Dinosaur Coloring Worksheet for Kids

How to use this worksheet

Give your child a set of crayons or colored pencils and let them look over the whole dinosaur picture before starting, noticing its different body sections like spikes, scales, or a tail. Encourage them to pick a color for each section and work section by section rather than randomly scribbling across the page. Remind them to try staying inside the printed lines, offering a gentle demonstration on one small area if needed. Once finished, talk about the color choices they made and why.

Materials needed

• Crayons
• Colored Pencils
• Pencil

Extension activities

• 1Look up pictures of real dinosaurs and compare their actual coloring to the one your child created.
• 2Draw a simple background scene, like plants or mountains, around the colored dinosaur.
• 3Make a dinosaur-themed collage using cut paper scraps in different colors and textures.
• 4Invent a name and a short story about the dinosaur your child colored.
• 5Practice mixing two crayon colors by shading lightly with one, then the other, on scrap paper first.