Frog on a Lily Pad Colouring Page

This frog sits facing straight out at the viewer, perched on one round lily pad that has a triangular notch cut into its edge, just like a real lily pad leaf. The body is one big rounded shape with a wide closed smile and two ring-shaped eyes on top of its head, each with a small pupil inside. Two dot nostrils sit above the mouth. The front feet rest close together in the middle with toes fanned out, while the back legs are drawn big and bulging out to each side, ending in wider feet with their own splayed toes. There is nothing else on the page: no water, no pond plants, no flies or other creatures, just the frog and its pad.

That simplicity is the whole point here. The body, head and lily pad are large, open spaces a preschooler can fill in with one confident colour and barely have to worry about staying inside the lines. The eyes, nostrils and toes are the only fiddly bits, and even those are drawn as bold, separated shapes rather than tiny fine details, so they are good practice without being frustrating. It is also an easy page to talk over while colouring: why is the frog sitting on a leaf, what colour should the eyes be, does a frog's tummy look different from its back.

Because almost every shape on the page is large and rounded, this sits on the easy end of the colouring sheets in this set. It suits younger preschoolers who are still building control, or anyone who wants a page that goes from blank to finished without a long sitting. Older children who like extra colour choices can still have fun deciding on different shades for the body, legs and lily pad rather than keeping the frog one flat colour.