The Holy Family in the Stable coloring pages

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Today, on this post, I am posting a redo of a drawing I did of the Holy Family.

They are depicted in the stable after Jesus was born.

In the NEW drawing, Mary is taking a nap with her eyes closed.

Both drawings are below. The first drawing is the original.

The second drawing is the redo drawing.

The Holy Family in the Stable with Jesus in a Stone Manger

This is the first drawing.

The Holy Family in the Stable with  Jesus in a Stone Manger and Mary napping

This version of the drawing has some slight changes, including Mary taking a nap.

Jesus was and is the Creator of the Earth. His Father, our Heavenly Father, and His Heavenly Father commanded Jesus to create the Earth for us. Our Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother are the parents of our spirits. Our spirits are inside our mortal bodies. We knew Jesus in our Premortal life. He was our eldest Spirit brother. Jesus had volunteered to pay the price for our sins... so He was to be our Savior. He had incredible power. He HAD to be powerful in order to create the Earth.

So consider that the Creator of the Earth was born in a stable. His bed was a manger - probably a stone manger. His parents were poor, not rich. They had just traveled a great distance. There had been no room for them in the Inn in Bethlehem. That is how they ended up in a stable for the night. So consider again that the Creator of the World was born in the humblest of circumstances.  He was the greatest example of humility ever!  His birth circumstances were so humble.

Then the Wise Men, probably a couple of years later, visited and gave valuable gifts. Those gifts helped the Holy Family flee to Egypt. The Holy Family became refugees because Herod wanted to kill Jesus. An angel warned Joseph in a dream and he fled with his family to Egypt before Herod's soldiers could find and kill baby Jesus.  (Although Jesus was probably a toddler by the time the Wise Men showed up.

I want to explain some of the details in this drawing. Some are symbolic, and some are representative of the times Jesus was born and what we know about the Holy Family. 

Note that Joseph is a strong young man. He was a carpenter, and that is a physically demanding career. 

Mary was certainly a beautiful young woman. In this drawing, she looks a little frazzled. She just gave birth in a stable.  Of course, she's frazzled. But notice that Mary has a relieved smile on her face. Her baby has been born, and He is the Son of God. 

Chickens are in the drawing, and chickens are Kosher food for the Israelites, including the presumably Jewish innkeeper who probably owned the stable. 

The black sheep is symbolic of how Jesus will save those of us who are the "black sheep" of the family. When anyone sins, and we all sin, He will show mercy if we repent. This is because he paid the eternal price for our sins. 

Notice the dove on the perch. The dove is a symbol of the Holy Ghost. 

The donkey is a Bethlehem Donkey.  They have unique features like a bit of mane going down near their shoulders.  From above, a Bethelehem Donkey's mane makes a cross. I only remembered to draw the unique mane in my redo drawing. 

There is a lamb because Jesus was and is the Lamb of God. 

The ox reminds us of Jesus teaching that we would pull our ox out of the mire - even if it were the Sabbath.  This is Jesus pointing out that we need to follow the spirit of the law more than the letter of the law. At least that is my take on it. 

The ox is also a symbol of strength. Jesus was the strongest man ever to be on Earth because he bore the punishment for our sins while performing His Atonement in the Garden of Gethsemane and on the cross. 

Although often portrayed as wooden, the manger was more likely made of stone cemented together. 

The lamp represents that Jesus told us to be the light of the world so others would see our good works and glorify His Father in Heaven.

The horse is symbolic of royalty and strength, although Israelite kings also rode mules in ceremonial processions as a sign of their being kings of peace.  Jesus IS the King of Peace. 

You can see the Star of Bethlehem about to set if you look through the open window.

Baby Jesus is wrapped in swaddling clothes. These were long strips of cloth used to wrap babies and help them feel safe and comforted.

The ram in the back of the stable represents power, sacrifice, and leadership.  One day, Jesus will return, and He will have all power and be the leader of everyone on Earth. In fact, many of the Christmas hymns we sing talk about the power and glory Jesus will have when He returns to Earth in His second coming. 

NOTE: These drawings, in printable form, are found by clicking on the button labeled "Religious." Then scroll down to the bottom of the New Testament section to find these drawings. This will work if you are accessing this page around December or January of 2025.  ALSO, I will put this drawing under the "Holidays" button.  They will be found at the bottom of the list of Christmas drawings.  For fun, you could notice the other slight differences in the two drawings. Some are very subtle. 

