21+ Free Printable Cute Sea Creature Coloring Pages for Kids

These free printable cute sea creature coloring pages are no-prep fun for kids! Grab 25 free sea animal coloring sheets for children to keep your ocean-loving child happily busy and coloring. They're great for road trips, quiet time, as part of a lesson plan, or anytime fun.

All 25 sea creatures have a full background to color and are available for individual free download so you can snag exactly the animals your child wants most. Pages include favorites like clownfish, sharks, dolphins, sea turtles, and more.

A preview of seven printable cute sea creature coloring sheets for kids. Animals include: clownfish, whale shark, sea otter, whale, octopus, lion fish, and sea turtle.

Please note that these are cute ocean animal coloring pages, not hyper-realistic ones. They're not overly fantastical (there are no sharks playing underwater tennis), but they definitely are cutesy. I hope you enjoy!

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My daughter has always loved the ocean and fish. If your little learner loves fish, too, be sure to check out this post with toddler-approved books about the ocean for toddlers and preschoolers.

We have lots of books about animals and fish. Pretty much anything by DK, Eyewitness, or National Geographic is a popular at our house. These books have large, colorful photographs and dependable information. A little while ago, I bought a large book about animals at Costco, only to discover that it had some misinformation. (It's the big green one that came with a leopard poster, in case you got it, too.) Yikes! Now I stick to books I trust to have accurate information for my little animal lover.

Eyewitness Ocean: Discover What Lies Beneath the Watery Surface of Our...

Ocean: A Visual Encyclopedia (DK Children's Visual Encyclopedias)

Children's Encyclopedia of Ocean Life: A Deep Dive into Our World's Oceans...

Eyewitness Ocean: Discover What Lies Beneath the Watery Surface of Our...

Ocean: A Visual Encyclopedia (DK Children's Visual Encyclopedias)

Children's Encyclopedia of Ocean Life: A Deep Dive into Our World's Oceans...

Eyewitness Ocean: Discover What Lies Beneath the Watery Surface of Our...

Ocean: A Visual Encyclopedia (DK Children's Visual Encyclopedias)

Children's Encyclopedia of Ocean Life: A Deep Dive into Our World's Oceans...

How to print and use sea creature coloring sheets

Printable coloring pages are fun and easy to use. They save you time and money, too! Instead of shopping online and waiting for a book to arrive or heading to the store to see what's available, you can print your child's favorite pages over and over again.

I recommend printing these coloring pages on 32 lb bright white paper. Many children's coloring books have rough paper that's unpleasant to color on. Kids definitely do notice that their coloring books have crummy paper, but adult coloring books have nice paper. My daughter is always trying to color my books instead of hers because they're so much nicer! This 32 lb paper is smooth and bright for vibrant colors and easy coloring.

Using a nicer paper can protect your coloring books from little hands and make coloring a more enjoyable experience that your little leaner loves. It also makes marker bleed throughs less likely, so you won't have to waste time scrubbing marker off your table or desk yet again.

HP Paper Printer | 8.5 x 11 Paper | Premium 32 lb | 1 Ream - 500 Sheets |...

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Heavyweight premium printing: HP Premium32 is a heavyweight (32 pounds), brighter (100 bright) and whiter (163 whiteness) paper with a super-smooth...
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My daughter's favorite markers for coloring are Crayola Supertips. They’re affordable and fun for adults and children, alike. They’re fairly washable (sometimes you do have to scrub, but I haven't found any markers that come off with no effort at all). They're available in a wide range of colors, including a set with 100 different shades. Supertips can color fine detail and make broad strokes, too.

Crayola 585050 Washable Super Tips Markers, Assorted, 50/Set

Sold as 50/ST.
Markers have tips that are smooth, not scratchy.
Fine line markers with a versatile tip that draws thick or thin lines.

A top down view of a jar of Crayola super tip markers sitting on an out of focus coloring page

My daughter’s favorite crayons are Honeysticks natural beeswax crayons. They're only available in a limited number of colors, but the colors are rich and creamy. They color well and are safe for children 1 year and older.

