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100 Free Printable Turtle Coloring Pages One hundred turtle coloring pages, turtles and tortoises both. The shell is a ready-made grid of plates, which is why this is the page children who like filling in sections keep coming back to. Sea turtles, box turtles, hatchlings and a stack of three.
Patterned shell turtle resting with bubbles #1 A turtle whose shell is divided into patterned plates resting with its head tucked in with bubbles rising around it Turtle face with flowers #2 A close-up turtle head with a friendly eye among low flowers and grass, looking straight at you Sea turtle resting near a starfish #3 A sea turtle with patterned flippers resting with its head tucked in beside a starfish and two shells Box turtle stretching with bubbles #4 A box turtle with a high rounded shell stretching its neck out with bubbles rising around it Turtle family seen from above on the sand #5 A large turtle with two small ones following seen from directly above on rippled sand Baby turtle diving on a log #6 A tiny baby turtle diving downward on a fallen log Smiling turtle seen from above among seaweed #7 A friendly cartoon turtle with a big smile seen from directly above among strands of seaweed Turtle with a hat swimming over a reef #8 A turtle wearing a small sun hat swimming with its flippers spread above a coral reef Two turtles stretching near a starfish #9 Two turtles together stretching their neck out beside a starfish and two shells Stacked turtles among seaweed #10 Three turtles stacked one on another shown in side profile among strands of seaweed Tortoise stretching with fish #11 A land tortoise with a domed shell stretching its neck out with small fish swimming past Hatchling turtle with fish #12 A turtle hatching from a cracked egg drawn large and close up with small fish swimming past Sea turtle swimming on the sand #13 A sea turtle with patterned flippers swimming with its flippers spread on rippled sand Box turtle sunning over a reef #14 A box turtle with a high rounded shell sitting still with its head raised above a coral reef Turtle family swimming among seaweed #15 A large turtle with two small ones following swimming with its flippers spread among strands of seaweed Baby turtle climbing among seaweed #16 A tiny baby turtle climbing over a low rock among strands of seaweed Smiling turtle climbing over a reef #17 A friendly cartoon turtle with a big smile climbing over a low rock above a coral reef Turtle with a hat climbing with flowers #18 A turtle wearing a small sun hat climbing over a low rock among low flowers and grass Two turtles sunning with fish #19 Two turtles together sitting still with their head raised with small fish swimming past Stacked turtles on a log #20 Three turtles stacked one on another shown in side profile on a fallen log Tortoise resting with bubbles #21 A land tortoise with a domed shell resting with its head tucked in with bubbles rising around it Turtle face near a starfish #22 A close-up turtle head with a friendly eye beside a starfish and two shells, looking straight at you Sea turtle climbing under the sun #23 A sea turtle with patterned flippers climbing over a low rock under a bright round sun Turtle family side view over a reef #24 A large turtle with two small ones following shown in side profile above a coral reef Baby turtle walking over a reef #25 A tiny baby turtle walking slowly forward above a coral reef Smiling turtle side view among seaweed #26 A friendly cartoon turtle with a big smile shown in side profile among strands of seaweed Turtle with a hat stretching with bubbles #27 A turtle wearing a small sun hat stretching its neck out with bubbles rising around it Two turtles seen from above among seaweed #28 Two turtles together seen from directly above among strands of seaweed Stacked turtles on the sand #29 Three turtles stacked one on another resting still on rippled sand Tortoise diving over a reef #30 A land tortoise with a domed shell diving downward above a coral reef Hatchling turtle under the sun #31 A turtle hatching from a cracked egg seen from directly above under a bright round sun Turtle family sunning near a starfish #32 A large turtle with two small ones following sitting still with its head raised beside a starfish and two shells Baby turtle climbing by a pond #33 A tiny baby turtle climbing over a low rock at the edge of a quiet pond Smiling turtle resting on the sand #34 A friendly cartoon turtle with a big smile resting with its head tucked in on rippled sand Turtle with a hat seen from above #35 A turtle wearing a small sun hat seen from directly above under a bright round sun Two turtles resting near a starfish #36 Two turtles together resting with their head tucked in beside a starfish and two shells Hatchling turtle side view under the sun #37 A turtle hatching from a cracked egg shown in side profile under a bright round sun Turtle face under the sun #38 