Mr. and Mrs. Claus coloring page

 Christmas is coming, and so I have done another Santa coloring page. 

Actually, I met Santa and Mrs. Claus today at a store, and I drew them.

Mr. and Mrs. Claus

This is another drawing of Santa with his wife, Jessica Claus. They are out and about sometime in December. The moon would be on the left because there is now sunlight at the North Pole in December.  You can see the shadows so there IS some light... but it is the light of a full moon. Feel free to draw a moon on the left and add stars to the sky. 

I heard a kid say something at a store years ago.  He said, "Mom, I get it! Santa is John the Beloved." Quite honestly, it would not surprise me to learn that John, the Beloved Apostle of Jesus, was still on the Earth and doing good... like giving gifts to children at Christmas. So in that sense, the kid got it right!

John the Beloved Vision of a Fiery Mountain falling into the Sea

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has a doctrine that John the Beloved was permitted to stay on Earth as an immortal.  He will be here when Jesus returns and is out and about doing good. 

So, COULD he be Santa, or at least doing "Santa-like things?  Of course he could! 

NOTE: This new drawing of Mr. and Mrs. Claus is found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Holidays." Then scroll down to the bottom of the Christmas section. The picture of John the Beloved, in printable form, is found by clicking on the button labeled "Religion" and then scrolling down through the list to find the title of the picture. Have fun coloring. 

Santa the Day before Christmas coloring page and poem

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Today is one of my annual Santa drawings. 

This drawing, along with over 3100 other drawings, is available

here on this blog for you to print for free! 

I have also written a poem to go along with my drawing.

Santa the Day before Christmas

The below poem is called:

THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS

By Robin Andrew Lyman

The day before Christmas

Santa was out

He was bonding with reindeer

as he walked about

The sled was still empty

as it sat in the snow

But soon it would be loaded

and ready to go

The day before Christmas 

is fun for the elves

Into the season's spirit

they joyfully delve

The reindeer are out

and practicing their flying

As pairs race around

some win and some are tying

The castle was filled

with toys galore

Piled from the ceiling

and down to the floor

The moon was out 

and making shadows so soft

And soon Santa's sleigh

would be aloft

Where is the sun?

It is not in the sky

Because the North Pole latitude

is very, very high

So there is no sun 

in December up there

Yet everyone is adapted 

to the cold frigid air

Your breath you can see

when you are outside

Plus Christmas magic

makes it easy

For everyone to abide

Abide in the dark 

and cold winter nights

As everyone prepares

For Santa's annual flight

NOTE: This drawing is available in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Holidays." Then scroll down to the bottom of the Christmas section if you are accessing this site in December 2025.

Animal Word Puzzle and Coloring Page to celebrate 500,000 hits!

 I have just hit 500,000 hits on this, my free coloring pages blog!

These hits are from countries all over the world! 

It feels great to know that kids and some adults are coloring my drawings.

To celebrate, I am posting an animal word puzzle that I have been saving for a special occasion.

Animal Word Picture Puzzle

Use the list below to find each named word, name, or compound word. Keep an attitude of fun for this to work. Don't take it too literally or not too literally.  It is meant to be humorous, but if it hits your funny bone, it is also humerus. 😉😉😉😉😉😉

Animal Word Picture Puzzle answers

NOTE: You can find the answer page and the picture puzzle page in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Animals." It IS made up of many quick and simple animal drawings. Scroll down to the bottom of the list of animal drawings if you are accessing this in December 2025.  I did this with my grandchildren tonight.  They loved it. They searched for the matching picture and circled it on the page.

Nativity 2025 coloring page

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There are well over 3000 drawings that I have made, and that

you can print and color at home.

Today's coloring page is the Nativity drawing for the Christmas Season 2025.

Nativity 2025

We celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ in December.  He was and is our Saviour who allowed himself to suffer and be sacrificed for our sins.  So, because of him, we can repent and be forgiven. And we, too, will be able to return one day to our Heavenly Parents. We will also be resurreted and conquer death. Christmas carols tell much of the story of the importance of Jesus.  

