Kawaii Cloud Coloring Page

A puffy white cloud with a huge smile floats across the top of this kawaii cloud coloring page. A six band rainbow arches out from behind it, and three raindrops with faces of their own hang out under the arch. Daisies and grass fill the bottom of the page, and stars twinkle high in the sky.

This is a happy, simple picture for ages 3 to 8. The cloud is a single large shape, and the rainbow gives kids a clear job to do. It takes 15 to 20 minutes, and most of that goes into the bands.

Color the rainbow first

Let kids start with the rainbow. It is the part they want most, and an early win keeps them going all the way down to the daisies at the very bottom of the page. It has six bands that follow one another in a neat curve. From the outside in, you can go red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. Say the colors out loud as you go, since this is an easy way to learn the order.

Crayons work well on long curves if you follow the shape of the band. Turn the paper as you move around the arch. Doing that keeps your hand in a comfortable spot and helps you stay in the lines.

Kawaii cloud coloring page color ideas

White is fine. You could leave the cloud alone and be done. For something softer, go with a pale pink or lilac cloud on a blue sky. Cotton candy skies are a kawaii favorite, so try pink fading into light purple.

The raindrops look great in three shades of blue. Make one dark, one medium and one very light, then ask your child which drop is the big brother. Yellow stars are always a safe bet, though silver or pale pink can look just as nice.

Down below, the hills are ready for green. Two shades will keep them from blending into one flat shape. White petals with yellow centers make the daisies stand out, and a child who loves pink can change them to match the cheeks.

Little tricks for a puffy cloud

White on white is hard to see. Shade the cloud with a very light blue or gray. Do this along the bottom edge and under each bump. Rub it gently with a tissue and the color will melt into the paper.

Sky color helps too. When you color around the cloud, the white shape jumps forward. Go slowly near the bumps, or leave a thin white gap around the whole cloud for a glowing look.

The open mouth is tiny and has room for just a dab of pink or red. Use a pencil point rather than a marker tip, and you will not lose the shape.

What is a cloud made of?

This is a good question to ask on a walk. Clouds look solid. They are not. Each one is made of tiny bits of water, ice or both. They form when water vapor in the air condenses. That comes from NOAA's JetStream weather school, a free guide from the US weather agency.

Here is a simple way to show the idea at home. Breathe on a cold window or mirror. The foggy patch you see forms in much the same way, as water vapor from your breath turns into tiny drops.

Weather games to play

Go outside after you finish and look up. Ask your child to find a cloud shaped like an animal, and draw what they see on the back of the page. Keep the sheet on the fridge and add a new drawing each day for a week.

In a classroom, this picture works for a weather chart. Students can color a cloud for each rainy day and count them at the end of the month. Younger kids can cut out the raindrops and sort them by size, from smallest to largest.

More sunny pages

Rainbow fans will want the rainbow coloring page next. For a little more rain and a very wet green friend, try the kawaii frog coloring page. The kawaii coloring pages collection has plenty more smiling shapes.

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