Sleepy Matryoshka Doll in a Rocking Cradle
Coloring guide
On this free printable page, a matryoshka doll lies snug in a wooden rocking cradle. Her headscarf is tied at the chin, and she has big eyes, long lashes, round cheeks and a tiny smile. Her head rests on a soft pillow, and a scalloped-edge blanket with flowers and hearts covers her. The cradle has curved rocker feet, plank sides and a big heart on the front panel, and three stars dangle on strings above like a baby mobile. Large shapes and clear lines suit preschoolers and early elementary kids. For a calm bedtime look, color the scarf and blanket bright red, add yellow flower centers and pink hearts, and use soft blue or purple for the stars. Looking for more? Our Sugar Skulls (Día de Muertos) and Good Friday coloring pages pair nicely with this Matryoshka Dolls page.
A gentle color plan to get started — mix in your own anytime.
- cream yellow
- light brown
- sky blue
- dark brown
- hot pink
- pale blue
- peach skin
- bright yellow
- caramel orange
- golden yellow
- rose blush
A suggested order, zone by zone — skip around as you like.
- 1Start with the blanket and pillows: color the blanket sky blue and the pillows pale blue, leaving the scalloped trim and the flower shapes on the blanket white.
- 2Color the headscarf and the bow in hot pink, then fill the face with peach skin tone.
- 3Add rose blush on both cheeks and color the hair light brown, leaving the eye whites white.
- 4Color the cradle frame and rockers in dark brown and light brown, and the wooden rim in caramel orange.
- 5Fill the front panel and posts with cream yellow, the post tops in golden yellow, the heart on the panel in hot pink, and the hanging stars in bright yellow.
- 6Optional: add a few darker strokes on the rockers and blanket edges to give the drawing some depth.
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