Cat Driving a Car Coloring Page

The tabby is driving, and it knows exactly where it wants to go. This cat driving a car coloring page shows a wide eyed cat with both ears up, one paw on the steering wheel and a big open grin. Behind it, a small mouse sits very still with a round little mouth and a scarf flying out in the wind. The road sign above them reads Tuna 2 Miles, so you can guess who is in a hurry.

Most kids from about 4 to 10 will get the joke right away. Younger ones can enjoy the car and the wheels. Older ones can read the sign and laugh at the poor passenger. Plan on 20 minutes with crayons, or a little more with colored pencils.

Small details on the road to tuna

Start with the car. It has a long body with a stripe across the side, a fish painted on the door and a small handle. There are two big wheels with five spokes each, plus a puff of smoke behind the back bumper. The windshield leans back at an angle, and a tiny fish is drawn on the sign as well.

The background stays simple on purpose. You get a spiky sun, one cloud, a hill and two tiny trees. Down on the road, four long dashes run across the bottom of the sheet. Those dashes are good spots for a child who wants a quick win before starting the harder parts.

Cat driving a car coloring page color ideas

Orange stripes on a pale orange cat look classic, but nobody says a tabby must be orange. A gray cat with dark gray stripes looks great in a red car. So does a black cat in a yellow one.

• Fire engine red car with a white stripe
• Sky blue car with a yellow fish on the door
• Purple scarf on a soft gray mouse
• Bright yellow sign so the word tuna really stands out

Leave the windshield very pale. A light blue crayon pressed softly gives you the look of glass, and it keeps the steering wheel easy to see.

Tips for a clean finish

Color the wheels first. Tires look best in a dark shade, and dark crayon can smear, so get that part out of the way and keep your hand clear of it after that. Next, do the big red side of the car with long strokes that run from front to back. Short, scrubby strokes tend to show up on a shape this wide.

The whiskers cross over a few other shapes. Show your child that it is fine to color right over them, since the black line will still show through. The cat stripes on the forehead are small, so a sharp pencil helps there.

Write the next scene

Here is a good after school game. Ask your kid what the mouse is thinking. Write it in a speech bubble and tape it to the page. Then ask what happens when they reach the tuna shop. Does the cat have any money? Does the mouse get to pick the radio station? Kids who like to draw can add a second sheet that shows the two of them parked at the store.

You can also turn the sign into a math moment. If the car goes one mile every minute, how long until the tuna? Make the number on the sign bigger and try again.

True facts about cats

The whiskers in this drawing are more than decoration. Real cats use dozens of movable whiskers to sense what is around them. Cats also sleep a lot, usually 12 to 16 hours each day. That may be the real reason you never see one behind the wheel.

More pages to try

Got a child who loves fast cars? Try the race car coloring page next. If it is the cat that won them over, the cat in a box coloring page has the same kind of round, friendly face.

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