Free Lion Guard coloring pages: 71 printable PDF designs of Kion, his Lion Guard teammates, and the wider Pride Lands cast. Every page can be downloaded as a PDF to print or colored online in the browser.
The Lion Guard is a Disney Junior series and spin-off of the 1994 film The Lion King, premiering with a television movie in November 2015, followed by the regular series in January 2016. It follows Kion, the second-born cub of Simba and Nala, who is chosen to lead the Lion Guard, a team formed to protect the Pride Lands and uphold the Circle of Life. His team includes Bunga, a honey badger and the guard’s bravest member, Fuli, a cheetah and its fastest member, Beshte, a hippopotamus and its strongest member, and Ono, an egret with the guard’s keenest eyesight.
This collection covers the Lion Guard team, recurring villains from the Outlands, classic Lion King characters who appear in the series, and general portrait and activity pages. These are fan-made coloring sheets and are not official products of Disney.
What Is Inside This Collection
The 71 pages are divided into four groups: the Lion Guard team, Outlands villains, classic Pride Lands characters, and general portrait or activity pages.
Kion and the Lion Guard Team
The largest group covers Kion and his four teammates, Bunga, Fuli, Beshte, and Ono, shown solo, in pairs, or together as a full team. Because Kion appears more often than any other character, this group has the most repeated poses, running, walking, jumping, and roaring, so it works well for comparing how the same character looks across different actions and expressions.
Outlands Villains
A smaller group covers the Lion Guard’s recurring opponents: the hyena trio Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu, the jackals Reirei and Dogo, the vulture Mwoga, and a crocodile. These pages give colorists a set of antagonists to work through separately from the main team, and pairing a hero page with its matching villain page is a natural way to organize a longer coloring session.
Classic Pride Lands Characters
Several pages feature characters carried over from The Lion King films rather than characters introduced in this series: Simba, Kiara, Zazu, Rafiki, Timon, and Pumbaa, alongside newer Pride Lands characters like Rani and Tiifu. These pages connect the newer show back to the original film, which makes this group a useful bridge for a family coloring session that includes both a Lion King fan and a Lion Guard fan.
General Portraits and Activity Pages
The remaining pages are general single-character portraits with page titles that differ more than the actual scenes, plus a couple of activity-style pages, including a connect-the-dot design and a “Meet the Lion Guard” group portrait.
What Lion Guard Coloring Pages Do
Fine motor development. The American Academy of Pediatrics lists structured coloring among the activities that build fine motor control in children ages 2 through 7, and the varied animal textures across this set, a hyena’s spots, a hippo’s thick skin, a cheetah’s spotted coat, give a child a wide range of small shapes to practice on.
Animal identification practice. Because the Lion Guard cast spans so many real animal species, lions, a honey badger, a cheetah, a hippo, an egret, hyenas, jackals, a vulture, a crocodile, coloring through the set doubles as light practice in recognizing and naming different African animals.
Anxiety reduction through focus. A 2005 study in the Art Therapy Journal found that structured coloring sessions produced measurably lower anxiety than unstructured drawing, and the mix of calm portrait pages and livelier action poses in this set gives a child options depending on their mood.
Team roles and cooperation themes. Because each Lion Guard member has a defined role, bravest, fastest, strongest, keenest sight, parents and educators can pair the coloring activity with a simple conversation about how a team works best when each member contributes something different.
How to Color Lion Guard Coloring Pages Well
- Kion: Use a warm Goldenrod or Yellow Orange for his coat, a darker Burnt Sienna for his developing mane, and keep his eyes a bright Turquoise Blue-Green, one of his more distinctive features.
- Bunga: use a two-tone pattern, Black or dark Gray Brown on top and Cream or White underneath, matching a real honey badger’s coloring.
- Fuli: Use a warm Tan or Yellow Orange base with Black spots, and keep her build lean and athletic-looking to match her role as the fastest Lion Guard member.
- Beshte: Use a gray-blue or Gray Violet for his hippo skin, since real hippos have a distinctive purple-gray tone rather than a flat brown or gray.
- Ono: keep his body mostly White with a Black cap on the head and a yellow-orange beak and legs, matching a real cattle egret’s coloring.
- Hyena villains: use a sandy Tan or Desert Sand base with dark Black Brown spots, keeping the coloring slightly duller than the Lion Guard’s brighter heroes to separate the two groups visually.
5 Creative Craft Ideas With Lion Guard Coloring Pages
1. Character Standee. Color a solo character page, glue it to cardboard or a cereal box, and cut around the outline to make a standing figure for a shelf or desk.
2. Pride Lands Diorama. Color several character pages, cut them out, and arrange them inside a shoebox with paper grass and rocks to build a small savanna scene.
3. Team Bookmark Set. Color Kion, Bunga, Fuli, Beshte, and Ono on five small pages, trim each into a bookmark shape, and laminate or tape them for a full-team bookmark set.
4. Roles Poster. Color the five Lion Guard members, arrange them on a poster, and label each with their role: bravest, fastest, strongest, keenest sight, and leader, to reinforce the team’s structure.
5. Birthday Greeting Card. Color one of the Lion Guard team pages, fold a piece of cardstock in half, and glue the design to the front for a birthday card for a fan of the show.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Lion Guard coloring pages?
A free set of 71 printable PDFs and online coloring sheets featuring Kion, his Lion Guard teammates, and the wider Pride Lands cast from the Disney Junior series.
What is The Lion Guard about?
Kion, the second-born cub of Simba and Nala, leads a team of animals called the Lion Guard, tasked with protecting the Pride Lands and upholding the Circle of Life.
Who are the members of the Lion Guard?
Kion the lion leads the team, joined by Bunga the honey badger, Fuli the cheetah, Beshte the hippopotamus, and Ono the egret.
Is The Lion Guard connected to The Lion King?
Yes. It is a spin-off and sequel to the 1994 film The Lion King, and characters like Simba, Kiara, Zazu, Rafiki, Timon, and Pumbaa appear in the series.
When did The Lion Guard premiere?
It premiered with a television movie in November 2015, followed by the regular Disney Junior series in January 2016.
Are these official Lion Guard coloring pages?
No. These are fan-made coloring sheets for personal use and are not affiliated with, licensed by, or endorsed by Disney.
Are these pages suitable for young children?
Yes. The Lion Guard is aimed at preschool-age children, and the simpler portrait pages in this set suit that age group, while busier scenes work well for older kids.
Are the villain characters included in this collection?
Yes, recurring Outlands villains like the hyenas Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu are included alongside the main Lion Guard team.
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