When you're looking for a great activity to placate holiday-excited children, check out these Christmas-themed coloring pages. Containing both religious and non-religious themes, many sites offer printable Christmas coloring pages, while others allow kids the option of coloring online and printing out the final result. Kids can then use their coloring creations to help you decorate around the house for the holidays.

This page provides information about Christmas coloring pages, including links to find free coloring pages that children can enjoy for the Christmas holiday season.

If you're looking for more fun activities for kids, why not consider additional crafts ideas for the kids? Christmas crossword puzzles can be fun - many can be found online and printed out for free. The same holds true for Christmas word finds. If the children want to decorate, seek out some beautiful Christmas stencils and let them help you design their own holiday Christmas cards. There are a myriad of Christmas crafts for kids to enjoy during the holiday season. And if all else fails? Entertain the kids with some funny Christmas jokes and stories to keep them laughing until Santa arrives.

Coloring with children offers a great opportunity to educate them on the various traditions associated with the holiday. Christian families can use coloring pages to teach their children the story of the birth of the Christ child and the journey of the Three Wise Men.The Daily Dunklin: Christmas is a time for sharing Images of Santa Claus offer the opportunity to educate kids on the origin of St. Nick.Saint Nicholas Center: Origin of Santa When coloring pictures of poinsettias, children can learn the different facts that associate the flower with the North Star.HowStuffWorks: Christmas Poinsettias