Unicorn Cupcake Coloring Page

This unicorn cupcake coloring page turns one giant cupcake into a very cute character. The wrapper has neat straight pleats, and the frosting piles up in big soft swirls. Two pointed ears and a tall gold horn poke out of the top, and a sleepy little face smiles from the icing. Colored sprinkles sit on the swirls, while hearts, stars and dots float around the sheet.

It is a single large object, which suits kids who feel lost on a busy page. Nearly every shape is big enough for a fat crayon.

How to color a unicorn cupcake coloring page

The wrapper is a great place for a pattern. Color every other pleat in pink, and leave the rest white. You could also do a rainbow going across, one color for each pleat. Keep the lines straight by going up and down, and not side to side.

The frosting has three layers, so try three soft colors. White at the base, pink in the middle and lilac on top looks tasty. Give each sprinkle its own bright color. Use yellow or gold for the horn and pale pink for the inside of each ear. A cream background will keep it all feeling light.

• Press softly on the frosting so it looks fluffy.
• Add a shiny cherry beside the horn if you like.
• Use a metallic pen on the sprinkles.

Bake a real one

Unicorn cupcakes are simple to make at home. Bake plain vanilla cupcakes and let them cool. Fill a piping bag with two or three colors of frosting side by side, and swirl it on. Make the horn from a sugar cone sprayed with edible gold, or use a small paper cone. Cut ears from fondant or paper. Close the eyes with two little lines of black icing.

Show your child the colored sheet first. They can then copy their design onto the real thing, which gives their art a job to do.

A short math break

Cupcakes work well for early math. Count the pleats on the wrapper. Then count the sprinkles and sort them by color. Next, ask a sharing question. If six friends come to a party and each wants two cupcakes, how many do you need? Draw them to find out.

A real muffin tin works the same way. Twelve cups make a nice model for arrays and groups, and cupcakes have been baked in small cups for about two hundred years.

Good for little hands

Coloring helps young children build the grip they need for writing. A big, simple picture like this lets them work on control without feeling frustrated. Show them how to hold a crayon with three fingers, and let them go at their own pace. If they color outside the lines, that is fine. Each try builds strength.

Use a thick marker to go over the outline if your child has trouble seeing the edges. It gives them a clear target and a nice feeling of success.

Party ideas

Print a small stack for a birthday party. Each guest can color a cupcake, cut it out and tape it to a straw to make a cupcake topper. They look sweet on a table, and kids can take them home.

The sleepy face

The sleepy face on the frosting needs very little. Leave the eyes as two dark curves and give the cheeks a light pink. Short strokes work best around the small mouth.

More sweet treats

Now that your unicorn cupcake coloring page is finished, take a look at the unicorn cake coloring page and the unicorn ice cream coloring page. More tasty drawings wait on our food coloring pages hub, and every horned friend is on the unicorn coloring pages hub.

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