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🎄 Free Christmas Bible Colouring Pages: the Nativity Story

The Christmas story in order · ages 3–8 · A4 and US Letter · free, no sign-up

Colour your way through the whole Christmas story, from the angel's message to Mary to the wise men's gifts. Each nativity colouring page (coloring page) has a memory verse from Luke or Matthew, three questions to talk about together and a short read-along video. Print one a week through Advent, or the whole set for a Christmas Sunday school lesson.

A kind smiling angel with wings visiting young Mary in a simple house, Mary looking surprised and happy, a little clay pot and window – free printable Bible colouring page (Luke 1:26–38)A Message for MaryLuke 1:26–38Joseph the carpenter asleep on a simple bed smiling, with a dream cloud above him showing a friendly angel, carpentry tools and a little lamp nearby – free printable Bible colouring page (Matthew 1:18–25)Joseph's DreamMatthew 1:18–25Joseph leading a cute little donkey carrying Mary along a winding road over hills toward the small town of Bethlehem in the distance – free printable Bible colouring page (Luke 2:1–5)The Long WalkLuke 2:1–5A friendly innkeeper with a lantern at the door of a busy inn, kindly pointing Mary and Joseph with their donkey toward a small stable nearby – free printable Bible colouring page (Luke 2:6–7)No Room at the InnLuke 2:6–7Baby Jesus sleeping peacefully in a hay manger with Mary and Joseph smiling, a cow, a donkey and a sheep watching, a star shining through the stable window – free printable Bible colouring page (Luke 2:6–16)Jesus in the MangerLuke 2:6–16An angel shining in the night sky over smiling shepherds and their sheep in the fields near Bethlehem, with the little town in the distance – free printable Bible colouring page (Luke 2:8–20)The ShepherdsLuke 2:8–20Three friendly wise men riding camels across sand dunes at night, following one big bright star in the sky – free printable Bible colouring page (Matthew 2:1–10)Follow the StarMatthew 2:1–10Three kind wise men kneeling and offering treasure boxes to little toddler Jesus sitting on Mary's lap in a simple house, a big star above – free printable Bible colouring page (Matthew 2:9–12)Gifts for JesusMatthew 2:9–12Joseph leading a donkey carrying Mary holding baby Jesus along a desert path with palm trees, big moon and stars, distant pyramids – free printable Bible colouring page (Matthew 2:13–15)God Keeps Us SafeMatthew 2:13–15Happy children around a decorated Christmas tree with a star on top and a little nativity scene with baby Jesus in front, wrapped presents, festive bunting – free printable Bible colouring page (Luke 2:8–14)Happy Birthday, Jesus!Luke 2:8–14Young boy Jesus about 10 years old happily helping Joseph in a carpenter's workshop, sawing wood, tools on the wall, wood shavings – free printable Bible colouring page (Luke 2:39–52)Jesus GrewLuke 2:39–52

Teach it: free Advent lesson →

A ready-to-teach Week 1 lesson for Sunday school and kids' church, with two of these colouring pages built in.

Free Advent lesson Watch the Christmas story

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