Dragon Friends Coloring Page

Three baby dragons have set up a tea party on this dragon friends coloring page. One pours from a round teapot, one holds a cupcake with both paws, and the smallest blows a tiny puff of smoke to warm up the tea. They sit on a checked blanket on top of a grassy hill.

Each one has a different look. One has round spots, one has stripes and the smallest has a heart on its tummy. A far off castle, a bright sun and a few clouds fill the sky. Kids aged 4 to 9 can finish this one in about 20 minutes.

Three dragons, three personalities

Ask your child to name each dragon, then pick a color that fits. Is the green one bossy? Is the pink one shy? Is the blue one always hungry? This is an easy way to get a child talking while they color. You may hear some funny stories about real friends along the way.

Friendship is a good thing to bring up here. Sharing a snack, taking turns to pour and blowing on the tea to help a friend are all in this picture.

Bright colors for baby dragons

Dragons can be any color, and that is the joy of them. Give each one its own bright shade, then pick a lighter one for its tummy. A green dragon might have a cream belly. A pink one could have a pale yellow belly. Wing skin can match the tummy, or be a surprise color of its own.

Horns and small claws look best in yellow or white. The teapot could have spots, and the cupcakes can each have a different icing. Keep the blanket simple with two colors in its checks, because there are lots of other shapes around it.

A dragon friends coloring page for small groups

If you have more than one child at the table, try this. Print one large copy and let each child claim a dragon. Set a rule that they must ask before they use a color that someone else wants. It's a gentle way to practice sharing, and it matches the tea party on the sheet.

• Color the tummies before the bodies, while the outline is easy to see.
• Use small circles to fill in the round spots.
• Do the checks on the blanket one color at a time.
• Add a pale gray to the smoke, or leave it white.

A real life dragon

Dragons from stories are not real, but there is a real animal called a dragon. The Komodo dragon is the largest lizard on Earth. Full grown ones can reach about 10 feet long and weigh more than 300 pounds, according to National Geographic Kids. Baby Komodos climb trees to stay safe. That part makes kids laugh, since a lot of them will have seen a tree climbing lizard at the zoo.

Show your child a photo, then ask how it is like the babies in this drawing. What is the same? What is not? Scales and a long tail will come up right away. Wings will not.

Host a dragon tea party

All you need is a few cups, some juice or water and a small snack. Set a blanket on the floor and bring along stuffed toys as guests. Everyone must blow on the tea, of course, as a dragon would. Ask each guest to share one kind thing about another guest before anyone can have a cupcake.

You could also make paper wings from folded card stock and tape them to an old shirt. Tails made of stuffed socks work too. Little kids will spend a whole afternoon as dragons if you let them.

Write a page for the story

Have older kids turn the picture into a story with three small parts. How did the dragons meet? What went wrong at the party? How did they fix it? Three short sentences make a nice first story for a beginning writer, and they can write it right under their dragon friends coloring page.

Meet more baby dragons

Younger kids can move on to the baby dragon page with its big round eyes. The friendly dragon is another gentle pick. See them all in our dragon coloring pages.

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