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Simple Mandala Coloring Page

A round mandala with a ring of sixteen teardrop petals circling an eight-petal flower and a small center circle.

Suitable for
Ages 5–10
Pages
1 page
Level
Easy
Printing
Black & white
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What your child practices

  • Colors a repeating ring of sixteen similar teardrop shapes without losing track of which ones are done
  • Fills wide curved petal outlines evenly and stays inside the lines
  • Plans a simple color pattern, such as alternating two colors around a ring
  • Notices and names symmetry by comparing petals across the circle from each other
  • Finishes a multi-part picture by working from the outer ring inward to the center

About this worksheet

This mandala sits inside one large circle, like a plate seen from above. Around the rim runs a ring of sixteen rounded teardrop shapes, all pointing in toward the middle. Inside that ring sits a flower with eight petals, each one split into two soft lobes so it almost looks doubled, and right at the very center is one small plain circle where every line in the picture finally meets.

Nothing here is fiddly. The teardrops are wide enough for a crayon to fill in two or three strokes, and the flower petals are the same generous size, so a child can pick one color per ring and just keep going around without much steering. Because the shapes repeat, kids tend to notice the pattern themselves, saying things like "this one's like that one," and start choosing colors on purpose, like alternating two shades around the outer ring or making the flower stand out from the background. It's a nice one to talk through out loud: count the petals, find the middle, decide what comes next.

This is a first-mandala kind of page, with enough repetition to feel like a real mandala but not so much fine detail that little hands get lost or frustrated. It suits a child who's colored plenty of single pictures and is ready for something with a bit more structure, without needing to be a mandala expert already.

How to use this sheet

Have your child start on the outer ring of teardrops and work inward toward the center circle. If sixteen petals feels like a lot, suggest just two or three colors repeated in order, rather than a different color for every shape.

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