What is on these dragon coloring pages
The dragons here are not the fierce kind. They are round, small enough to sit on a flower pot, and a little worried, because the only thing they can breathe is a puff of smoke. They come from the illustrations in our sample books, redrawn as black outlines.
The shapes are big and closed, so a three-year-old can fill them with one color each. The shed scenes have more to find for older kids: shelves of pots, a watering can, rakes and a window to peek through.
How to print them
A few things that make printing easier:
- Click PDF to open one page sized for A4 paper. On US Letter paper, choose Fit to page in the print window.
- Print in black and white: the pages have no gray, so they use very little ink.
- Regular printer paper is fine for crayons and colored pencils. For markers or watercolor, thicker paper keeps the color from bleeding through.
- Save the PNG if your child colors on a tablet, or to print a smaller copy for the car.
Ideas for coloring time
Before the first crayon, ask what color the dragon should be. Green, orange or purple with spots, there is no wrong answer, and many kids love deciding for themselves.
Give the dragon a name and ask what happens next. Will it ever breathe real fire? Who hung the lanterns across the garden? Younger children often talk while they color, and the story grows with the picture.
Six- and seven-year-olds can add their own background: flames, stars, scales with patterns. Write the date on the back before the finished page goes on the fridge, and you will have a small record of how their drawing changes over the year.
A dragon story with your child as the hero
The children and dragons on these pages come from sample books made with minibooks. You can make a story like that with your own child in every picture: type their name, age and a few words about how they look, pick a style and say what the story is about.
The cover and first pages are free, usually in 2–3 minutes. If you like them, the whole book is $14.99, paid once: the cover and 12 illustrated pages to read online and as a PDF to print.
