Smiling elf face with pointed ears, pom-pom hat, stars, holly, and little Christmas trees.

Grinning Elf in a Pom-Pom Hat

A cheerful elf beams under a big pom-pom hat, surrounded by chunky stars, holly leaves, and zigzag Christmas trees.

Free to print for personal and classroom use. This coloring page is part of the Elf collection, made for ages 2–4 and drawn in a Bold & Easy style. A good pick for Christmas.

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🎨 How to color it

Use candy-cane red for the elf’s hat, peach for the smiling face and pointed ears, bright green for the holly leaves, and sunny yellow for the stars. Chunky crayons are perfect for the big hat, round cheeks, and simple trees; it is okay if little hands color over the bold lines. For a funny twist, make the hat pom-pom look like a peppermint snowball with red and white stripes.

The story behind this coloring page

Doodle Waits for the Wink — Every night, Doodle tapped his hat pom-pom and waited for its tiny wink. “Not yet?” he whispered, smelling pine and cold holly. Read the full story →

Every night, Doodle tapped his hat pom-pom and waited for its tiny wink. “Not yet?” he whispered, smelling pine and cold holly.

One night, the pom-pom bounced—boing!—and rolled into the frost-garden. Because of that, Doodle chased it past zigzag trees. Because of THAT, sleepy stars sneezed sparkle on his nose. He waited, grinning, not grabbing.

At last the pom-pom winked, warm and round, and popped back on his hat. Next time you see his big smile, can you spot the wink he waited for?