Daisy Coloring Page

This daisy coloring page shows one tall daisy with long white petals and a smiling yellow center. Two leaves grow from its stem, two tiny flowers bloom in the grass, and two butterflies flutter nearby. The sun shines in the corner. Big shapes and thick lines make it an easy page for ages 3 to 8.

Each petal is a large, open space, so kids can fill the flower quickly. The butterflies and the small flowers take a bit more care. Most children finish in 15 to 20 minutes.

Who this page is for

Young kids like this page because the flower has a happy face. Preschoolers can color the center yellow and the stem green, then pick any color for the petals. Kids in first and second grade can try a different color on each petal and add spots to the butterfly wings.

It is also a good choice for spring lessons, since teachers can use it to talk about the parts of a plant. The petals, stem and leaves are all easy to point out.

Daisy coloring page color ideas

Real daisies have white petals and a yellow center. To make white petals stand out, color the sky light blue. Then the flower seems to glow. A bright green stem and darker leaves finish the plant.

Gerbera daisies come in pink, orange, red and purple, so a colorful flower is true to life too. Try alternating two colors around the center. For the small flowers in the grass, use pink and red. Orange and purple make cheerful butterflies.

Your child can also make the sky a sunset, with bands of pink and yellow behind the flower.

Tips for a bright daisy

• Leave the petals white and color around them. It is the easiest way to get a clean, bright flower.
• Press lightly near the center of the yellow circle and harder at its edge. It looks round.
• Use a colored pencil for the butterflies, since the wing shapes are small.
• Draw a thin line down the middle of each petal for a more natural look.

Fun facts about daisies

The name daisy comes from an old English phrase that means day's eye. The common lawn daisy closes its petals at night and opens them again in the morning, like an eye waking up. You can read more about this flower on Wikipedia.

Here is a surprise for kids. A daisy is not really one flower. The yellow center is made of many tiny flowers packed tightly together, and each white petal belongs to a small flower of its own. Take a close look at a real daisy with a magnifying glass and you can see them.

Things to do after coloring

Go on a flower hunt in your yard or at a park. Count how many daisies or other flowers you can find, then write the number at the bottom of the page.

Count the petals on the big daisy too. Older kids can count by twos or threes. For a craft, cut out the flower, glue it to a craft stick and plant it in a paper cup full of green paper strips.

In class, label the petals, center, stem and leaves on the picture. It turns a simple coloring page into a quick science lesson. Then ask kids what a plant needs to grow, such as sunlight, water and soil.

The daisy also makes a sweet card. Fold a sheet of card stock, glue the flower on the front and write a kind note inside.

More flower pages to color

See all of our flower coloring pages for more garden pictures. Another happy flower is waiting on the sunflower coloring page.