Balloon Time for a Baby Elephant
Coloring guide
On a small grassy hill, a baby elephant has its trunk wrapped around the string of a big round balloon floating above. Its eyes look up at the balloon, and its mouth is open in a cheerful grin. It has large floppy ears, a little tuft of hair on its head and a tail with a tiny tufted tip. A daisy-style flower with leaves sits on each side, and a few grass tufts dot the ground. Big shapes and clean, bold lines make this free printable a good choice for preschoolers and early elementary kids working on pencil control. A light gray or sky blue elephant looks lovely next to a bright red balloon, and yellow or pink petals finish things off. Regular paper works fine for crayons or markers. Kids who like Elephant coloring pages usually enjoy Wolves and Lion too.
A gentle color plan to get started — mix in your own anytime.
- cool gray
- coral pink
- golden yellow
- leaf green
- cream white
- charcoal gray
- orange
- hot pink
- bright red
- warm gray
A suggested order, zone by zone — skip around as you like.
- 1Color the elephant's body, head, trunk, and legs with cool gray, leaving the balloon and its shine white.
- 2Fill the large ear and the inside of the trunk with coral pink, and add a hot pink tongue in the open mouth.
- 3Color the tail in charcoal gray and the small shadow under the belly in warm gray.
- 4Paint the balloon knot bright red, and leave the bright shine on the balloon white.
- 5Fill the flower petals with golden yellow, the centers with orange, and the leaves with leaf green.
- 6Finish with the cream white toenails on the feet, and keep the flower stems and background white. Optional: add light shading with a slightly darker gray along the belly and legs.
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