor. Even the less expensive student line is more soft and creamy than most other colored pencils. They are a joy to color with and have rich colors.

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    A preview of a zen-style rabbit coloring page for adults and a zen-style rooster coloring page for adults

    Lately my family has been loving multicolor colored pencils. The pencil core isn’t as soft and creamy as my favorite Prismacolor pencils, but the multicolor effect is so much fun.

    We also like to add sparkle with our favorite gel pens.

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    The picture below is from this printable mermaid headband craft, but you can see some of the multicolor pencils in action.

    A partially colored child's mermaid headband craft.

    Free printable zen-style zodiac animal coloring pages

    Let's take a quick look at the coloring pages. They are shown in groups to help this page load more quickly, but each animal has its own page in the PDF.

    These animal coloring pages are available for personal and single classroom use. You are not licensed to redistribute the files to other parents/teachers for use with their children/students. Instead, please refer them to this page so they can download their own copy.

    If you agree to this license, you may click below:

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