Little Duck Floating Near Cattails and Lily Pads
Coloring guide
This cheerful duckling is floating on a pond with its beak open in a big smile, looking off to the side with wide, shiny eyes. A small tuft of feathers sits on its head, and a rounded wing is tucked against its plump body. Ripples circle the duck in the water. Three lily pads drift close by, one on the left and two along the bottom, while a tall cattail with long, curved leaves grows from the water on the right. Bold lines and large shapes make this free printable a good match for preschoolers and early elementary kids. Sunny yellow suits the duckling, orange works for the beak, and soft greens fit the lily pads and cattail leaves. Brown is a natural pick for the top of the cattail. More like this: explore the Duck, Seals & Sea Lions and Reptiles coloring page collections.
A gentle color plan to get started — mix in your own anytime.
- golden yellow
- leaf green
- chocolate brown
- tangerine orange
- coral pink
A suggested order, zone by zone — skip around as you like.
- 1Color the duck's body, wings, and head in golden yellow, keeping the eye whites and the small eye shine spots white.
- 2Fill the lily pads and the reed leaves with leaf green, including the little base of grass at the water line.
- 3Color the cattail head chocolate brown and leave the thin stalk uncolored.
- 4Paint the beak and the lower edge of the beak in tangerine orange.
- 5Fill the open mouth with coral pink so it stands out against the yellow head.
- 6Optional: add a few light strokes of a darker yellow on the wing edges and a touch of green on the lily pads for depth.
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