Free Ice Age Coloring Pages: 72 printable PDF designs from the prehistoric animated franchise, covering the original herd of Manny the mammoth, Sid the ground sloth, and Diego the saber-toothed tiger, along with Scrat and his endless acorn chase, Ellie and her opossum brothers Crash and Eddie, baby Peaches, the one-eyed weasel Buck, the pirate ape Captain Gutt, Shira, and a crowd of dinosaurs. A PDF link accompanies each picture, and every design can also be colored straight from a browser.
Ice Age premiered in 2002 from Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox, directed by Chris Wedge, with co-director Carlos Saldanha. It follows three mismatched animals who travel together to return a lost human baby, Roshan, to his tribe as the world freezes over. The film earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature. It launched four theatrical sequels: The Meltdown (2006), Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Continental Drift (2012), and Collision Course (2016), followed by the Disney+ spin-off The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild in 2022.
Ray Romano voices Manny, John Leguizamo voices Sid, and Denis Leary voices Diego, while director Chris Wedge supplied Scrat’s squeaks and shrieks. Shaggy fur, tusks, and snowy landscapes give colorists a wide mix of textures across the whole set.
What’s Inside This Collection
Sid and Scrat appear most often among the 72 designs, with the mammoth family, Diego, and characters from every sequel filling the rest.
Manny, Ellie, and Peaches
Manny appears alone, with Sid, with Roshan, and beside Fast Tony, while Ellie poses with her opossum family, and Peaches shows up as a baby and as a young mammoth. Layer Brown and Sepia for Manny’s fur, use a warmer Chestnut for Ellie, and lighten Peaches to a Tan with Peach highlights so the three generations look related but distinct.
Sid the Sloth
Sid is the star of most pages, waving, running, hanging on vines, guarding baby dinosaurs, standing at the edge of a cliff, and meeting his own sloth family. Color his fur Khaki or Tan with a lighter Cream belly, and keep his big eyes a clear White with small Black pupils.
Diego and Shira
Diego appears sad, falling, biting Sid, and teaming up with Crash and Eddie, while Shira joins him as a fellow saber-tooth. Give Diego an orange fur with a Cream muzzle and light Brown stripes, and color Shira in a pale Gray with darker Slate Gray stripes.
Scrat and Scratte
Scrat chases, holds, and rides his acorn, grabs a fish, plants a flag, and he even competes with Scratte for his prize. Use a Brown body with a Tan face for Scrat, and a soft Gray with a Lavender tint for Scratte, finishing the acorn in Raw Sienna with a darker cap.
Crash, Eddie, and Buck
The opossum brothers appear walking at the edge of a cliff, and together, Buck faces off against the giant dinosaur Rudy. Gray with Pink noses and tails suits Crash and Eddie, while Buck looks best in a creamy White with a Black eye patch and a Brown dagger handle.
Dinosaurs and Other Creatures
Rudy the Baryonyx, Momma Dino, the baby dinos, Captain Gutt, Brontotheriums, a water monster, and smaller animals like Squint and Andrew round out the collection. Pale Ivory with Gray shadows works for Rudy, and Momma Dino stands out in Olive Green with a lighter Yellow Green belly.
What Ice Age Coloring Pages Do
Exploring real prehistoric animals. Woolly mammoths, ground sloths, saber-toothed cats, and Brontotheriums all lived during the Pleistocene and earlier eras, and the movies borrow their basic shapes from fossil evidence. Coloring Manny, Sid, and Diego gives parents an easy opening to compare the cartoons with museum reconstructions of the real animals. Children can then sort which creatures lived during the Ice Age and which, like Rudy and Momma Dino, came from the much older age of dinosaurs.
Fine control over fur and texture. Coloring within outlines develops finger strength and coordination in children 2 to 7, a building block for writing that the American Academy of Pediatrics’ early childhood materials highlight. Manny’s shaggy coat calls for long, downward strokes, Diego’s stripes demand precise edges, and Scrat’s tiny hands and acorn reward patient, close-up work. Kids can begin with simple portraits and progress to busy group scenes with several animals.
Slapstick that still soothes. Anxiety scores fell once participants finished structured coloring in 2005 research appearing in the Art Therapy Journal. Pages like Funny Sid, Scrat on the Acorn, and Diego Bites Sid bring a dose of slapstick humor that makes the quiet activity feel even lighter. Short, single-character pages fit well into a ten-minute break between other tasks.
