Smiling elf taps a toy train with a hammer beside a B block, ornaments, stars, and holly.

Elf Tapping a Toy Train Under Holiday Garlands

A cheerful elf in a jingle hat fixes a little toy train while holly, ornaments, stars, and pine branches hang around the table.

Free to print for personal and classroom use. This coloring page is part of the Elf collection, made for ages 5–7 and drawn in a Bold & Easy style. A good pick for Christmas.

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🎨 How to color it

Color the elf’s hat bright red with white trim, the toy train sky blue, the B block sunny yellow, and the holly berries cherry red. The train, block, and striped sleeves have big, simple spaces, so chunky crayons or broad marker strokes will work well inside the bold lines. Try making every hanging ornament a different color, then add a silver-gray shine to the tiny bell on the elf’s hat.

The story behind this coloring page

Tavi and the Quiet Whistle — Above the wrapping room, a little train sat on a high shelf and made only a soft puff-puff. Tavi needed one small whistle for it before the midnight bell. Read the full story →

Above the wrapping room, a little train sat on a high shelf and made only a soft puff-puff. Tavi needed one small whistle for it before the midnight bell. “I know a secret place,” he whispered, and climbed to the ornament loft, where pine needles tickled his sleeves and glass balls clicked like tiny teeth.

He searched behind stars, under holly, and beside a swinging striped ornament. Nothing. His fingers got sticky with sap, and one boot filled with cold tinsel, but he waited while a round red berry rolled off a branch and bumped a plain B block.

Tap-tap. The block sounded hollow. Tavi carried it back, opened its loose wooden side, and found a silver whistle tucked inside with a note: For the elf who listens longest. Next time you see the B block by the train, keep the secret of the soft puff-puff.