Dragon Kite Flying Day for Chinese New Year
Coloring guide
On a grassy hill, a smiling boy in a hooded sweatshirt, shorts and sneakers holds the spool of a kite string high in one hand. At the far end, a friendly dragon-shaped kite soars across the sky with wings spread wide, big eyes, little horns and a long curling tail with spiky scales. A leafy tree stands on the left behind him, rounded bushes run along the hilltop, and fluffy clouds float around the dragon. Tufts of grass dot the foreground. Large shapes work for younger children, and the wing panels and tail spikes give older kids some fun detail. Red and gold on the wings and tail bring in a festive Chinese New Year feel, and soft greens for the tree with a light blue sky finish it off. Free to print for a holiday activity at home or in class. Kids who like Chinese New Year coloring pages usually enjoy Halloween and Gingerbread House too.
A gentle color plan to get started — mix in your own anytime.
- leaf green
- sky blue
- orange
- forest green
- warm brown
- skin peach
- bright blue
- tan
- lime green
- pale yellow
- golden yellow
A suggested order, zone by zone — skip around as you like.
- 1Start with the sky: color the three fluffy clouds sky blue, leaving the white outlines around them as they are.
- 2Fill the big tree top and its left edge with leaf green, then color the trunk warm brown and the bushes forest green.
- 3Color the kite wings orange, the dragon's belly and tail stripes pale yellow, and the dragon's head, neck and tail lime green.
- 4Fill the boy's hoodie and sleeves bright blue, his hair warm brown, his face and hands skin peach, and his shorts tan. Color one sneaker bright blue and leave the other white.
- 5Add golden yellow to the dragon's ear fins, lime green to its claws, and keep the shoe laces and background white for contrast.
- 6Optional: add a slightly darker shade of each color along one side of the shapes to give them a bit more depth.
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