Snowman and Penguin Coloring Page

This snowman and penguin coloring page is about two good friends with one very long scarf. The red and white scarf wraps around the snowman's neck, stretches across the gap and ends up around the penguin. They stand together on a thick sheet of ice. The snowman wears a fisherman's bucket hat with a little hook on it and waves a stick arm at you. The penguin has a bobble hat and is holding a fishing pole.

The line drops through a round hole in the ice. Below it, the page opens into cold blue water, where four fish swim past waving seaweed and bubbles. A worm hangs just in front of one fish. Look at the bucket on the left and you will see he has already caught one.

Who will enjoy it

It is a medium page, best for ages 5 to 10. It usually takes about 30 minutes. Kids like the split view, because it shows two places at once: the air above and the water below. That also makes it easy to take a break, finishing the top half today and the bottom half tomorrow.

Snowman and penguin coloring page color ideas

Think of the page in three layers. The sky is pale blue, the ice is white, and the water is a stronger blue. Keeping those layers different is what makes the picture clear.

Color the penguin's back in dark navy or black, and leave his tummy and face white. Use orange for his beak and feet. The scarf has white bands in it, so choose one bold color for the rest. We used red. Teal would look just as nice, and purple is fun too.

Fish are the place for wild color. Ours are orange, yellow, pink and green, but your child can try stripes or dots. Add a bit of green for the seaweed and yellow for the sun.

Tips for ice and water

• Press lightly with a pale blue pencil along the jagged edge of the ice. It looks like the thick blue of a real glacier.
• Color the water in big side to side strokes, going around the fish. Do this last so you do not smudge them.
• Leave the bubbles white. If you fill them by mistake, a white gel pen can bring them back.
• Dark colors smear, so color the penguin from the top down and keep your hand above the wet or waxy part.

Penguin facts for your young fisher

The bird here looks a bit like an emperor penguin, the kind that lives on the ice in Antarctica. National Geographic says emperors eat fish, squid and krill and can dive to 1,850 feet, deeper than any other bird. They huddle in big groups to stay out of the wind, and they take turns moving between the warm middle and the cold edge. So sharing a scarf is not far off! Father penguins even hold the egg on their feet to keep it off the ice.

Friendship activities

The scarf gives you a simple way to talk about sharing. Ask your child what they share with a friend, then have them write two names on the white bands of the scarf. In class, kids can pair up and color one copy together, each taking a side.

For a math game, write a number on each fish and add them up. A younger child can count the fish and the bubbles. Then ask how many fish are left in the sea if the penguin catches one more.

You can also act out the huddle. Have everyone stand close, and let the kids on the outside move slowly into the middle.

More penguin pages

For a larger penguin, see the penguin coloring page. Younger kids may like the rounder kawaii penguin coloring page even more.

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