Coiled Snake Colouring Page

This snake is coiled into one wide, flat spiral, like a rope wound round itself. Its head rises up out of the centre of the coil, eyes big and round with a bright highlight in each, two curved eyebrows above them, a soft smile, two small nostril dots, and a forked tongue poking out. Round the side of the spiral, the tail comes to a small curled point, the only bit of the body that isn't part of the main loop.

There is a lot to like here for a small colourer: the coil is made up of a few broad bands, wide enough for a young hand to fill without straying over the line, and the open space inside the spiral gives a natural place to stop and start. The face is small by comparison, so it is a good spot to slow down and use a finer touch, the eyes, tongue and eyebrows all sit close together and reward some care. Because there is no scale pattern or shading to fuss over, a child can choose just one or two colours for the body and be done, or go further and give the tongue, eyes and tail their own shades.

This is a gentle, forgiving sheet, best suited to toddlers and preschoolers who are still working on staying inside broad, curved lines. There is nothing fiddly to trip up smaller hands, and nothing so simple that an older four or five year old will find it dull once they start adding detail to the face.