Princess Dress Coloring Page

This princess dress coloring page is all about the gown. A full length ball dress hangs from a hook in the middle of the sheet, with puffy sleeves, a fitted top and a wide skirt that sweeps out to the floor. A jeweled belt wraps around the waist. Scalloped layers fall down the skirt, and tiny hearts sit along the hem. Stars sparkle on the wall behind it.

With no person in the picture, every part of the dress can be planned by your child. Think of it as a fashion design sheet.

Design your own princess dress coloring page

Ask your child who the gown is for. A winter queen might wear ice blue with silver stars. A garden princess might choose green and pink. Once they have a person in mind, the colors come easily.

The top layer of the skirt and the panel under it can be two tones of one color. That gives a rich, layered look. Keep the belt bright, and let the jewel be a surprise color. The sleeves can match the panel. Then color the small hearts in a darker shade, or swap them for dots of glitter glue.

• Follow the folds with your strokes, from waist to hem.
• Press a bit harder near the waist to add shadow.
• Add lace by drawing small loops along the hem.

Fashion through the years

Real royal gowns were heavy and took months to sew. Some had hidden frames to hold the skirt out, and many were covered in real gems and gold thread. Some of them weighed many pounds. Wikipedia has a page on the ball gown.

Ask your child how they would run or climb in a skirt so wide. Then ask what they would change to make a dress for an adventure. Pockets are always the first request, and they are a very good idea.

Fashion designer play

Turn this page into a design studio. Print three copies, and draw a new look on each. One for a party, one for snow and one for the beach. Give every gown a name and a price. Hold a little fashion show by taping them to the wall, and let family members vote. Older kids can sketch the shoes and the crown that go with each dress.

Scraps of fabric or wrapping paper make the craft even better. Cut them to fit the skirt and glue them on. Foil from the kitchen makes a fine silver belt.

Good practice for small hands

The large skirt lets young children fill a big space, while the belt and stars give older kids some fine detail. If you are coloring with two kids at once, one can do the big parts and the other can do the small ones. It is a nice way to share a page.

Patterns are a good math skill as well. Ask your child to make a pattern on the hem, such as heart, dot, heart, dot. Seeing what comes next is one of the first steps in algebra, though you do not need to tell them that.

Who it suits

This sheet works for ages four to eleven. Any child who likes clothes, sewing or design can have fun with it.

Another small game is to color only the dress and then ask who it belongs to. Write that name on the hook at the top of the page, and your child has made a gown for a very specific person. It could be a grandmother, a friend or a character from a favorite book.

More royal sheets

Pair this princess dress coloring page with the princess shoes page and the princess tiara page for a whole outfit. The queen coloring page has another grand gown. See them all on our princess coloring pages hub.

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