Hippo coloring pages

Free printable hippo coloring pages

This collection ranges from a hippo poking its head above the water to a whole bloat swimming together. You’ll also find a mother and baby, a bird perched on a hippo, and a hungry hippo snorkeling for grass. For more animal scenes, browse animal coloring pages.

Some drawings turn everyday moments into stories: a hippo cooling off in the water, taking a bath amid suds, or sipping hot cocoa in winter. Others bring Gloria and Moto Moto from Madagascar into the gallery, alongside a superhero hippo and a Lion Guard scene.

Choose by age and coloring level

The drawings range from broad, uncomplicated outlines to scenes with extra patterns and details. Let your child’s comfort with coloring guide the choice: a clear silhouette can feel satisfying for a young beginner, while a busier picture gives older kids and adults more to work on.

Easy hippo coloring pages for kids

For a 3-year-old, try the simple hippo outline or a baby hippo laughing; both have large shapes that are easy to fill. A 7-year-old may enjoy the medium-level hippo with binoculars or the sleeping hippo in a field, where there are a few more objects and details to color.

Cute hippo coloring pages

Round faces and cheerful expressions make the baby hippo, kawaii hippo, and beach hippo with a floatie inviting choices for kids. The baby hippo staring at a butterfly also gives you an easy starting point for a little story about what the two might do next. Find a butterfly to color together in butterfly coloring pages.

Detailed hippo coloring pages for adults

Adults and older children can take their time with the hippo mandalas, whose repeated patterns reward careful pencil work. The walking adult hippo has a larger body to shade, while the baby hippo in the jungle brings more surrounding details into the scene.

Make up a hippo adventure

Choose a scene and tell a story as you color. A hippo with binoculars might be searching the grass, while a snorkeling hippo could be looking for plants underwater; add a destination and decide who the hippo meets along the way.

For a group activity, give each person a different hippo scene, then share the stories afterward. A bloat in the water can become a family outing, and the bird perched on a swimming hippo can be a clue in a simple animal-spotting game.

What colors should you use?

For a natural look, try gray or brown across the hippo’s broad body, then use a softer pink around the ears and face. Blue water and green grass help make the setting easy to read, while small touches of yellow or orange can brighten a sunny scene.

Print hippo coloring pages as PDFs

Choose the drawing, then tap “Open the PDF” to view its print-ready file or “Print” to send it straight to a printer. Both buttons work from a phone, so you can print without moving to a computer.

Use the fit-to-page setting to keep the whole drawing inside the margins. Regular paper works well with crayons and colored pencils; thicker paper is a better choice for markers, especially for detailed mandala patterns.