These 25 free elephant coloring pages for kids follow Ella the elephant from a tiny calf sitting in the sunny grass to a big elephant celebrating on the savanna with her Mama. Every page is free to download and print, or to color right in your browser, with no sign-up needed.
Meet Ella the elephant: a gentle calf with big round eyes, huge round ears, a long trunk that hangs down the center of her face, and a closed smile. Ella grows through this book by size and by her tusks: she starts with tiny tusk nubs, then small short tusks, then clearly visible curved tusks as Big Ella. Her Mama joins her on two pages, at the meeting on the rocky hillside and at the celebration on the last page.
Pick a page below to jump straight to it, or scroll through the whole book in order, calf to big elephant. You do not need a printer to enjoy these pages: tap Color Online under any picture to color it on your screen.
Choose your favorite Ella the elephant coloring page
Find a page fast: pick a scene, check its stage and difficulty, then tap the title to jump to it.
| Page | Scene | Stage | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Meet Ella | Meet Ella | Calf | Simple |
| 2. First Wobbly Steps | First Wobbly Steps | Calf | Simple |
| 3. Peeks from Behind a Baobab | Peeks from Behind a Baobab | Calf | Simple |
| 4. Chases One Butterfly | Chases One Butterfly | Calf | Simple |
| 5. Naps Under the Acacia | Naps Under the Acacia | Calf | Simple |
| 6. Lifts Three Pebbles with Her Trunk | Lifts Three Pebbles with Her Trunk | Calf | Simple |
| 7. Splashes in a Muddy Puddle | Splashes in a Muddy Puddle | Calf | Simple |
| 8. First Little Trumpet | First Little Trumpet | Calf | Simple |
| 9. Young Stands Tall | Young Stands Tall | Young | Simple |
| 10. Slides Down a Muddy Bank | Slides Down a Muddy Bank | Young | Medium |
| 11. Splashes in a Waterhole | Splashes in a Waterhole | Young | Medium |
| 12. Hide-and-Seek Behind Low Rock | Hide-and-Seek Behind Low Rock | Young | Simple |
| 13. Meets Mama | Meets Mama | Young | Medium |
| 14. Climbs a Gentle Hill | Climbs a Gentle Hill | Young | Simple |
| 15. Picks Three Yellow Flowers | Picks Three Yellow Flowers | Young | Simple |
| 16. Counts Her Three Flowers | Counts Her Three Flowers | Young | Simple |
| 17. Sprays Water with Her Trunk | Sprays Water with Her Trunk | Young | Simple |
| 18. Big Ella | Big Ella | Big | Simple |
| 19. Seven Stars and One Moon | Seven Stars and One Moon | Big | Simple |
| 20. Trumpets at the Rising Sun | Trumpets at the Rising Sun | Big | Simple |
| 21. Shares Three Melon Slices | Shares Three Melon Slices | Big | Medium |
| 22. Crown of Five Leaves | Crown of Five Leaves | Big | Simple |
| 23. Tells a Story to Three Fireflies | Tells a Story to Three Fireflies | Big | Simple |
| 24. Sleepy Ella | Sleepy Ella | Big | Simple |
| 25. Savanna Celebration with Mama | Savanna Celebration with Mama | Big | Medium |
How to use these elephant coloring pages
Jump to a part of the book: Calf Ella (pages 1–8) · Young Ella (9–17) · Big Ella (18–25)
Choose a picture below, then tap Download to print it or Color Online to color it in your browser. The pages run in book order, from Ella as a tiny calf to Ella as a big elephant.
Simple pages have large open shapes and few details. Medium pages have more objects and smaller spaces.
Calf Ella (Pages 1–8): First Steps on the Savanna
Ella starts as a tiny calf: sitting in the sunny grass, taking her first wobbly steps, peeking from behind a baobab, chasing a butterfly, napping under the acacia, lifting pebbles with her trunk, splashing in a muddy puddle, and trying her first little trumpet.
1. Meet Ella
“Ella the calf sits in the sunny grass.” Ella the calf sits in the sunny grass, looking straight at you with big round eyes and a gentle closed smile, her tiny tusk nubs at the sides of her trunk and grass tufts around her.
