Flower mandala colouring page

How to use this page

On paper: tap "Print the blank page". Only the picture is printed, with a line for the child's name. On screen: tap a colour, then tap a part of the picture to fill it. "Undo" takes back the last fill, and white rubs a part out. Nothing is saved; the picture is fresh each time you open it.

Colour ideas

No fixed colours. Pick three or four and repeat them: one colour for all the petals of a ring, another for the small circles, a third for the centre.

For a card or a wall decoration, bright colours with strong contrast work best: put light colours next to dark ones. A finished page can be cut out and pasted on coloured chart paper to make a greeting card.

Things to know about the flower mandala

Read these aloud while the colouring is going on. They are short and true.

• A mandala is a round pattern that grows out from the centre.
• The word comes from Sanskrit and means "circle".
• The same shape is repeated all the way round, like the petals of a flower.
• Colouring a mandala slowly is calming for children and adults.

Talk about it

• Which colour did you repeat most?
• What other round patterns have you seen?

Words to learn

In English: flower mandala. In Hindi: मंडला ▶ Hear it

How hard is it?

More detail. Many small spaces and a repeating pattern. Suits children of six and above, and adults who like colouring.

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