Free How to Train Your Dragon Coloring Pages and Activities

Called the Avatar for children, How to Train Your Dragon is the 3-D story of a Viking teenager who would rather ride on flying dragons than slay them. Already, How to Train Your Dragon coloring pages are some of the most asked for coloring pages for children.

From DreamWorks Animation - the studios that gave us Shrek, Madagascar, and Kung Fu Panda - comes an action comedy movie set in the mythical world of Vikings and dragons. Hiccup, a Viking teenager, goes against tradition when he befriends a wounded dragon (which he names Toothless) and discovers, "Everything we know about them is wrong". Through him, the Vikings begin to see dragons in a different light.

Big things are expected of this movie. How to Train Your Dragon will no doubt spawn sequels from the eight books by author Cressida Cowell. Already Walmart has dragon pajamas, t-shirts, underwear, hats, sunglasses, sneakers, backpacks, action dragons, plush dragons, Viking swords, and even dragon snacks.

How to Train Your Dragon coloring pages will be vital for surviving this summer when your children are out of school. Here is a list of where you can find them.

How to Train Your Dragon Coloring Pages

1. Official Site

Starring the voices of Jay Baruchel as Hiccup, Gerard Butler (played Leonidas in "300") as Stoick, Craig Ferguson (master of late, late night comedy) as Gobber, America Ferrera (Ugly Betty) as Astrid, How to Train Your Dragon's official site has trailers (I laughed out loud while viewing these trailers), activities, games, and yes, How to Train Your Dragon coloring pages.

These How to Train Your Dragon coloring pages include pictures of Hiccup, the twins Ruffnut and Tuffnut, Astrid, Gobber, various dragons, and much more. Activities include connect-the-dot, spot the difference, stickers, bookmarks, and mazes.

2. Printables 4 Kids

Besides two How to Train Your Dragon coloring pages, this site has ideas for a How to Train Your Dragon boy's birthday party, complete with How to Train Your Dragon favors, invitations, piñatas, and more.

3. Morning Kids

Five How to Train Your Dragon coloring pages - 4 of different kinds of dragons, plus one of Hiccup, the hero.

4. Coloring Zelo

You have to register for this site (it's free), but after that there is an online coloring page of Hiccup (they call it a coloring game).

5. Puzzles

These online How to Train Your Dragon puzzles each have four large puzzle pieces that have to be rotated, dragged and dropped into place to complete the puzzle game. There is an option to print out the game.

6. More How to Train Your Dragon Online Coloring Pages

No less than 20 online How to Train Your Dragon coloring pages are on this site. Color these and email them to grandma.

7. How to Train Your Dragon Games, Crafts, and Activities

From HP comes lunchbox notes, tic tac toe, an Astrid or Hiccup frame, memory game, and 3-D dragons to cut out and make. Surprise your child and put a How to Train Your Dragon note in his or her lunchbox.

8. Free How to Train Your Dragon Coloring Pages

Good collection of 18 How to Train Your Dragon coloring pages. Print them out and let your kids color them.

9. Dragons Galore

Thirteen How to Train Your Dragon coloring pages include various kinds of dragons as shown in the movie.

10. San Diego Family.com How to Train Your Dragon Coloring Pages (PDF files)

Two PDF coloring page files include Hiccup riding on Toothless, the Night Fury, and Hiccup posing with Toothless the dragon.

Keep this list of How to Train Your Dragon coloring pages handy, for your kids will no doubt be asking for them!