Coloring
Camel Coloring Page
About This Coloring Page
The camel is the one with the hump, which is the first thing every child points at, and the page draws it the way they picture it: a friendly camel standing in the desert, long neck, long legs, hump on its back, one palm tree beside it and a big round sun above.
The body is one big shape for a toddler to fill, the hump is the curve to trace with a finger before colouring, and the long legs are the thin careful lines for whoever wants them. The palm tree is a trunk with a few big leaves and the sun is a circle with rays.
Ask what is inside the hump and how long the camel can walk without a drink. Then ask what the sand feels like, and the page becomes the first desert a child has ever visited.
Skills Practiced
Fine Motor Skills
Animal Vocabulary
Geography Vocabulary
Observation
How to Use This Coloring Page
- Trace the hump first. One finger from the neck up over the hump and down to the tail. Then do it again with a crayon.
- Fill the body in one go. The big shape, one colour, legs and neck the same so it reads as one camel.
- Palm tree and sun last. One trunk, a few big leaves on top, a circle with rays. Ask how hot it is out there.