Talking about chosen family. The herd is made up of a mammoth, a sloth, and a tiger who should not get along, yet they become a family that protects one another through every film. Pages showing Manny with Roshan, Ellie with her opossum brothers, and Sid hugging Diego help children talk about how family can include friends who care for each other. Kids can color a herd page and name who belongs in their own herd.
How to Color Ice Age Pages Well
- Shaggy mammoth fur: Use short, overlapping strokes in Brown, then add Sepia in the lowest layers of fur and Tan on top. Strokes should follow the direction the hair falls.
- Snow and ice: Let snowy ground stay largely uncolored, tinting just the edges and shadows with Periwinkle or Light Blue. Ice looks clearer when a few white streaks cut across the blue.
- Saber-tooth stripes: Color Diego’s whole body Orange first, then draw the stripes in Brown with a sharp pencil so the edges stay crisp.
- Scrat’s frantic look: Leave a white highlight in each of his bulging eyes and add a touch of Red around the rims for his wild, sleepless expression.
- Tusks and teeth: Color tusks Ivory or Cream with a light Gray line along one side, which makes them look rounded and solid.
- Glacier skies: Blend Sky Blue into a pale Lavender near the horizon for frozen landscapes, or use warm Orange and Pink for sunset migration scenes.
5 Creative Craft Ideas With Ice Age Coloring Pages
1. The Herd Family Tree
Color Manny, Ellie, Peaches, Sid, Diego, Crash, and Eddie, and lay them out on a large sheet as a branching family tree with labels for each member.
2. Scrat’s Acorn Chase Board Game
Color several Scrat pages, cut out the figures, and use them as game pieces on a hand-drawn path that ends at a giant paper acorn.
3. Frozen Snow Globe Scene
Color a Sid or Manny page, trim the character, and glue it inside a clear plastic container with cotton snow and silver glitter around the base.
4. Prehistoric Timeline
Color the mammals and the dinosaurs separately, then pin them on a long paper timeline that shows which animals lived in the Ice Age and which lived millions of years earlier.
5. Saber-Tooth Paper Mask
Color a large Diego face, cut out the eye holes, and attach an elastic band so kids can wear it during a pretend Ice Age adventure.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Ice Age Coloring Pages?
Ice Age Coloring Pages brings the animated film series to paper with 72 free designs of Manny, Sid, Diego, Scrat, Ellie, Peaches, Buck, Shira, and many supporting creatures and dinosaurs, each offered as a printable file or an on-screen sheet.
Who made Ice Age?
Blue Sky Studios produced Ice Age for 20th Century Fox, and the first film opened in March 2002. Chris Wedge directed it, and Carlos Saldanha later directed several sequels.
How many Ice Age movies are there?
Five movies reached theaters, running from Ice Age in 2002 to Ice Age: Collision Course in 2016. The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild followed in 2022 as a Disney+ spin-off, along with several television specials.
What kind of animal is Sid?
Sid is a ground sloth, a giant relative of modern tree sloths that lived on the ground. He is clumsy, talkative, and loyal, and he is the heart of the herd.
Who is Scrat?
Scrat is a saber-toothed squirrel who appears in every film trying to hold on to a single acorn. His chase often causes huge disasters, such as cracking glaciers and even splitting continents in Continental Drift.
Who are Ellie, Crash, and Eddie?
Ellie is a woolly mammoth who was raised by opossums and once believed she was one, too. Crash and Eddie are her mischievous opossum brothers, and Ellie later becomes Manny’s mate and Peaches’ mother.
Are Ice Age coloring pages appropriate for young kids?
Yes. The films are rated PG for mild peril and rude humor, and the coloring pages show friendly characters and cartoon action. Single-character pages suit children from about 3, while group and dinosaur scenes are better for kids 6 and up.
Did Ice Age animals really live together?
Mostly, yes. Woolly mammoths, ground sloths, and saber-toothed cats all lived during the Pleistocene, but the dinosaurs in Dawn of the Dinosaurs died out roughly 66 million years earlier, so that film is pure fantasy.
Start Coloring
Join the herd with any of the 72 Ice Age designs, printing its free PDF or coloring on a screen without creating an account. Once a mammoth, sloth, or squirrel is finished, post it for friends through Facebook or Pinterest right from the coloring page.
