
Happy Candle in a Dish Colouring Page
A tall smiling candle with dripping wax and one big teardrop flame, sitting in a round saucer holder.
- Suitable for
- Ages 2–4
- Pages
- 1 page
- Level
- Easy
- Printing
- Black & white
Free, no sign-up. A4 · Print at 100% scale
What your child practises
- Colours a large closed shape (the candle body) without needing to lift the crayon often
- Follows the curved, in-and-out edge of the wax drips with a steady hand
- Fills a rounded flame shape neatly up to its pointed tip
- Talks about facial features (eyes, smile) while colouring them in
- Uses different colours to separate the candle, flame and dish
About this worksheet
This is one wide candle standing in a shallow round dish, the kind you'd see on a windowsill. The candle has a friendly face, two round eyes and a curved smile, right in the middle of its body. Wax drips run down from the rim near the top, and above it all sits one big teardrop-shaped flame with a small wick poking up inside it. The dish underneath has a double rim, so there are two curved lines to work with there as well as the wide flat centre.
Nothing on this page is fiddly. The candle body is one broad column, the flame is a single large shape, and the dish is a wide oval with just a couple of lines through it. The wax drips are the only part that ask for a bit more care, since they curve in and out along the top edge, but even those are large enough for a preschooler's crayon to follow without much trouble. It is a page that invites a simple colour plan: one colour for the candle, another for the flame, maybe a third for the dish, which makes it a good one for talking about colour choices while your child works.
Because the shapes are so open, this suits a child who is still getting used to holding a crayon and staying inside lines, rather than one looking for a challenge. It prints and colours quickly, which makes it a fair pick for a quick sit-down activity or as a calm add-on to a wider seasonal or bedtime theme.
How to use this sheet
Start with the flame, since it's the biggest single shape and gives an easy early win. Then do the candle body, leaving the wax drips for last as they need the steadiest hand. Ask your child what colour a candle's face should be.