Rose Meets Dandelion Friendship Coloring Pages

Coloring page story

In a perfect garden, a beautiful, proud rose stood tall. Next to her grew a fuzzy, yellow dandelion. "Hmph," thought the rose. "He's just a weed." She wouldn't talk to him.

One day, a strong wind blew through the garden. The rose shivered, afraid her beautiful petals would all blow away. She held them as tightly as she could.

The dandelion wasn't scared. He smiled and let the wind carry his fluffy white seeds all over the garden. Whoosh! "Whee! Go see the world, little ones!" he cheered.

Unexpected Twist: A little girl came into the garden. She picked the dandelion, closed her eyes, and made a wish before blowing his last seeds away. Then she went to the rose, but she didn't pick it. She just leaned in and whispered, "You are too beautiful to pick. I'll let you stay."

The rose realized they were both special in their own way. "Your seeds make wishes," the rose said to the dandelion stem. "And my petals make people smile." They became garden friends.

Coloring page Age Appropriateness

The use of anthropomorphic faces on the flowers makes the emotional story of their friendship immediately understandable to 3-5-year-olds. The characters are distinct and simple. The theme of 'different but both special' is a key social-emotional concept for this age group, and visualizing it with friendly roses and dandelions makes it accessible.

Coloring Page Coloring Instructions

These two flowers just became friends! Let's color them. You can make the tall rose a beautiful red or pink. The dandelion stem is green, and you can color the floating seeds white or yellow. What color is the little girl's dress? You get to decide! Let's make this garden a happy, friendly place with our colors.

Coloring Page Printing Tips

Print on standard A4 or Letter paper. The composition is simple, so a standard quality print will be perfectly fine. This page is great for discussions about friendship while coloring.

Recommended Tools

A mix of tools could be fun here. Use markers for the bold color of the rose, and crayons for the soft, fuzzy look of the dandelion seeds. This encourages kids to think about different textures while they color.