Free Printable Coloring Bookmarks, 4 per Sheet
These coloring bookmarks are tall drawings made for a 2 by 7 inch strip, four to a sheet with cut marks. Each one has thick lines, so there is room to color even at bookmark width. Add a reading log back if you like, with lines for the title, dates, pages, a star rating and notes.
What is the best paper for coloring bookmarks?
Matte cardstock of about 65 lb cover, or 176 gsm, is the best paper for coloring bookmarks in most home printers. It is stiff enough to last in a book and takes colored pencil, crayon and marker well. Plain paper works for a quick test print before you use cardstock.
Kitten on a strand of yarn
Cat reading in an armchair
Cat peeking over an open book
Kitten climbing a ladder of books
Cat on books under a lamp
Tabby cat with reading glasses
Kitten reaching for a paper star
Fox reading under oak
Squirrel on the book stack
Hedgehog reading in leaves
Owl in a maple tree
Mushroom library tower
Bear cub with apples
Reading nook in a tree
Rabbit in a sweater
Dragon on a tower of books
Dragon flying through the clouds
Dragon guarding the books
Dragon carrying a book upstairs
Dragon wrapped around a quill
Dragon reading up a tree
Dragon napping on storybooks
Dragon and the book lighthouse
Unicorn under a rainbow
Unicorn with a flower mane
Unicorn on a book stack
Book staircase to the stars
Baby unicorn book tower
Reading under the moon
Unicorn librarian with books
Sliding down the ribbon
Halloween
All 37 bookmarks and 38 pages
Pumpkin stack of books
Cat in witch hat reading
Bat hanging with a book
Owl on a pumpkin library
Haunted house of books
Ghost climbing the book tower
Trick-or-treater with a story
Spider reading on a web
Thanksgiving
All 40 bookmarks and 40 pages
Books and a pumpkin
Turkey reads on pumpkins
Squirrel climbs the books
Owl in the autumn tree
Bear reads by the tree
Hedgehog in the leaves
Rabbit in the pumpkin patch
Scarecrow reading to crow
Christmas Tree
All 40 bookmarks and 40 pages
Decorated Christmas tree
Tree of stacked books
Cozy reading corner
Books wrapped as gifts
Owl reading in a fir
Cat on the book pile
Bear reading by the tree
Tree with book ornaments
Christmas
All 40 bookmarks and 40 pages
Snowman and his book
Reindeer reading time
Mouse on the presents
Elf on a book pile
Garland of stars and books
Bear by the fire
Santa tells a story
Candy cane and book
Flowers sprouting from books
Vine climbs book tower
Bee reads on books
Butterfly lands on a book
Snail climbs a sunflower
Bunny reads under sunflower
Mouse climbs a flower stem
Flower pot book pile
Rainbow ribbon down the strip
Kite with a rainbow tail
Bunny slides down a rainbow
Rainbow balloon bunch
Sun, rain and rainbow
Rainbow over the hill
Elephant slides down rainbow
Rainbow from a storybook
Three stacked mandalas
Feather mandala to color
Long paisley vine
Tall patterned lantern
Mandala rising from a book
Mandala owl on books
Sun above the moon
Flower mandala column
Dinosaur
All 40 bookmarks and 40 pages
Dino reaches the treetop
Brachiosaurus reads a book
Dino book tower
Baby dino hatching
Volcano and a dino
Dino climbing book stairs
Fossil in the rock
Dino librarian in glasses
Puppy pile tower
Golden retriever carries a book
Ball on a cushion stack
Husky puppy on the snowy hill
Labrador in the leaf pile
Dalmatian on the ladder
Fancy poodle in the garden
Dogs from small to tall
Carousel horse on a pole
Horse with a long mane
Pony reading on the hay
Lucky horseshoe tower
Foal in the daisies
Pony and bunny reading
Pony on the book stack
Galloping through the grass
Axolotl climbing a tall plant
Axolotl reads on a lily pad
Axolotl stone tower reader
Axolotl blowing bubbles
Bookworm axolotl with glasses
Axolotl eating a worm
Axolotl beneath the lily pad
Axolotl carries storybooks
Butterfly
All 40 bookmarks and 40 pages
Butterflies rising from a book
Caterpillar to butterfly
Butterflies on a ribbon
Flower growing from a book
