36 Dolphin Coloring Pages
Dolphins are mammals, not fish. They breathe air through a blowhole on top of the head, give birth to live calves and nurse their young with milk. They are also famously smart and social, living in groups called pods and using clicks and whistles to communicate. This collection shows dolphins at play. They leap straight up, dive straight down, do a backflip, balance a ball on the nose, blow a stack of bubbles and hang onto a strand of kelp. A baby dolphin peeks out from behind a seashell, another baby swims solo, and a chubby dolphin rests. There is a big smiling dolphin, a close-up of a dolphin's face and a silly page with a dolphin in a flower pot. Dolphin skin is smooth and rubbery, so even strokes of gray and blue work well, often lighter on the belly and darker on the back. This coloring pattern, called countershading, helps them blend in from above and below. Simple dolphin pages suit toddlers.
Four easy ocean pages
Every sheet here is easy, so pick by style. Baby Dolphin and Cute Dolphin Character have the biggest, smoothest shapes and the fewest lines for ages 3 to 6. Cute Dolphin is a realistic, streamlined swimmer for ages 4 to 7. Dolphin Jumping adds wave lines and droplets, giving kids around 4 to 7 a little extra to color in two shades of blue.
Ocean facts while coloring
Dolphins are mammals, so they breathe air through a blowhole on top of their heads and leap out of the water to move fast and play. After coloring Dolphin Jumping, kids can draw a blowhole spray and more of the pod swimming nearby. Compare the round calf with the sleek grown up shape and talk about how young dolphins stay close to their mothers for years.
