Shark Brushing Teeth Coloring Page

Even the ocean's most famous grin needs care. This shark brushing teeth coloring page shows a friendly blue shark on the sea floor, holding a giant toothbrush in one fin and watching itself in a mirror. Foam spills from the corner of its mouth, and rows of pointed teeth wait their turn. A clam shell sink stands on a pedestal below the mirror, and a big tube of mint paste lies on the sand.

The shark is the largest shape on the sheet, so kids from about 4 to 10 can color it with ease. The teeth are the only tight spot, and those can stay white. A full page takes around 20 minutes, which makes it a nice calm step before bed.

A bathroom under the sea

Everything a shark needs is here, just made from ocean things. The oval mirror has a gold frame with six little beads, and it hangs on a tall gray rock. Under it, the clam shell opens up like a basin. Bubbles rise all over the top half of the page, probably from all that scrubbing.

Small fish swim around as if this happens every night. Two float near the sink, one hovers by the tail fin and one sits at the top left. On the right you will find a coral and a wavy strip of seaweed, and a little starfish rests in the bottom corner.

Shark brushing teeth coloring page color ideas

A gray or blue shark with a white belly is the natural look. A red toothbrush handle looks great against it, and it gives the eye a bright line to follow from the fin to the mouth.

• Pink inside the mouth with a rose tongue
• Pale pink clam shell with a blue pool of water
• Striped orange and white fish
• Red coral and green seaweed

Keep the foam white, or tint it very light mint to match the paste. The word Mint on the tube is easy to read, so that label can stay pale too.

Tips for water and teeth

Water looks best when it is not perfectly even. Color the top of the page in a lighter blue and press a bit harder as you move down. Go around each bubble, not over it. If that feels like too much for a small child, skip the water and color only the shark. White paper behind a blue shark still looks clean.

For the teeth, do not add any color at all. Instead, fill the mouth around them with a dark pink pencil, working slowly into each corner. That makes the teeth pop. Your child may want to give the shark one gold tooth, and we fully support this.

The belly should stay white too. Run a light gray along the edge where it meets the blue, and the body will look round.

Turn it into a two minute game

Kids brush better with a goal. Set a timer for two minutes and brush along with the shark. While you brush, count how many teeth you can see in the picture. After that, make a sticker chart with a small shark at the top. Each night that your child brushes, a fish joins the school on the chart. When 10 fish are there, it is time for a small treat.

For a story idea, ask what happens if the shark runs out of paste. Who does it have to borrow from?

True facts about shark teeth

Sharks do not get a second set of teeth. They get many. Shark teeth are set in the gums and are replaced all through life. Rows of new teeth grow on the inside of the jaw and move forward like a conveyor belt. Some sharks lose 30,000 or more teeth in a lifetime, which is a lot of work for the tooth fairy.

Swim on to the next page

The shark coloring page shows this animal out on the open sea. For a friendly little fish like the ones near the sink, try the clownfish coloring page.

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