Little Snowman With A Carrot Nose Colouring Page

This snowman is built from three stacked circles, the classic head, middle and base, with one arm raised in a wave and the other resting out to the side. His face has two round dot eyes, a curved smile and a long triangular carrot for a nose. On his head sits a knitted bobble hat with a turned-up brim and a pompom on top, and down the middle of his body run four round buttons, evenly spaced from chest to belly. Two small stubby feet peek out from under his base.

Nearly every shape here is large and rounded, which is exactly what makes this one easy on small hands. The three body circles give a child plenty of room to sweep a crayon back and forth without needing to stay inside a tight line, while the hat, nose and waving arm are just fussy enough to ask for a bit more care and a second colour. The four buttons are the smallest shapes on the page, a good spot to talk about counting or picking one colour and sticking to it. There is also plenty to talk about while colouring: why is he waving, is he cold, what colour should his hat be.

Because the big areas outnumber the fiddly ones, this sheet sits on the easy side and suits younger colourers particularly well, including children who are still working on staying inside larger shapes. Older preschoolers will likely finish it quickly, but they can slow down on the hat brim and buttons for extra practice with smaller spaces.