Difficulty: Simple (one baby elephant sitting in grass). Try this: Say hello to Ella, then color her grey body.
2. First Wobbly Steps
“Ella takes her first wobbly steps on flat stones.” Ella takes her first wobbly steps on three flat stones, her far rear leg tucked behind her front leg as she walks, with her trunk hanging down and her tiny tusk nubs on show.
Difficulty: Simple (one baby elephant walking on stones). Try this: Count the three flat stones, then walk like Ella.
3. Peeks from Behind a Baobab
“Ella peeks out from behind a big baobab tree.” Ella peeks out from behind a big baobab tree, her round face and one tusk nub showing around the trunk, with her big ears spread wide.
Difficulty: Simple (one baby elephant peeking from a tree). Try this: Peek like Ella, then color the baobab tree brown.
4. Chases One Butterfly
“Ella chases one fluttery butterfly across the grass.” Ella chases one fluttery butterfly across the grass, running after it with her trunk swinging and a dashed flight path showing where the butterfly flew.
Difficulty: Simple (one baby elephant and one butterfly). Try this: Find the one butterfly, then follow its dotted flight path.
5. Naps Under the Acacia
“Ella naps under the shady acacia tree.” Ella naps under the shady acacia tree in the daytime, curled up asleep with her eyes closed and her legs tucked in, resting before the next part of her day.
Difficulty: Simple (one sleeping baby elephant). Try this: Shh! Ella is napping in the daytime. Color the acacia tree green.
6. Lifts Three Pebbles with Her Trunk
“Ella lifts three smooth pebbles with her trunk.” Ella lifts three smooth pebbles with her trunk, her trunk raised and curled around them, showing how her trunk works like a hand.
Difficulty: Simple (one baby elephant with three pebbles). Try this: Count the three pebbles in Ella’s trunk.
7. Splashes in a Muddy Puddle
“Ella splashes happily in a muddy puddle.” Ella splashes happily in a muddy puddle, standing in one big puddle with water splashing up around her feet.
Difficulty: Simple (one baby elephant in a muddy puddle). Try this: Count the splashes in the big muddy puddle.
8. First Little Trumpet
“Ella tries her very first little trumpet.” Ella tries her first little trumpet, her trunk raised high with three sound lines coming from it and her mouth open in a trumpet call: a hollow outline with an empty white inside, no teeth and no tongue.
Difficulty: Simple (one baby elephant trumpeting). Try this: Trumpet like Ella: hold your arm up like a trunk.
Young Ella (Pages 9–17): Tall, Water and Mama
Then Ella grows into a young elephant: standing tall on a high rock, sliding down a muddy bank, splashing in a waterhole, hiding behind a low rock, meeting Mama, climbing a gentle hill, picking and counting three yellow flowers, and spraying cool water with her trunk.
9. Young Stands Tall
“Young Ella stands tall on a high rock.” Young Ella stands tall on a high rock, bigger than she was as a calf and with small short tusks now, looking out over the savanna.
Difficulty: Simple (one young elephant on a high rock). Try this: Stand tall like Young Ella, then compare her with page 1.
10. Slides Down a Muddy Bank
“Ella slides down a muddy bank.” Ella slides down a muddy bank, her far rear leg tucked behind her body as she slides, with mud splashing behind her.
Difficulty: Medium (one young elephant sliding down a bank). Try this: Slide like Ella, then color the mud brown.
11. Splashes in a Waterhole
“Ella splashes happily in a shallow waterhole.” Ella wades into a shallow waterhole, standing in the water with ripple rings around her feet and drops splashing up on both sides.
Difficulty: Medium (one young elephant in a shallow waterhole). Try this: Count the ripples in the waterhole.
12. Hide-and-Seek Behind Low Rock
“Ella peeks out from behind a low rock.” Ella peeks out from behind a low rock, playing hide-and-seek, with only her front feet showing below the rock and her big ears spread wide above it.
Difficulty: Simple (one young elephant peeking from a rock). Try this: Can you spot Ella hiding behind the rock?
