Hippo Coloring Pages: Pond Life & Play (80 Free Printable PDFs)

These 80 hippo coloring pages travel well beyond the pond. You’ll find broad wildlife outlines, mother-and-calf scenes, garden jobs, music, and a few playful detours into magic and space. Each drawing has its own A4 and US Letter PDF, and you can color the pages online.

Choose a side-profile hippo or a simple pond scene for larger areas. The floral blankets, workshop props, and group scenes offer more small spaces. All 80 pictures are arranged below in short groups so you can browse without losing your place.

Pancakes, picnics, and pondside families

Begin with the small things a hippo might do on a quiet day: stir pancake batter, read beside a sleeping kitten, tend herb pots, or share watermelon. The next drawings move outdoors. A mother and calf rest among lotus leaves, while a side view of an adult hippo gives you a broad, simple shape to color. The flower portrait has more spaces to work through.

Little helpers and big splashes

A hippo sprays water beside two fish, then a different hippo settles beneath a patchwork blanket. The sunrise yawn gives you a bold open mouth to color. Elsewhere in this group, look for a compost shovel, a cello beside a listening bird, and a calf following its parent’s prints. Paper boats and a reed bundle bring two small river neighbors into the pictures.

Moonlight, clay, and river paths

The night pond shows little more than ears, eyes, and nostrils above the water. A potter’s wheel and a lantern workshop offer large objects to color beside the hippo. This stretch also includes a mother leading her calf over stones, an adult running through shallow water, oxpeckers on a resting hippo, and a swimmer seen beneath lily pads.

Home projects and wild neighbors

A wheelbarrow repair and a quilt on the line bring familiar objects into the set. Outdoors, a mother and calf nap beneath a tree, ducks drift near lotus leaves, and an egret stands beside a grazing adult. The canoe has a turtle navigator if you prefer a picture with two travelers; the snowman takes the last page somewhere much colder.

A little magic and a lot to do

The wizard sends stars from an open book, while other hippos stick to everyday jobs: baking bread, stacking logs, tending tomatoes, and delivering the post. A kite changes the pace, and a family river pool offers a quieter scene. Try one bright color for the spell so its shapes stand out from the library shelves.

Up among the stars

A potter works beside a sleeping cat, two adults pick apples, and a telescope points skyward. The balloon offers a higher view; the sailboat brings us back to the water. These pages range from the small parts of a bicycle repair to the broad body of a hippo climbing the riverbank.

Music, making, and fresh air

A turtle drums beside a double bass, a penguin joins an ice-skating trip, and a mouse helps paint a sunflower. The beekeeper’s honeycomb and the bridge under construction have smaller details; the floating hippo and woodland map give you a different pace. There’s room here for both a quick page and a slower one.

Beyond the riverbank

The final pictures visit a satellite repair with a friendly robot, a chess game, and a bird’s nest returned to its tree. Two hippos waltz beneath lanterns; a firefighter helps a kitten down from another tree. The set ends with a sunrise walk, a front-facing underwater swimmer, a campfire, a vintage scooter, and a quiet look at a dragonfly.

Pick a page and start coloring

The simple adult side view, the resting hippo, and the calf beside its mother give you broad areas to fill first. Try the patterned blanket, flower portrait, or workshop scenes when you want more details. For paper, choose the PDF that matches your printer’s A4 or US Letter setting; the Color online button opens the same drawing in the browser.