Starfish on the Nose of a Baby Dolphin

Coloring guide
Leaning back with a big round eye, a smiling baby dolphin balances a cheerful little starfish right on the tip of its snout. The starfish has a happy face and small circles on each arm, which are fun details for small hands to color. The dolphin's flippers and tail curve out to the sides, and a curved line along its belly shows where the lighter underside starts. Along the bottom, the sandy sea floor holds a scallop shell, a spiral shell, a second ruffled shell, scattered pebbles and tiny dots of sand. Lines are bold and shapes are fairly large, so preschoolers and early elementary kids can handle it, and it prints free as a PDF. Try soft blue and gray on the dolphin and an orange or yellow starfish so it pops against the nose. Love this Dolphin coloring page? You might also enjoy our Dogs and Bat coloring pages.
A gentle color plan to get started — mix in your own anytime.
- sky blue
- coral pink
- lavender purple
- peach
- cream
- light gray
- orange
A suggested order, zone by zone — skip around as you like.
- 1Color the dolphin body, both flippers and the dorsal fin with sky blue, leaving the eye white and the bright eye highlight untouched.
- 2Fill the starfish arms with orange, keeping the small round spots on the starfish white.
- 3Color the left scallop shell with coral pink and the right scallop shell with lavender purple, working from the ridges outward.
- 4Fill the spiral shell with peach on its outer curls and cream on its inner top part.
- 5Color the dolphin's open mouth with coral pink and color the three small pebbles light gray.
- 6Optional: Add a little darker blue along the dolphin's belly and under the fins for a bit of depth.
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Mama Dolphin Swimming Close to Her Baby

Three Happy Dolphins in a Family Swim with Bubbles

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