13. Meets Mama
“Ella meets Mama on the rocky hillside.” Ella meets Mama on the rocky hillside, facing each other. Mama is clearly larger, with longer curved tusks, while Ella is smaller with her short tusks.
Difficulty: Medium (two elephants, Mama larger). Try this: Find Mama, then find Ella. Who is bigger?
14. Climbs a Gentle Hill
“Ella climbs a gentle grassy hill.” Ella climbs a gentle grassy hill, her rear leg partly behind her front leg as she climbs, with her trunk hanging down.
Difficulty: Simple (one young elephant climbing a hill). Try this: Climb like Ella, then color the hill green.
15. Picks Three Yellow Flowers
“Ella picks three yellow flowers on the savanna.” Ella picks three yellow flowers on the savanna, holding them in her trunk, each flower with five petals.
Difficulty: Simple (one young elephant with three flowers). Try this: Count the three yellow flowers in Ella’s trunk.
16. Counts Her Three Flowers
“Ella counts her three flowers in a row.” Ella counts her three flowers in a row, the same three flowers from the last page lined up at her feet.
Difficulty: Simple (one young elephant with three flowers in a row). Try this: Count the three flowers in a row, one by one.
17. Sprays Water with Her Trunk
“Ella sprays cool water with her trunk.” Ella sprays cool water with her trunk, her trunk raised high and three drops of water spraying out of it, just like a shower.
Difficulty: Simple (one young elephant spraying water). Try this: Count the three water drops Ella is spraying.
Big Ella (Pages 18–25): Stars, Sunrise and the Savanna Celebration
At last Ella is a big elephant: standing proud on her favorite rock, gazing at seven stars and one moon, trumpeting at the rising sun, sharing melon slices, wearing a crown of five leaves, telling a story to three fireflies, curling up to sleep, and celebrating on the savanna with Mama.
18. Big Ella
“Big Ella stands proud on her favorite rock.” Big Ella stands proud on her favorite rock, a big elephant now, with clearly visible curved tusks and her trunk hanging down in front of her.
Difficulty: Simple (one big elephant on a rock). Try this: Stand proud like Big Ella, then compare her with page 1.
19. Seven Stars and One Moon
“Ella gazes at seven stars and one moon.” Ella gazes at seven stars and one moon, looking up at the night sky with seven stars around one crescent moon.
Difficulty: Simple (one big elephant under seven stars and a crescent moon). Try this: Count the seven stars, then find the crescent moon.
20. Trumpets at the Rising Sun
“Ella trumpets at the rising morning sun.” Ella trumpets at the rising morning sun, her trunk raised high with sound lines coming from it and her mouth open in a trumpet call: a hollow outline with an empty white inside, no teeth and no tongue. The sun rises behind her with seven rays.
Difficulty: Simple (one big elephant trumpeting at sunrise). Try this: Count the seven rays of the rising sun.
21. Shares Three Melon Slices
“Ella shares three juicy melon slices.” Ella shares three juicy melon slices, holding them out with her trunk, each slice with seeds inside.
Difficulty: Medium (one big elephant with three melon slices). Try this: Count the three melon slices, then find the seeds in each one.
22. Crown of Five Leaves
“Ella wears a crown of five leaves.” Ella wears a crown of five leaves, five leaves across the top of her head, with one small curved stroke behind the center leaf that is just a stray mark, not a sixth leaf.
Difficulty: Simple (one big elephant with a crown of five leaves). Try this: Count the five leaves in Ella’s crown, not six.
23. Tells a Story to Three Fireflies
“Ella tells a story to three fireflies.” Ella tells a story to three fireflies, the three little fireflies smiling and glowing as they listen to her.
Difficulty: Simple (one big elephant with three fireflies). Try this: Count the three fireflies, then make up Ella’s story.
24. Sleepy Ella
“Sleepy Ella curls up under the moon.” Sleepy Ella curls up under the moon at the end of her day, asleep with her eyes closed under one crescent moon, with no stars in the sky tonight.
Difficulty: Simple (one sleeping elephant under a crescent moon). Try this: Shh! Ella is sleeping. Find the one crescent moon.
