Mermaid Under the Moon Coloring Page

About this page

A big crescent moon hangs in the upper right of the page, and a mermaid floats below it, looking up at it with a soft smile. Her long hair drifts out behind her to the left, her arms are held loosely out to the sides, and she wears a plain sleeveless top that ends in a V at the waist. The tail curves down and to the left in a smooth S-shape with two long stripes and ends in a double fin. Aside from the moon and the mermaid, the page is bare. The moon is a single thick curved shape that works as a clean area for any color, and the tail stripes offer an easy pattern. For young kids, this is a calm, easy page, handy for a bedtime mood.

In this picture

• mermaid
• crescent moon
• sleeveless top
• long hair
• tail stripes
• tail fin

Coloring ideas

• Color the moon in pale yellow and leave a ring of white around the edge
• Use night colors on the tail: deep blue and violet stripes
• Make her hair silver or a very light color as if lit by the moon
• Add small dots around the moon in pencil to look like faint stars

Suggested palette

• moon yellow
• midnight blue
• silver
• violet
• pale pink
• teal

Good for

• Bedtime or sleepover theme
• Moon-phase unit warm-up
• Calm-down activity in the evening

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.