Folk Art Butterfly Page for Sugar Skull Fans
Coloring guide
At the center of this page sits a cheerful butterfly with big sparkly eyes, a happy smile and two curly antennae that spiral at the tips. Each wing is packed with folk-art details: large round flowers, little hearts, swirls, teardrops, dotted borders and smaller blossoms along the lower edges. Underneath is a single ruffled, layered flower with pointed leaves on both sides. Big and small shapes mix together, so it's good for kids who like to switch between broad areas and fine detail, and the festive patterns carry the Día de Muertos spirit. You could color the big wing flowers orange and pink, fill the hearts with red and use purple or turquoise on the swirls. No sign-up is needed to print this free page. Love this Sugar Skulls (Día de Muertos) coloring page? You might also enjoy our Jesus / Bible and Good Friday coloring pages.
A gentle color plan to get started — mix in your own anytime.
- sky blue
- bubblegum pink
- golden yellow
- tangerine orange
- lavender purple
- cherry red
- teal
- mint green
- pale aqua
A suggested order, zone by zone — skip around as you like.
- 1Start by filling the big wings with sky blue, both the upper and lower sections, going around the dots and swirls.
- 2Color the outer petals of the big flowers on the wings lavender purple, then fill the inner petals with bubblegum pink.
- 3Paint the head and the thorax segments golden yellow, and the body stripes tangerine orange, leaving the eyes white for a friendly look.
- 4Add cherry red to the two little hearts on the wings, and pale aqua to the small flowers and dotted edges near the wing tips.
- 5Fill the top wing leaves with teal and mint green, and color the big flower at the bottom with bubblegum pink petals and a golden yellow center.
- 6Optional: Add a darker blue edge along the wing outlines or a few tiny white highlights on the petals to make the design pop.
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