Friendly Bee and Ladybug Sharing a Leaf
Coloring guide
A bee and a little ladybug sit side by side on a big curved leaf, and each one lifts a hand in a friendly wave. The bee has two round antennae, big sparkly eyes, striped body segments and two large wings. The ladybug has its own antennae, a happy open-mouth smile and a shell dotted with round spots. The leaf has a bold center vein, and underneath are tall blades of grass and a small spotted mushroom in the bottom corner. Thick, clean outlines and large open areas make it easy for preschoolers and early elementary kids who are still working on pencil control. It's a free printable that fits a quiet afternoon or a spring bug lesson. Yellow and black for the bee, bright red for the ladybug and fresh greens for the leaf and grass all work well. A soft red or orange cap finishes the mushroom. Browse more Bee coloring pages, or explore Puppies and Cats for even more fun.
A gentle color plan to get started — mix in your own anytime.
- golden yellow
- sky blue
- bright red
- black
- leaf green
- dark gray
- cream
- pale blue
- coral pink
A suggested order, zone by zone — skip around as you like.
- 1Fill the big leaf and the grass blades on both sides with leaf green.
- 2Color the bee's wings sky blue, leaving a little pale blue on the raised arm, and color the bee's head, arms, legs and antenna tips golden yellow.
- 3Color the bee's body stripes black and the ladybug's head and legs dark gray.
- 4Fill the ladybug's shell and the mushroom cap with bright red, and color the mushroom stem cream.
- 5Add black spots to the ladybug's shell, and color both smiles coral pink while keeping the mushroom spots white.
- 6Optional: Leave the eye whites, eye shines and the ladybug's waving hand white, and add a light touch of darker shading along the bee's stripes for depth.
