Easy Lion King Coloring Pages

Easy Simba coloring pages for toddlers

Baby Simba is a gift for a young child holding a crayon: a round head, two big ears, a tuft of hair and a long tail with a fluffy tip. Most cub sheets on this page are rated easy, with thick outlines and wide spaces to fill. Simba sitting up straight is the gentlest start, followed by the close-up of his face, where the ears and cheeks make large shapes a small hand can cover in a few strokes. Children from three years old can manage them, and many like to try the colors they remember from the film before inventing their own.

Mufasa, Sarabi and the royal family

Fans of the story will find the family of Pride Rock together: Simba sitting beside his father, riding on Mufasa's back while the great lion rests, and a family portrait with Sarabi and a tiny Simba between his parents. Nala appears twice, once as a cub cheek to cheek with Simba and once as a grown lioness, and Kiara, Simba's daughter, sits with her long lashes and curling tail. These pages are rated medium when several lions share the sheet, since each mane, ear and paw is a separate space to fill. They make a calm activity for two: a parent takes Mufasa, the child takes Simba.

Proud lions for older children

Older brothers and sisters often prefer the grown lions. Mufasa standing proud and Mufasa sitting tall have long, flowing manes drawn in layers, so a child can shade each lock a little differently, or use two or three crayons for one mane. Simba as a young adult, with a mane just starting to grow, shows him halfway between cub and king. A lion resting at the mouth of a rocky cave and a wide savanna tree with a lion face on its trunk add a bit of scenery to color, with rocks, grass and tufted leaves around the main character.

Pumbaa, Ed and Simba at play

The funniest sheets show the side characters: Pumbaa grinning with his little tusks and tufted tail, and Ed the hyena laughing with his tongue out and spots all over his back. Simba is full of energy on the playful pages, leaping forward with his tail flying, crouching to watch a butterfly, lifting a paw with a big laugh, or lying along a tree branch with his paws dangling. Children who have just watched the film can retell the story as they color, one scene at a time.

Print them for a Lion King party or a quiet afternoon

For a Lion King birthday, print one sheet per guest and set out crayons on the table before the cake arrives. A colored Simba makes a nice card for a grandparent, and a few sheets pinned in a row turn a bedroom wall into a little savanna. More Disney friends are waiting among the Mickey Mouse coloring pages, for children who want to keep going once Simba is finished.