Waving Reindeer with a Red Nose Colouring Page

This reindeer stands facing forward with one front leg lifted in a wave, a striped band circling that raised hoof. Its head is turned slightly, mouth open in a smile, with two large round eyes and lashes above them. The nose is the biggest shape on the page, a fat oval sitting right in the middle of the face, made for colouring red. Two branching antlers rise from the head, two big floppy ears stick out to the sides, and a bell hangs from a collar at the neck. A small tail curls up at the back, and all four legs end in simple hoof shapes.

The drawing works in large, closed sections, so a child can fill the nose, the belly, the antlers and each leg without the crayon skipping outside thin lines. There are enough separate parts, ears, antlers, collar, bell, waving hoof, to make colour choices interesting without turning into a puzzle. It is also a good page for talking through the picture as you go: which colour goes on the nose, whether the antlers should match the hooves, what the bell might sound like.

Compared with other reindeer sheets in this collection, this one sits on the easier end. The body is one big rounded shape rather than several fiddly ones, and there is nothing as small as fur texture or snowflakes to fight with. It suits younger colourers who want a fast, satisfying result, and it also works well as a first go at a Christmas character before moving on to busier festive scenes.