Lily Pad Dragonfly Beside a Water Lily

Coloring guide
Standing on a big round lily pad, this cartoon dragonfly wears a wide smile, sparkly round eyes and two curly antennae with little balls on top. Simple curved lines mark its four rounded wings, and the long segmented tail stretches back along the edge of the pad. Four thin legs keep it upright. Next to it, a water lily with layered pointed petals is in full bloom, and small ripple lines curve around the pad so it feels like a pond. Large shapes and bold lines make this a nice free printable for crayons or chunky markers, especially for preschoolers and early elementary kids. Soft blues and purples suit the wings, with green for the pad and pink for the petals. The striped tail is also handy for practicing two alternating colors. This page is part of our Dragonfly coloring pages collection — check out Owl and Shark too.
A gentle color plan to get started — mix in your own anytime.
- leaf green
- pale blue
- sky blue
- light pink
- rose pink
- golden yellow
- bright blue
- light yellow
- coral red
A suggested order, zone by zone — skip around as you like.
- 1Color the big lily pad in leaf green, leaving the thin vein lines unpainted.
- 2Fill the dragonfly's round head and body with sky blue, then paint both pairs of wings in pale blue.
- 3Color the striped tail with bright blue and golden yellow bands, adding one light yellow band in the middle.
- 4Paint the water lily petals in light pink and rose pink, and fill the center stamen with golden yellow.
- 5Add the antenna tips in golden yellow and the smile in coral red, keeping the eyes, legs and background white.
- 6Optional: add a few darker strokes of sky blue or bright blue along the wing edges and body for depth.
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