If you've ever been accused of monkeying around, you can give them something to talk about when you color these free monkeys and apes coloring pages for kids.
These coloring sheets include realistic renditions of many monkey species as well as appearances from a few of your favorite characters.
You will mostly need earth tones or neutral tones to color these pages, whether you're using markers, crayons, or colored pencils. Shades of brown, black, grey, and white will be used for the monkey's fur. You may need some pink or blue for the baboon and orange for the orangutan.
Online Coloring Pages for Kids
Get creative with this interactive easy king kong coloring page. Experiment with unique color combinations and see which one looks the best!
In addition to the usual printable coloring pages, we also have online coloring available for every coloring sheet in this post!
Just scroll down, and you'll find the coloring options for each coloring page.
Free Monkeys & Apes Coloring Pages for Kids
Marmoset Coloring Sheet
This is the common marmoset. Its fur is striped with dark and light gray. Its face is ringed in black and the tufts are white. Its eyes are a golden orange.
King Kong Coloring Sheet
Like many gorillas, King Kong usually has black fur. The hairless skin of his hands and face is usually gray.
Chimpanzee Coloring Sheet
Most chimps have black fur, but they can be dark brown. Hairless portions are usually grayish or brownish.
Orangutan Coloring Sheet
Orangutans are the most colorful of the great apes due to their reddish-orange fur. Hairless portions are dark brown or dark grey.
Gorilla Face Coloring Sheet
Gorillas' fur ranges in color from brown to black, sometimes tinged with gray. Their heads may be brown on top and darker on the bottom.
Curious George Coloring Sheet
Curious George has brown fur and a lighter brown face. The exact real-world species he belongs to is not clear.
Donkey Kong Pixel Art Coloring Sheet
Donkey Kong is a gorilla with brown fur and a tan face. He wears a red necktie with his initials, "DK," written on it in yellow.
Monkey Face Coloring Sheet
Monkeys come in many colors. You can make this one dark and light brown like Curious George, black and white like a gibbon, or with a red face like a red uakari.
Easy Monkey Coloring Sheet
Like the monkey face above, this easy monkey could be brown, black, white, or any neutral tone in between. Some monkeys have stripes and others have faces that contrast their fur.
Baboon Coloring Sheet
Baboons range in color from golden tan to brown to gray. Some have dark gray faces while others have pink skin. The closely related mandrill is known for its striking red and blue nose.
Gorilla Coloring Sheet
Gorillas have brown or black fur. Dominant male gorillas are called silverbacks because of the patch of white or gray fur on their backs.
Which of these free monkeys and apes coloring pages for kids was your favorite?
Did you hang out with one of your favorite characters or observe a realistic animal in the wild?
You can create your own monkey-themed coloring book! Simply download and print each of the coloring pages, then bind them together with ribbon, string, tape, or even paper clips.