25. Savanna Celebration with Mama
“Ella and Mama celebrate on the savanna.” Ella and Mama celebrate on the savanna, standing together with five balloons above them and a cake with three candles between them. Ella’s mouth stays closed: the joy is in the balloons and the cake.
Difficulty: Medium (two elephants, five balloons, a cake with three candles). Try this: Count the five balloons, then count the three candles on the cake.
How to download, print, or color online
Download: tap the Download button under any picture to save the clean image file, then print it from your device on plain paper.
Color Online: tap the Color Online button under any picture to open it in the coloring tool in your browser. Pick a color, then tap inside a shape to fill it. The black outlines stay put, and you do not need a printer at all.
Both options are free, and neither one needs a sign-up.
Ella’s colors
Ella looks the same on every page, and her colors stay the same too:
- Soft grey body.
- Pink inner ears.
- Blush cheeks.
- Glossy eyes with white highlights.
- Pale tusks curving out from beside her trunk.
- Eyes closed on the two sleeping pages (pages 5 and 24).
- Mama looks the same as Ella, only larger, with longer curved tusks.
Ella’s trunk is the fun part to color. Keep it the same soft grey as her body, and give the curled tip a gentle spiral. On pages 8 and 20 Ella trumpets: her mouth is an open hollow outline with an empty white inside, so leave it white. Give her ears a soft pink inside and her cheeks a light blush, and she will look like the Ella from the book.
Those are Ella’s colors in the book. Your child can follow them, or choose any colors they like. Ella grows from a tiny calf into a big elephant, but she is the same Ella on every page.
Elephant fun facts for curious kids
- A baby elephant is called a calf.
- An elephant’s trunk works like a nose and a hand in one. It breathes, smells, and picks things up, and it can suck up water and pour it into its mouth to drink.
- An elephant’s tusks are special long teeth. Its permanent tusks keep growing throughout its life.
- Female elephants often live in close family groups led by an older female called the matriarch.
- Elephants love water and mud baths. Splashing keeps them cool and protects their skin.
Creative ways to enjoy Ella’s elephant coloring pages
- Count while you color: count the three pebbles on page 6, the three flowers on pages 15 and 16, the seven stars on page 19, the three melon slices on page 21, the five leaves on page 22, the three fireflies on page 23, and the five balloons and three candles on page 25.
- Compare the first and last page: look at Ella on page 1, a tiny calf sitting in the grass, then at Ella on page 25, a big elephant celebrating on the savanna with her Mama.
- Give Ella a savanna sunrise: color the trumpet pages in sunrise golds, page 8 for the first little trumpet and page 20 for the rising sun.
- Make a night scene: color page 19, Ella under seven stars and a crescent moon, and page 24, sleepy Ella under one crescent moon, and put them side by side.
- Tell the day back: ask your child to retell Ella’s day using the finished pages, from sitting in the grass to the savanna celebration.
Elephant coloring pages: questions
Are these elephant coloring pages free?
Yes. All 25 pages are free to download or color online, with no sign-up needed.
Do I need to sign up to download a page?
No. Tap Download under any picture to save the clean image file. No account, no email.
Can I color the pages online?
Yes. Tap Color Online under any picture to open it in the coloring tool in your browser. No printer needed.
Do I need a printer?
No. Every page can be colored online. If you do want to print, download the image and print it from your device.
What ages are these pages for?
Ages 3 to 8. Simple pages suit the youngest colorers, and Medium pages give older kids more to color.
Who is Ella the elephant?
Ella is an elephant who grows from a tiny calf into a big elephant across the 25 pages. She has big round eyes, huge round ears, a long trunk, and a gentle closed smile. Her tusks grow as she grows, from tiny nubs to curved tusks. Her Mama appears on pages 13 and 25.
Which pages include counting?
Several pages are built for counting: page 6 has three pebbles, pages 15 and 16 have three flowers, page 19 has seven stars, page 21 has three melon slices, page 22 has five leaves, page 23 has three fireflies, and page 25 has five balloons and three candles. Point to each one and count out loud as you color it.
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