Creative Arts cute lion Coloring Pages

Coloring page story

After a short rain, a big, happy puddle formed. Leo looked at his fluffy tail tuft. It looks like a paintbrush! he thought. He dipped the very tip of his tail into the brown, gooey mud. Swish, swoosh!

He found a big, flat rock and started to paint. He painted a swirly sun. He painted a wiggly snake. He painted a happy face. He was a jungle artist! When his mama called him for a nap, he left his beautiful paintings to dry.

Twist: When he came back, the sun had dried all the mud, and his paintings had vanished! The rock was a magic, disappearing canvas. Now he could paint new pictures tomorrow! Life Lesson: The fun is in the making, not just the keeping. Interactive Element: Let’s pretend our finger is a paintbrush. What should we paint in the air? A circle? A star?

Coloring page Age Appropriateness

This illustration is excellent for ages 3-5. The concept of painting is familiar and fun. The shapes on the rock (swirl, wiggle, face) are simple forms that children this age are learning to draw themselves, making the activity highly relatable. The large areas of the rock and Leo's body are easy to color.

Coloring Page Coloring Instructions

Leo is an artist, just like you! He's using his tail as a paintbrush. Let's color his paintings on the big rock. Can you make the sun outline yellow and the snake outline green? You can color Leo any way you want! What color do you think the muddy puddle outline should be? Brown? That's right! Have fun filling in all the empty shapes with your colors.

Coloring Page Printing Tips

For this artistic cute lion page, print on a slightly thicker paper like matte photo paper or cardstock. This will give the finished piece a quality feel, like a real page from a picture book. Ensure the printer's black ink is full to get those nice, solid outline strokes.

Recommended Tools

This page is perfect for a mixed-media approach! Use brown crayons or markers for the 'mud' puddle outline, and perhaps colored pencils for the more detailed line drawings on the rock. This encourages kids to think about which tool is best for each part of the outline drawing.