Penguin Wearing A Scarf Colouring Page

This penguin stands facing forward with one wing raised in a wave and the other resting against its side. It has a heart-shaped patch of lighter feathers framing its face, two large round eyes with a little shine in each, a small triangular beak, and an open, smiling mouth. A thick scarf loops around its neck, with two tails hanging down over its right wing, each finished with a wavy fringed edge. Below the scarf sits one big oval belly, and at the bottom two webbed, ridged feet peek out. There is no background, snow or hat here, just the penguin itself, filling the page.

What makes this one worth printing is the size of the shapes. The belly is a single large oval a child can fill with one colour and barely need to lift the crayon, and the same goes for the head and the raised wing. The scarf gives a natural spot for a second or third colour, and the two dangling tails with their fringed bottoms are small enough to ask a child to slow down and stay inside the line, without being fiddly. The face is simple too: two dot-eyes, a beak, a smile, nothing a preschooler will get lost in. It is a good page to talk about winter clothes while colouring, since the scarf is the obvious topic sitting right there on the penguin's neck.

Because the outlines are bold and the enclosed areas are mostly large, this sheet sits on the easier end of the scale and suits younger colourers, roughly two to five year olds, including those who are still working on staying inside the lines. Older preschoolers who want more of a challenge can use the scarf tails and the ridged feet to practise smaller, more careful strokes before moving on to busier animal pages in this category.