Friendly Troll Under a Bridge Colouring Page

This troll is not hiding under the bridge to cause trouble. He is standing right in the middle of the arch, waving with one hand and holding out a single daisy with the other. He has a shock of spiky hair, big round ears, a large oval nose and a wide smile, so his face reads as cheerful rather than scary. His outfit is a simple draped tunic with a scalloped hem and one square patch stitched on the front, and he stands on bare feet with the toes drawn in. Behind him the bridge is built from nine large curved stone blocks plus two smaller corner stones at the base, forming one big open archway.

The bridge itself is the best part for small hands: each stone is a wide, separate shape, so a child can give every block its own colour without worrying about staying inside anything fiddly. The troll's body works the same way, big flat areas for the tunic and skin, with just one small patch and a few hair lines to fuss over. The daisy is the one spot that asks for more care, since its petals and centre are smaller shapes close together. It is an easy page to talk through while colouring, asking what colour stone the bridge should be, or why the troll might be waving.

Because almost every shape on the page is large and separate, this sheet sits on the easy end of the scale. It suits a child just starting out with colouring inside lines, and it is a gentle way to introduce a fairy tale troll that will not give anyone nightmares.