Minecraft Coloring Pages (Free Printable PDFs)

What’s inside this blocky-world coloring collection

This collection has two original block-style coloring pages, each with its own printable PDF, plus a combined PDF so you can print the whole set at once. The art is made of chunky squares and cubes with thick outlines, which makes it perfect for coloring square by square.

• Blocky Hero with a Pickaxe (Medium): a cube-headed adventurer holds a pickaxe beside a little block house, with tiny plants sprouting from the ground. It has lots of squares to color for kids who like to take their time.
• Blocky Farm Animals (Easy): a boxy pig and a fluffy sheep stand on grass blocks under a blocky sun and pixel clouds. It has big, friendly shapes that are ideal for younger builders.

We’re adding more blocky designs, so check back soon for new worlds to color.

Which page is best for your child?

Coloring tips for pixel-perfect block art

Color one square at a time. The secret of block art is texture. Instead of coloring a whole wall one color, use two or three shades and alternate them from square to square. Your page will instantly look like a real game texture.

Build a block color palette:

Make the pickaxe shine. Color the handle brown and the head grey for stone, light blue for a sparkling “diamond” pickaxe, or yellow for gold.

Add shading with pressure. Press harder on the bottom and right side of each block, and lighter on the top and left. It makes the cubes look 3D, as if sunlight is coming from the top-left corner.

Use the right tools:

• Colored pencils are best for neat, square-by-square coloring.
• Fine-tip markers give bright, game-like colors. Put a spare sheet underneath in case of bleed-through.
• Crayons are great for young kids filling in the big sky and grass areas.

Fun facts about blocky games and pixel art

1. The world’s best-selling video game is a block game. The famous block-building game first fully launched in 2011 and has sold more than 300 million copies. That’s more than any other video game.
2. Its block textures are only 16 × 16 pixels. That tiny grid of 256 squares is the same idea kids use when they color block art square by square.
3. One of its most famous monsters began as a mistake. The game’s green, explosive creeper came from a coding mix-up while its creator was trying to build a pig.
4. Pixel art is older than video games. Mosaics, cross-stitch and tile patterns all build pictures out of small squares, sometimes thousands of years before computers existed.
5. Building with blocks helps learning. Teachers use block-building games to explore geometry, area, perimeter and even simple coding.

Activity ideas for parents and teachers

• Pattern practice. Ask kids to color the grass blocks in a repeating pattern (light, dark, light, dark). It’s a simple way to practice sequencing.
• Count the blocks. How many blocks make up the house? Count them, then color every fifth square a different shade.
• Design your own world. Print the farm page and add extra animals, a fence or a river drawn in squares on the empty grass.
• Grid math. For older kids, measure the area of the house by counting its squares. Then challenge them to draw a bigger house with double the area.
• Party activity. Place printed pages and colored pencils on the table at a block-themed birthday party for a calm, screen-free break.

Printing tips for the best results

• Print at 100% or “Fit to page” on US Letter or A4 paper.
• Use black-and-white printing. The pages are pure black line art, so you save color ink.
• Pick slightly heavier paper (24-32 lb or light cardstock) if you use markers.
• Print the full set with the “Download all pages” button for a quick activity pack.

Scroll up, tap Download PDF on your favorite page, and start building your colorful block world!