Free printable Valentine’s Day coloring pages

By Hallmark staff on January 17th, 2022
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Valentine’s Day is all about love. Not just the romantic kind, either. More and more, people are using Valentine’s Day as an opportunity to celebrate all the loves in their lives. And one of the best ways to celebrate pretty much any relationship is spending quality time together doing an activity that you enjoy. And really…who doesn’t love colouring?

So dig out your crayons and sharpen your coloured pencils, because in addition to these cute Valentine’s Day colouring pages, we’ve got ideas for ways to use them in your Valentine’s Day celebration.

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Colour your heart out with kids

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Little kids don’t need a ton of convincing to colour—just ask the walls in your house. And even the big kids at home will oh-so-casually grab a crayon if you put a box in front of them. So if you’re trying to think of a Valentine’s Day activity for all ages, colouring is a good one.

Want ways to make it feel a little more of an event for everyone?

Don’t worry about going overboard on cute and sweet—now is the time!

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Create a colouring party for pals

There’s something magical about colouring with friends. You’re doing something creative, but there’s space to catch up over meaningful conversation, too. It’s wonderfully relaxing and cathartic for everyone involved, and it makes it almost impossible for anyone to take colouring inside the lines too seriously.

Some ideas to make the most of a Galentine’s Day or Palentine’s Day colouring party:

  • Have everyone colour the same pattern. Agree on a pattern from the free Valentine’s Day colouring pages linked below, then go to town. It’s fun to see how everyone chose to do things when you’re done! Or…
  • Provide lots of options. In addition to our Valentine’s Day colouring pages, put out colouring books with different themes and tell friends they’re free to bring their own.
  • Have several colouring tools around. From crayons to coloured pencils to markers, you can find a ton of colouring options here.
  • Create a themed cocktail. It could be a “love potion” of your own design. But if that feels fussy, go simple and have a few bottles of bubbly or rosé on hand.
  • Keep snacks easy to eat. Food that don’t require a fork let guests snack and shade simultaneously. Bonus points for things served on toothpicks.
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Have a colourful night in with your one-and-only

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Not sure how colouring could be considered a romantic activity? We beg of you…a little imagination, please! Turn colouring together into a cozy date night with these ideas:

  • Open up. Colouring with your partner also creates space for great conversation. In fact, it can allow you to be more vulnerable than usual—you can talk while being visually occupied, so no one feels like they’re under a microscope.
  • Add wine. It’s a fact: Adding wine to just about anything makes it more romantic.
  • Share the page. Working on the same design means you’ll have to sit pretty close. (Wink wink.) Or, halfway through colouring your designs, swap pages and see how they turn out. Think of it as team building!
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Use coloring as self-care

We said Valentine’s Day was for all kinds of love, remember? And the relationship you have with yourself is one of the most important—if not the most important—one there is! After all, you’re only able to show up fully for others if you’re taking care of yourself.

So if you’ve been feeling a little run down and need of quiet time, keep a few of these Valentine’s Day colouring pages for yourself.

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Tips for shading

Want to try your hand at shading? We’ve got pretty great artists here at Hallmark, and they’ve got some pretty awesome advice to take your colouring game to the next level.

  • Simplify. Keep things from getting visually overwhelming by limiting colours to just two or three options.
  • Go monochrome. Pick a few shades of the same colour (example: pink, dark pink and light pink).
  • Be complimentary. Pick three colours that are next to each other in the rainbow, like green, blue and purple.
  • Under pressure. Use different amounts of pressure to create darker areas, lighter areas and blend different colours.
  • Try pointillism. Use markers to make dots of a darker colour (orange) to create shading on a lighter colour (yellow). Look at you being all artistic!
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What to do with Valentine’s Day coloring pages when they’re done

Done colouring and not sure what to do with your new works of art?

Send the kids’ colouring pages to Grandma and Grandpa in a Valentine’s Day card! You could also send it in a card to their teacher as a thank you with a sweet surprise.

If you coloured a page with your partner, put it in your keepsake box with all the cards, ticket stubs and travel mementos you’ve collected since you’ve been together. It’ll be fun to look back on several years from now!

Whatever you do with your Valentine’s Day colouring pages, we hope you have lots of fun and feel inspired to share the love.