Mermaid Waving with a Starfish Coloring Page

About this page

A raised starfish and an open waving hand give this mermaid a lively greeting pose. The starfish sits on the left of the drawing, above a scallop shell with wide ribs. Bubbles fill small spaces around her arms, and a plain sandy mound supports the shell below. Her hair falls around her face without covering the hands. A short-sleeved shirt decorated with stars meets the smooth tail at the waist, and the tail curves toward a pointed fin on the right. Try coloring the held starfish first so the greeting stays the center of attention. A warm orange starfish can stand out against cool blue bubbles and a sea-green tail. Keep the shirt stars a different shade from the starfish to distinguish the printed pattern from the object in her hand. The wide shell sections suit alternating bands of color. For a storytelling activity, ask who the mermaid is waving to and leave the background white until the answer suggests a setting.

In this picture

• waving mermaid
• starfish
• open scallop shell
• sand mound
• bubbles
• star-patterned shirt
• curved tail

Coloring ideas

• Use orange for the raised starfish and lemon yellow for the stars printed on the shirt.
• Choose sea green for the tail and pale blue for the separate bubbles around the arms.
• Alternate mauve and cream in the open shell below the starfish.

Suggested palette

• orange
• lemon yellow
• sea green
• pale blue
• mauve
• cream

Good for

• sea-life greeting card
• character storytelling

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.