Parasaurolophus and Leaf Coloring Page

About this page

A duck-billed dinosaur walks to the left on four steady legs, its head lowered a little and a long curved crest sweeping back from the top of the skull. A big, veined leaf rests on the ground in front of the left side of the page, as if it might be a snack. The dinosaur's body has a few soft curved lines for shoulders and hips, and its thin tail tapers to a point on the right. Each foot shows three rounded toes. There are no other plants or ground details, so the page stays plain and open. The crest, body and leaf are the main spaces, and the leaf's center vein and short side veins give a little extra to color. It is an easy page for young kids who want a calm, natural dinosaur.

In this picture

• parasaurolophus
• head crest
• leaf
• leaf veins
• four legs
• toes
• tapered tail

Coloring ideas

• Color the leaf in two greens, with the vein lines picked out in a darker shade
• Give the head crest a bright stripe of its own
• Make the body a soft earthy color like brown or gray-green
• Add a line of ground in brown under the feet with a crayon

Suggested palette

• leaf green
• earth brown
• teal
• ochre
• gray
• orange

Good for

• Plant-eating dinosaurs lesson
• Nature-walk follow-up sheet
• Quiet-time page for a small child

Coloring tips

• Start with the largest areas, then add detail.
• Test markers on spare paper to prevent bleed-through.
• Use lighter layers first when working with colored pencils.

Print guide

1. Choose the PDF that matches your paper size.
2. Print at 100% scale or “actual size”.
3. Use portrait orientation and normal print quality.