Snail Colouring Page to Print or Colour Online

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

Shells are brown, cream or yellow, often with a darker spiral band. The soft body is grey or light brown.

Real colours are only a starting point. Ask the child what colour this animal is today and why; a blue cat with green ears has a story behind it. When the animal is done, add where it lives: grass, water, a branch, a night sky.

Things to know about the snail

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

A snail carries its house, the shell, on its back and can pull its whole body inside.
It glides on one flat foot and leaves a shiny trail.
Its eyes are at the tips of the two long stalks.
Snails come out after rain because they like damp ground.