🦕 Dinosaurs & Prehistoric
Hatching Dinosaur Egg Colouring Page
Ages 2–5
🦕 Dinosaurs & Prehistoric
Parasaurolophus Colouring Page
A smiling Parasaurolophus stands on two legs with its long curved head crest swept back, next to a small fern.
- Suitable for
- Ages 3–5
- Pages
- 1 page
- Level
- Medium
- Printing
- Black & white
Free, no sign-up. A4 · Print at 100% scale
What your child practises
- Colours the large curved back and belly with steady, even strokes
- Traces around the long tube-shaped head crest without crossing the outline
- Colours the three fingers on each small arm without merging them together
- Fills in the fern's narrow, closely spaced fronds one at a time
- Chooses and keeps to a colour plan across a single connected animal shape
About this worksheet
This Parasaurolophus stands upright on its back legs, facing left, with its tail curling up off the ground behind it. The best-known feature is right at the top: a long, tube-shaped crest that sweeps back from the head in one smooth curve. The dinosaur has a big friendly eye, a closed smiling mouth, and two short arms held up near its chest, each with three fingers. Down by its feet sits a small fern with several thin, feathery fronds, the only other thing on the page besides the dinosaur itself.
Most of this drawing is made up of large, rounded spaces, the belly, the back, the thick legs, which give a child plenty of room to colour without needing to stay inside a tiny line. The crest is the one part that asks for a steadier hand, since it is long and curved and easy to run over the edge of. The fern is the fiddliest bit on the page, with several narrow leaflets close together, so it is a good place for a child to slow down after colouring the big shapes. There is also a natural conversation starter built in: ask your child why they think this dinosaur has such a long horn on its head.
Compared with other dinosaur sheets in this set, this one sits in the middle for difficulty. The body is simple enough for a younger child to fill in confidently, but the crest, fingers, and fern leaflets add enough small detail to hold an older preschooler's attention too. It works well as a first dinosaur page for a three-year-old, and as a slightly more careful colouring task for a five-year-old who wants to stay inside every line.
How to use this sheet
Start with the big belly and back so your child feels confident early, then move to the crest last since it is the longest line on the page. If the fern's thin fronds get tricky, let them switch to a thick crayon and colour it as one green patch instead.
