Coloring page Whale with a Broad Side Flipper

A smiling whale sits at the center of an underwater scene, facing left. Its large eyes and eyelashes give it a friendly expression, and a few oval spots decorate its upper body. Curved lines beneath its smile divide its belly into separate bands to color. A broad side flipper extends to the right with a gently rounded tip. Its raised tail reaches toward the wavy lines at the top of the scene. Long, winding aquatic plants grow on both sides of the whale. Below are clusters of tube-shaped and rounded forms, while small oval outlines dot the uneven seabed.

At home, settle in with your child after lunch and choose colors for each part of the whale together. Filling in the narrow bands on its belly helps build fine motor control and practice carefully guiding a pencil along the edges. This printable coloring page for kids offers both large areas of the whale’s body and smaller details in the surrounding plants. The underwater scene also invites a conversation about how the whale’s shape differs from the shapes around it. The flipper helps the whale steer as it swims. Try blue and turquoise on the flipper to highlight its curved outline and suggest movement through the water. With colored pencils, apply light layers from the edges toward the center, keeping the black lines visible.

Download and color this friendly whale and its underwater plants.