For instance, "risen with healing in His wings,"  "born that man no more will die," and  "born to raise the sons of Earth, born to give them second birth."

Some Christmas carols are about the SECOND coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Or at least there are lines in the lyrics about the Second Coming of Jesus.  For example:

"He rules the world with truth and might... and makes the nations prove... the glory of His righteousness..." 

NOTE: To get to the printable version of this drawing or coloring page just click on the button labeled Holidays and then scroll down to the bottom or near the bottom of the Christmas section.   

Rhamphorhynchus Mates Flying coloring page and Book Review of The Dinosaurs' Night Before Christmas

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There are over 3000 drawings that I have done that you can print and color.

Today's newest drawing is of one of the Jurassic Pterosaurs.

Rhamphorynchus Mates Flying

Rhamphorhynchus was an early Genus of Pterosaurs from the Jurassic Period. It had a tail like many Jurassic Pterosaurs.  It was NOT a flying, but it did live with dinosaurs in the same ecosystem. There were several species, and they range in size from .5 meters to up to possibly 4 meters wingspan.  That is about almost 20 inches and 157 inches. That is a wingspan of 13 feet 1 inch.  It ate fish and cephalopods. It was a very successful Genus of flying reptile or Pterosaur.

Rhamphorynchus lived in the Jurassic Period from 165 to 148 million years ago. It was found in Taznaia and Europe. 17 million years is quite a long time for a Genus to be on the Earth, so that is why it was a very successful Genus of animals.  In looking at the drawing, you decide which is the male and which is the female Rhamphorynchus.

I got the idea for the striped pattern on the wings from a great kids' book and CD called The Dinosaurs' Night Before Christmas. It has a cute story and several hilarious dinosaur Christmas Carol parodies - with dinosaur themes: Hark the Pterodactyl Sing is one example. Allosaurus Chorus is another example. The author of the book is Anne Muecke, and the illustrator is Nathan Hale. A few other song parody titles in the book are: Hey Duckbills and Deck the Halls With Stegosaurus.

I colored in the stripes, but not in great detail. I recommend that you color the stripes a dark color, and the white stripes can be any color you want... or just keep them white. Pterosaurs may have been brightly colored. Some may have been more earthy tones. For your coloring page - you decide.

NOTE: This drawing in printable form is found by clicking on the "Paleontology" button and then scrolling down to the bottom of the Mesozoic Life part of the list, IF you are accessing this site in December 2025. 

The Dinosaurs' Night Before Christmas book and CD

Christmas 2025 The Lamb of God

Here you are at my free coloring pages blog. 

There are over 3000 pictures that I have drawn for you to print and color.

Today's drawing is of Baby Jesus in a stone manger.

The Lamb of God

Baby Jesus probably lay in a manger made of stone. He probably did NOT lie in a wooden manger, but that IS a possibility. A manger is a long feeding trough for larger animals. As a kid, I had to go out and clean mangers with a pitchfork. A manger full of hay could be used as a cradle. But if it were made of stone, then it would have been larger than the mangers shown in most Nativity sets, drawings, or paintings. This is a stone manger, not an altar. But there is some symbolism there. 

Jesus was and is the Lamb of God. He suffered for us to pay the eternal prince for our sins, so we can repent. This means that when we repent of our sins and strive to do better, we can be forgiven and one day return to live with our family and our Heavenly Parents. The lamb in the drawing is also symbolic. Can you see why? 

We all lived in our premortal life. Jesus was our big brother. He volunteered to be our Savior. It is actually amazing that Jesus, the Creator of the Earth, was born into mortality in a stable and was laid in a manger for his cradle. 

We celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas. It is appropriate to celebrate Him - even though He was actually born in the spring, not the winter. The sacrificial lamb was an animal that was sacrificed in the Temple by the Jews. The lamb sacrifice was to represent the sacrifice of Jesus, who was sacrificed to suffer and die for our sins.  Then He was resurrected after 3 days and opened the door for all of us to be resurrected one day. So, Merry Christmas! We celebrate our salvation that Jesus made possible. 

Finally, the bird is a dove. The dove is a symbol of peace and of the Holy Ghost. 

NOTE:  This drawing is available to print and then color. Just go to the button labeled "Holidays." Then scroll down to the bottom of the Christmas part of the list. Click on the title, and you can print your picture or coloring page.