Sitting Stegosaurus Coloring Page

About this page

Sitting back on its haunches with its front feet planted, a baby stegosaurus faces left and looks out with a gentle smile. A row of tall, pointed plates climbs from its neck down the arched back and gets smaller toward the tail, which curls around at the lower right and carries a few spikes at its base. A handful of oval spots of varied sizes decorate the shoulder, and the chest and throat show soft belly bands. The feet have rounded toes lined up along the bottom of the page. There is no ground line and nothing else on the page, so the chunky body fills the space. The plates are the key shapes, each one a clear area on its own, which makes this an easy page for toddlers and young kids who like to color in rows.

In this picture

• baby stegosaurus
• back plates
• tail spikes
• body spots
• belly bands
• curled tail
• toes

Coloring ideas

• Give the plates a rainbow, with each one its own color from neck to tail
• Color the belly bands in a lighter shade than the back
• Make the spots a deep color against a soft body
• Use one bright color for all the tail spikes

Suggested palette

• plate orange
• olive green
• yellow
• purple
• cream
• red

Good for

• Dinosaur birthday table
• Toddler color-by-choice activity
• Welcome sign for a dino room

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.