Mango Coloring Page

This mango coloring page shows one big, happy mango hanging low from a shady tree in a tropical garden. The top of the fruit has a curved area for a red blush, and the lower half has a wide open smile. Two smaller mangoes dangle on thin stems from the same long branch. A parrot perches near the end of it, looking out over the scene. A hut with a pointed thatched roof sits on the far hill, and a basket of picked fruit waits in the lower left corner.

Mostly this is an easy page, a good match for ages 3 to 8. The mango is one of the biggest shapes in our set, so there is plenty of room for blending. Expect about 20 minutes. A younger child can stop after the mango and the leaves and still have a bright picture.

Blending a sunset on the skin

Real mangoes often show several colors on one fruit, which makes this the best page for mixing. Color the top section red. Fill the lower part with yellow. Where they meet, add orange in short strokes, going back and forth until the line softens.

Bright green for the tree crown looks lush. Add a darker green on the little curved marks to suggest bunches of leaves. The trunk and branch take a warm brown. Thatch on the hut can be gold, with tan walls below it.

Now for the parrot, which begs for loud color. A red body, a yellow wing and a blue tail is a classic mix. Three flowers at the bottom right can use pink, red and orange, and the butterfly can be whatever your child likes best.

Tips from the crayon box

Blending works best with crayons or colored pencils. Markers tend to stay separate, so a marker fan may want to leave a thin white gap between red and yellow.

Color the fruit in the basket before the basket itself. The weave lines are thin, and it helps to know where the mangoes stop. A dark brown along the rim gives it a solid edge.

The tree crown has a bumpy outline. Stay inside it with slow strokes, then let your hand move faster in the middle. If you get tired, take a break there. The leaves will wait for you.

Mango facts for curious kids

The mango is a stone fruit, so there is a big flat seed in the middle. It first came from the area between northeast India and Myanmar. A mango tree can grow to around 100 to 130 feet, far taller than the one drawn here.

Three countries call it their national fruit: India, Pakistan and the Philippines. Skin color changes from one kind to the next, running from green to yellow to red, and a ripe fruit may have a blush of pink or purple. To learn more, visit the Wikipedia article on mangoes.

Ideas for after the coloring

Find India, Pakistan and the Philippines on a map or a globe together. It is a good way to link a snack to a place. Older kids can color a small flag for each country and tape them around the page.

Your child may also want to give the parrot a voice. What does it see from up there? Write a short speech bubble and stick it next to the bird. In a classroom, this turns into a fast writing game, with students swapping bubbles and adding a reply.

Getting a copy of the mango coloring page

Print on Letter paper, or pick Fit to page if you use A4. Blending goes better on slightly heavier paper, which takes more layers of crayon before it turns shiny. For a young child at a table with other kids, the mango coloring page can also be colored online, with one tap per shape.

More from the fruit stand

The rest of our fruit coloring pages are ready to print. For another tropical scene, open the pineapple coloring page. And if you want a simple round shape after all that blending, the orange coloring page is a quick one.

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