Easy dinosaur coloring pages for toddlers

Dinosaurs without the scary parts

Many children love dinosaurs long before they can say the names. Most dinosaur pictures, though, are full of teeth, claws and scales: too scary for some children and too detailed for small hands. Our dinosaurs are babies. They hatch from eggs, munch leaves and say hello.

Every dinosaur page has big round shapes and thick outlines, with no scale patterns and no busy jungle in the background. That leaves large areas to fill, which is what children of 2 to 5 enjoy most.

Pages marked Very simple, like the dino hatching from an egg, suit the youngest children. Pages marked Simple add a few small extras, such as leaves or footprints, for children who want more to color.

Ideas while you color

• There's no wrong dinosaur color

  Nobody knows exactly what color dinosaurs were, so pink, blue or striped are all correct. Tell your child that and watch them choose.

• Big and small

  Talk about the baby dinosaur in its egg and how big its mom might be. It's an easy way to practice big and small.

• Add the sound effects

  Roar quietly, stomp gently, crack the egg. Little sounds keep young children at the table a bit longer.

• Start with the egg

  The big round egg is the easiest shape on the page. Coloring it first gives a quick win before the smaller parts.