Cute Beach Ball

Bouncy and beaming, this single beach ball is about as friendly as a coloring page gets. The ball is large and round with wide curved panels and a cheerful smiley face, resting on smooth sand with lots of open space all around it. Because each panel is a big simple shape, even the littlest hands can color one section at a time, making this a great starter page for toddlers learning to stay roughly inside the lines. Beach balls are usually painted in bright stripes of different colors, so this is a perfect chance to use a whole rainbow on one toy. Alternating the colors around the ball helps young kids practice taking turns with crayons and noticing patterns as they go. The smiley face also makes a sweet first lesson in coloring around an expression without covering it. Print it on US Letter or A4 and give every panel a different bright color.