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Batter is flying and something smells great. This girl baking coloring page shows a cheerful young baker in a tall chef hat, winking as she stirs a huge bowl with a whisk. Two braids hang over her shoulders, and a small heart sits on her apron. Behind her is a busy kitchen with jars on a shelf, tools on hooks and something rising in the oven.
The page fits kids from about 5 to 10. Her figure and the cabinets are big and simple, and the shelf items give busy fingers a bit of detail. Most children finish in 30 minutes.
A tour of the kitchen
Start with the wall of square tiles, which can be one color or a checked pattern. Three jars sit on the wooden shelf. Below them, a rail holds a ladle, a spatula and a round strainer on little hooks.
On the right, a window with a scalloped curtain lets the sun in. The oven under it has three knobs, a handle and a glass door, so you can see a loaf baking inside. Along the counter, you will find a sack of flour with a star on it, three eggs in a tray and three cupcakes with cherries on top. Six drawers fill the bottom of the page.
Girl baking coloring page color ideas
The mixing bowl is a good place to start. Blue with a white stripe and red hearts looks like a family favorite. A yellow bowl with green hearts feels bright and old fashioned.
Choose a wall color that is lighter than the cabinets, so the counter stands out. These combinations all work well:
- Pale blue tiles with sky blue drawers
- Soft yellow tiles with mint drawers
- White tiles with pink drawers
Leave the chef hat and apron white if you want them to look clean. Then again, a few splashes of color on the apron look funny and true to life. Any real baker has some batter on their clothes.
Tips for this busy page
Work from the back of the room to the front. Do the tiles first, then the shelf and oven, and finish with the girl. That order keeps you from smudging your best work.
Metal tools look shiny when you leave a thin white stripe down the middle. Use gray on both sides of the stripe, and the ladle will seem to gleam. The same trick works on the oven door handle.
Color the batter in a pale yellow, then add a darker line along the bottom of each bump. Tiny dots of flour on her cheek can stay white, or you can add more with a pencil.
Why cakes rise
Here is a little kitchen science. Baking powder releases carbon dioxide gas into a wet batter. The gas makes tiny bubbles, and those bubbles lift the mix so the cake turns out light. An English chemist and food maker named Alfred Bird developed his own baking powder in 1843.
Bake something together
Follow up the page with a real recipe. Simple muffins are great for beginners, since kids can pour, measure and stir. Stay close to the oven and handle anything hot yourself.
If you have no time to bake, try a small test at the sink. Stir a spoon of baking powder into a glass of warm water and watch the bubbles rise. Kids can then draw those bubbles in the margin of their page. In a classroom, ask students to list the steps of a recipe they know, using first, next and last. Writing it down is great practice, and it pairs well with the kitchen scene.
More tasty pages
Dessert fans will enjoy the cute cupcake coloring page. For a finished treat with candles, print the birthday cake coloring page.
Questions
What is she making?
The bowl holds batter and the tray beside her has three finished cupcakes, so we like to say she is on her second batch. Your child can decide the flavor.
Is this a good page for a cooking class?
Yes. Kids can color it while something bakes. The kitchen tools on the wall also give them a chance to learn the name of each one.
Are there a lot of small parts?
A few. The jars, eggs and cupcakes are small, but the cabinets, the wall and the hat are large and quick to fill.