Caterpillar reading a book
Pages turning into butterflies
Vine through the books
Hanging butterfly mobile
Princess
All 40 bookmarks and 40 pages
Princess reading in the tower
Crown on the storybook stack
Spiral stairs to the library
Walking up to the castle
Picking roses with a bunny
Balloons above the castle
Giant crown and stars
Story time for the toys
Tail rising through kelp
Mermaid reading on a rock
Baby mermaids in shells
Mermaid beside coral tree
Castle and storybook mermaid
Mermaid with seaweed ribbon
Baby mermaid sleeping in clam
Reading to the reef friends
Owl on a book stack
Penguin reading on books
Bear cub climbs book stairs
Fox reading by the fire
Snowman with a storybook
Bunny climbs a book tower
Cocoa steam book
Squirrel reads in a tree
Happy Birthday
All 40 bookmarks and 40 pages
Print, cut, read
Printing tips for the bookmarks
- 4 per sheet. Each bookmark is 2 by 7 inches on US Letter, 50 mm by 7 inches on A4, with cut marks.
- Cardstock. 65 lb cover (about 176 gsm) feeds through most home printers. Which weight to buy.
- Print at 100%. Choose actual size, not fit to page, so the bookmarks keep their size. How to print bookmarks.
- Finish. Laminate it, then add a tassel through the dotted circle.
Bookmarks to color by theme
Pick a theme and print a sheet of bookmarks to color: cats with books, dragons on towers of books, unicorns, mermaids, dinosaurs, Christmas trees, Thanksgiving pumpkins, flowers, rainbows and mandalas. Each theme shows eight designs here, and its own page has 36 to 40 bookmarks in all, plus 40 full coloring pages.
Bookmark coloring sheets, four to a page
Each PDF is a coloring sheet with four bookmarks of the same design and cut marks around them. Print on US Letter or A4 at actual size, color the whole sheet, then cut the bookmarks apart. One sheet gives four readers the same picture, handy for a class or a book club.
Printable coloring bookmarks on cardstock
Printable coloring bookmarks hold up best on matte cardstock of about 65 lb cover (176 gsm). It takes colored pencil and marker well and feeds through most home printers. Print at 100%, cut on the marks, then laminate the finished bookmark or add a tassel through the dotted circle.
Christmas coloring bookmarks
Two themes cover the holidays. Christmas has a snowman with his book, a reindeer reading, an elf on a book pile and Santa telling a story. Christmas Tree has a tree of stacked books, books wrapped as gifts and an owl reading in a fir. Each has 40 bookmarks, and Winter adds penguins and a fox reading by the fire.
Questions
What size are the coloring bookmarks?
Each coloring bookmark trims to 2 by 7 inches on US Letter and 50 mm by 7 inches on A4. Four fit on one sheet with cut marks around them.
Can I add a reading log to the back?
Every coloring bookmark can have a reading-log back. Choose it in the download, then print double-sided. The back has lines for the title, dates, pages, a star rating and notes.
Are the coloring bookmarks free?
All coloring bookmarks on this site are free PDFs. Personal and classroom use is free, with no sign-up. Please link to the page if you share them.
How do I print the bookmarks at the right size?
Choose actual size or 100% in the print dialog, not fit to page. Then each bookmark keeps its 2 by 7 inch size and the cut marks line up.
What should I color the bookmarks with?
Colored pencils, crayons and markers all work on matte cardstock. The thick outlines leave room for crayons, and colored pencils are good for the small parts. Let marker ink dry before you laminate.
Is there a bigger version to color?
Each theme also has 40 full coloring pages for US Letter and A4. Find them on the theme page under the bookmarks. They have more room for young kids and big crayons.
How do I add a tassel?
Punch a hole through the dotted circle at the top of the bookmark. Push a folded tassel or ribbon through and pull the ends through the loop.