Animal Colouring Pages

About these pages

Ten friendly animals with big, clear shapes: a cat, an elephant, an owl, a turtle, a rabbit, a duck, a fish, a butterfly, a ladybird and a snail. Animals are the pictures children ask for first, because they already know them from stories and from the lane outside.

Getting the most from them

Each animal page tells you its real colours, for children who want to get it right, and a few true facts to read aloud while the crayons are busy. There is no rule that an elephant must be grey: a purple elephant shows imagination, not a mistake. For the youngest children choose the pictures marked "easy", which have few, large spaces. The owl and the butterfly have smaller parts and suit children of five and above.

Which page for which age?

• Easy: Cat, Elephant, Ladybird, Snail, Duck, Rabbit, Fish
• Medium: Owl, Turtle, Butterfly

Printing

Open a picture and press "Print the blank page". The sheet fits A4 paper upright, and only the drawing and a name line are printed. If you have no printer, a child can colour the picture on the phone or tablet instead: tap a colour, then tap a space. More tips, including how to print from a phone and how to save paper, are on how to print colouring pages.

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• Fruits and vegetables 7 pages
• Nature 6 pages
• Things 10 pages
• Festivals and patterns 5 pages