Melting Snowman Coloring Page

This melting snowman coloring page is a soft and silly goodbye to winter. Spring has arrived, and our snowman is losing the battle in the nicest way. His body has slumped into a wide, drippy shape, his carrot nose hangs straight down, and his top hat is sliding over to one side. Two of his coal smile pieces have dropped onto his cheek. He just keeps smiling, with his eyes shut, enjoying the warm sun.

One stick arm reaches for a wooden sign that reads BACK NEXT WINTER. Above him, a grinning sun wears a pair of sunglasses. Sweat drops fly off his head, and two buttons float in the puddle at his feet. A frog has already claimed the puddle and sits on a lily pad. Tulips, daisies and butterflies finish the scene.

Who will laugh at this one

It is a medium page for ages 5 to 11, and it takes about 30 minutes. The humor is what sells it. Kids pick up on the sign and the sunglasses, and older ones get the joke right away. It is also a good page for the slow weeks of March, when kids are tired of winter and ready for something new.

Melting snowman coloring page color ideas

This is one of the few snowman pictures with no cold colors in the ground. Use a fresh spring green for the grass, and go lighter on the far hill. Make the sky a clean pale blue and the sun bright yellow with orange rays.

Keep the snowman white so he still looks like snow, then add a little pale blue near the bottom where he turns to water. The puddle can be the same pale blue, with a few darker lines for ripples.

Our sample uses a dark top hat with a red band and a small daisy. Three tulips bring in red, purple and yellow, and the butterflies can be any colors your child likes. Let the frog be bright green, so it jumps out against the water.

Tips for water and sunshine

• Blend yellow and orange on the sun rays by coloring yellow first and adding orange only at the tips.
• Color the sweat drops very pale. If they are too dark, they will look like rain.
• Use a white crayon on the puddle before the blue goes on. The wax resists a marker and gives a shiny spot.
• Go over the letters on the sign carefully, so the words stay easy to read.

Where does melted snow go?

Kids often ask this, and the answer is more interesting than you might think. The US Geological Survey says melting snow in spring raises the water level in rivers and streams. Some places depend on it. In some western states, as much as 75 percent of the water supply comes from snowmelt. So when your child turns on a tap, the water may have been a snowman not so long ago. That is a fun thought to share at the sink.

A melting experiment to try

Put an ice cube on a plate in a sunny window and another on a plate in the shade. Set a timer and check them every ten minutes. Which melts first? Older kids can write down the times and make a small chart at the bottom of the page.

If you still have snow, pack a small snowman into a bowl, bring it inside and watch what happens. Draw it at the start, then after one hour, and again after two. You will end up with your own three step melting story.

Kids can also write the snowman's goodbye note. Who will he miss? What will he do until next winter? A short note like this works for early writers, and it adds a sweet ending to a winter theme in class.

More spring pages

Once he has gone, the spring meadow coloring page picks up where this one leaves off. The tulip coloring page gives you a closer look at those flowers.

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