A close-up turtle head with a friendly eye under a bright round sun, drawn large with generous white space around Sea turtle side view with bubbles #39 A sea turtle with patterned flippers shown in side profile with bubbles rising around it Baby turtle stretching by a pond #40 A tiny baby turtle stretching its neck out at the edge of a quiet pond Turtle face on the sand #41 A close-up turtle head with a friendly eye on rippled sand, turned slightly to one side Sea turtle side view with flowers #42 A sea turtle with patterned flippers shown in side profile among low flowers and grass Baby turtle diving with flowers #43 A tiny baby turtle diving downward among low flowers and grass Smiling turtle sunning by a pond #44 A friendly cartoon turtle with a big smile sitting still with its head raised at the edge of a quiet pond Two turtles stretching with flowers #45 Two turtles together stretching their neck out among low flowers and grass Stacked turtles stretching over a reef #46 Three turtles stacked one on another stretching their neck out above a coral reef Tortoise walking under the sun #47 A land tortoise with a domed shell walking slowly forward under a bright round sun Hatchling turtle seen from above on a log #48 A turtle hatching from a cracked egg seen from directly above on a fallen log Patterned shell turtle climbing on the sand #49 A turtle whose shell is divided into patterned plates climbing over a low rock on rippled sand Sea turtle walking on the sand #50 A sea turtle with patterned flippers walking slowly forward on rippled sand Box turtle climbing with flowers #51 A box turtle with a high rounded shell climbing over a low rock among low flowers and grass Turtle family stretching with fish #52 A large turtle with two small ones following stretching its neck out with small fish swimming past Baby turtle diving near a starfish #53 A tiny baby turtle diving downward beside a starfish and two shells Two turtles climbing on a log #54 Two turtles together climbing over a low rock on a fallen log Hatchling turtle over a reef #55 A turtle hatching from a cracked egg shown in side profile above a coral reef Turtle face on a log #56 A close-up turtle head with a friendly eye on a fallen log, turned slightly to one side Sea turtle seen from above with bubbles #57 A sea turtle with patterned flippers seen from directly above with bubbles rising around it Box turtle peeking out on a log #58 A box turtle with a high rounded shell peeking out from its shell on a fallen log Baby turtle stretching over a reef #59 A tiny baby turtle stretching its neck out above a coral reef Smiling turtle walking under the sun #60 A friendly cartoon turtle with a big smile walking slowly forward under a bright round sun Tortoise diving with flowers #61 A land tortoise with a domed shell diving downward among low flowers and grass Hatchling turtle with bubbles #62 A turtle hatching from a cracked egg drawn large and close up with bubbles rising around it Turtle family climbing with bubbles #63 A large turtle with two small ones following climbing over a low rock with bubbles rising around it Turtle with a hat peeking out among seaweed #64 A turtle wearing a small sun hat peeking out from its shell among strands of seaweed Two turtles peeking out among seaweed #65 Two turtles together peeking out from their shell among strands of seaweed Turtle face among seaweed #66 A close-up turtle head with a friendly eye among strands of seaweed, turned slightly to one side Box turtle stretching by a pond #67 A box turtle with a high rounded shell stretching its neck out at the edge of a quiet pond Baby turtle walking under the sun #68 A tiny baby turtle walking slowly forward under a bright round sun Turtle with a hat stretching on a log #69 A turtle wearing a small sun hat stretching its neck out on a fallen log Two turtles diving over a reef #70 Two turtles together diving downward above a coral reef Stacked turtles sunning on the sand #71 Three turtles stacked one on another sitting still with their head raised on rippled sand Tortoise diving on the sand #72 A land tortoise with a domed shell diving downward on rippled sand Sea turtle stretching with flowers #73 A sea turtle with patterned flippers stretching its neck out among low flowers and grass Box turtle walking with fish #74 A box turtle with a high rounded shell walking slowly forward with small fish swimming past Baby turtle climbing with bubbles #75 A tiny baby turtle climbing over a low rock with bubbles rising around it Two turtles resting with fish #76 Two turtles together resting with their head tucked in with small fish swimming past Tortoise seen from above under the sun #77 A land tortoise with a domed shell seen from directly above under a bright round sun Hatchling turtle sunning on the sand #78 A turtle hatching from a cracked egg sitting still with its head raised on rippled sand Patterned shell turtle swimming with fish #79 A turtle whose shell is divided into patterned plates swimming with its flippers spread with small fish swimming past Turtle with a hat sunning on the sand #80 A turtle wearing a small sun hat sitting still with its head raised on rippled sand Two turtles sunning among seaweed #81 Two turtles together sitting still with their head raised among strands of seaweed Tortoise swimming by a pond #82 A land tortoise with a domed shell swimming with its flippers spread at the edge of a quiet pond Hatchling turtle with flowers #83 A turtle hatching from a cracked egg shown from the side among low flowers and grass Box turtle stretching under the sun #84 A box turtle with a high rounded shell stretching its neck out under a bright round sun Baby turtle peeking out on the sand #85 A tiny baby turtle peeking out from its shell on rippled sand Turtle with a hat resting near a starfish #86 A turtle wearing a small sun hat resting with its head tucked in beside a starfish and two shells Two turtles stretching on a log #87 Two turtles together stretching their neck out on a fallen log Stacked turtles resting by a pond #88 Three turtles stacked one on another resting with their head tucked in at the edge of a quiet pond Tortoise resting on the sand #89 A land tortoise with a domed shell resting with its head tucked in on rippled sand Two turtles swimming by a pond #90 Two turtles together swimming with their flippers spread at the edge of a quiet pond Baby turtle swimming with fish #91 A tiny baby turtle swimming with its flippers spread with small fish swimming past Smiling turtle stretching on a log #92 A friendly cartoon turtle with a big smile stretching its neck out on a fallen log Two turtles peeking out with bubbles #93 Two turtles together peeking out from their shell with bubbles rising around them Stacked turtles seen from above with bubbles #94 Three turtles stacked one on another seen from directly above with bubbles rising around them Sea turtle stretching by a pond #95 A sea turtle with patterned flippers stretching its neck out at the edge of a quiet pond Box turtle seen from above on the sand #96 A box turtle with a high rounded shell seen from directly above on rippled sand Smiling turtle swimming near a starfish #97 A friendly cartoon turtle with a big smile swimming with its flippers spread beside a starfish and two shells Two turtles side view near a starfish #98 Two turtles together shown in side profile beside a starfish and two shells Tortoise peeking out among seaweed #99 A land tortoise with a domed shell peeking out from its shell among strands of seaweed Turtle face sunning over a reef #100 A close-up turtle head with a friendly eye sitting still with its head raised above a coral reef A turtle shell is a ready-made grid. The plates are already separate enclosed shapes, so a child who is not yet inventing their own areas still has somewhere obvious to put each colour. One hundred designs run from sea turtles with patterned flippers through land tortoises with high domed shells to hatchlings breaking out of an egg, plus a stack of three balanced on top of each other.
Ways to use these turtle coloring pages Plate by plate. Colour each shell plate a slightly different shade of the same colour. It is the simplest introduction to shading that needs no shading technique at all.The hatchlings work as a sequence. Designs 12, 31, 37 and 48 show turtles coming out of a cracked egg. Printed together they make a short life-cycle wall display without needing a worksheet.The stacked ones are for two children. Designs 10, 20, 29 and 46 stack three turtles on one page, which divides neatly between two people working on the same sheet.
Every design downloads as a US Letter PDF that also scales cleanly to A4 with
“Fit to printable area”. Print in grayscale, there is no color in the files. Ordinary copier
paper is fine for crayons and pencils; use cardstock or slip a spare sheet underneath for markers.
Free to print at home, in a classroom or in a library, see the license .
Frequently asked questions What is the difference between the turtles and the tortoises here? The sea turtles have flat paddle-shaped flippers and appear underwater, and the tortoises have short round legs and high domed shells and appear on land. Both are in the set, so you can print either or use them side by side to show the difference.
Which page suits a toddler? Design 6, a baby turtle on a fallen log. The baby designs have a plain rounded shell without the fine plate divisions, so the turtle itself is quick to fill even though there is a background around it.
Are there pages without water? Yes. The tortoise designs are set on land, among flowers, on a log or under the sun, with no underwater elements at all.
Can these be used for a school topic? Yes, and the hatchling and family designs are the useful ones for that. Print as many copies as you need; see the licence for the full terms.
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