Honeysticks crayons are made in New Zealand from pure beeswax with food-grade colorants. If your child is still taste-testing their crayons, this brings a lot of peace of mind. I thought we were past this stage at our house, but for some reason my 3.5 year old is once again putting things in her mouth. Sigh.

Honeysticks Jumbo Crayons (8 Pack) - Non Toxic Crayons - 100% Pure Beeswax...

PURITY YOU CAN TRUST: Handmade in New Zealand using Natural Beeswax and Food Grade Pigments for Color. Made without the petroleum-based parrafin wax...
JUMBO SIZE THAT IS EASY TO HOLD: Each large crayon is 3.9" long and 0.47" thick making them easy to hold and use. The classic Crayon shape also helps...
BIG CRAYONS ARE EASY TO HOLD, HARDER TO BREAK: Honeysticks Beeswax Crayons are easy for small hands to hold, but hard for small hands to break!...

My current favorite tools for coloring are gel pens. I wrote an entire post on the best gel pens for adult coloring, but my top picks for the best overall and best budget gel pens are shown below. My daughter loves when we let her use gel pens. The "best budget" pick is inexpensive and colors surprisingly well. They're really fun for adding details and accents to undersea coloring pages!

Best Gel Pens

Sakura Gelly Roll Pens Gift Set, Ice Cream Smooth Gel Ink with Special...

Best Budget Pick

TANMIT Gel Pens, 36 Colors Gel Pens Set for Adult Coloring Books, Colored...

Sakura Gelly Roll Pens Gift Set, Ice Cream Smooth Gel Ink with Special...

Best Gel Pens

Sakura Gelly Roll Pens Gift Set, Ice Cream Smooth Gel Ink with Special...

Best Budget Pick

TANMIT Gel Pens, 36 Colors Gel Pens Set for Adult Coloring Books, Colored...

A preview of two cute ocean animal coloring pages on a light blue background with colorful children's markers. Pages are a whale shark and a dolphin.

Printable sea animal coloring page download information

These coloring pages are licensed for personal and classroom use. This includes use with Scouts groups, library activities, therapy clients, etc. as long as you are personally organizing the activity.

You are not licensed to redistribute the files or printouts to others for their own personal or classroom use. Please refer your friends and coworkers to this page so they can download their own copies. Thank you!

Because children frequently want exactly their favorite sea creature and nothing else will do, each ocean animal coloring page is available for individual download. This is also very convenient for lesson plans that include specific animals.

Download information is located below each preview image. Don't worry - the purple watermark is not on your high resolution PDF. The link should open in a new tab/window and starting downloading automatically. You may need to authorize downloads from Dropbox if asked for permission.

If you have an ocean-loving child or are a teacher, you can grab the entire set of 25 cute sea creature coloring sheets in one handy PDF for the very low price of $1.79. (Keep scrolling a tiny bit more for the individual download links.)

A children's coloring page with a cute blue tang on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Blue tang coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute butterfly fish on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Butterfly fish coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute clownfish on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Clownfish coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute clam on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Cute clam coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute crab with an anemone on its head on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Cute crab coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute dolphin on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Dolphin coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute eel on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Eel coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute jellyfish on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Jellyfish coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute lion fish on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Lionfish coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute lobster on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Lobster coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute manta ray on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Manta ray coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute octopus wearing a starfish on its head on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Octopus coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute sailfish on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Sailfish coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute sea otter on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Sea otter coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute sea turtle on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Sea turtle coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute seahorse on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Seahorse coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute spotted seal on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Seal coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute shark on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Cute shark coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute baby and mom shrimp on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Shrimp coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute swimming squid on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Squid coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute starfish on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Starfish coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute stingray on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Stingray coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute tuna on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Tuna coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute whale on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Whale coloring page download

A children's coloring page with a cute whale shark on a background with coral and seaweed to color.

Whale shark coloring page download

I hope you enjoy these cute sea creature coloring pages for kids! If your family enjoys coloring, be sure to grab these additional free printable coloring sheets while you're here on The Artisan Life: