Nineteen fairy-tale coloring pages, from simple storybook characters to princesses, castles, mushrooms and denser fantasy scenes. Click or tap any picture to open the full-size printable.
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Easy fairy-tale coloring pages — Sheets 1–4
If you are printing for a younger child or someone who gets tired of crowded pages, start here. These are the pages with the least visual fuss.
Princesses and castles — Sheets 5–8
These are the obvious choice for anyone who came here for the classic fairy-tale ingredients: royal characters, storybook clothing and castle architecture. Color the main character first, then decide how much of the background you actually want to finish.
Mushrooms, Wonderland and stranger magic — Sheets 9–12
This little run is less “princess at a castle” and more curious storybook world. It is a good place to use odd color combinations on purpose: blue mushrooms, green lantern light, violet trees—whatever makes the scene feel like it belongs somewhere else.
Detailed storybook coloring pages — Sheets 13–19
The last seven have more to keep track of. Colored pencils are easier here than thick crayons because you can work around clothing, windows, leaves and small decorative shapes without fighting the linework.
If you only want to print a few
You do not need all 19 to make a good little set. For a quick mix, print Sheet 1 for something simple, Sheet 5 for the classic princess feel, Sheet 10 for the mushroom-world page, and Sheet 13 if someone wants a longer project. Four pages, four quite different moods.
Before you start a busy storybook page
- Pick the star of the picture. On a princess page it may be the dress; on a castle page, the towers; on the mushroom page, one oversized cap.
- Choose your darkest color early. Save it for the places that need real depth instead of outlining everything with it.
- Decide what can stay quiet. A pale sky, a lightly colored wall or an unfinished distant corner can give the main subject room to breathe.
Once those three choices are made, the rest is much easier. Give the focal point your strongest contrast and let the background do less.
For clothing and architecture, two shades of the same color usually look better than five unrelated ones. A pale blue dress with deeper blue folds feels more finished than a dress split into six bright colors just because there are six sections to fill.
And you do not have to color every tiny background shape. Leaving a patch of sky pale or a distant wall almost untouched can make the finished page feel less busy.
Printing these pages
All 19 sheets are portrait-oriented at 896 × 1344 pixels. Open the image itself first, then print on A4 or US Letter using Fit to page. If a border sits too close to the edge in preview, reduce the scale a little instead of printing the webpage. If your printer still crops the artwork or tries to split it across pages, the printing guide has the fixes.
Crayons are fine for Sheets 1–4. For the denser pages, colored pencils are much easier to control. If you use markers on ordinary printer paper, place another sheet underneath.
Looking for a different kind of fairy-tale page?
If you mostly want characters with wings, use the fairy coloring pages. If princesses are the main event, the easy princess collection gets you there faster. For bigger storybook princess scenes with castles, dragons and other fantasy elements, try the storybook princess pages. You can also move in the other direction and try the baby dragon pages.
Fairy-tale coloring questions
Which pages are easiest?
Start with Sheets 1–4. They have the broadest areas and are the least likely to turn into a long project.
Which pages are best for colored pencils?
The final group, Sheets 13–19, benefits most from pencils because the designs contain more small shapes and decorative detail.
Do fairy-tale pages need traditional colors?
No. There is no useful reason to insist that a castle be gray or a princess dress be pink. These scenes are invented; unusual palettes often suit them better.
Can I print these for a home or classroom activity?
They are available for ordinary personal coloring and printing. For reuse, republication or redistribution, check the site’s Terms of Use.
