Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages (Free PDF Printables)

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By: Papaya Ink Team · Last updated: October 14, 2026

Round cheeks, big bright eyes and a tail covered in scales that beg for color – cute mermaid coloring pages are an easy way to spend a calm half hour under the sea. Every sheet here is an original Papaya Ink drawing: no characters borrowed from any film or show, just our own mermaids and the company they keep down there – fish, seahorses and other gentle sea creatures. Styles run from chunky kawaii and chibi mermaids with simple shapes to elegant, finely detailed mermaids in pearls and lace.

The pages come in two kinds. Classic black and white sheets are full-page line art, ready for your own palette. Color sample sheets show the finished picture in full color on the top half and the same drawing as clean line art below, with a dashed line between them – copy the palette shade for shade, or treat it as a suggestion and invent your own ocean. The Show me buttons above the pictures switch between all pages, black and white only, or pages with a color sample. Click any picture and the PDF opens – it is sized for US Letter and fits A4 as well. On a black and white printer the color sample prints in gray, while the outlines stay crisp.

A few habits make mermaid coloring sheets come alive. Blend a few neighboring shades along the tail – teal into green, pink into violet – and leave a sliver of white paper on each scale for shine. Keep the water lighter near the top of the scene and deeper toward the sand, and the picture gains depth at once. Hair looks best in long strokes that follow the waves. The detailed sheets are made for adults and teens with fine-tip pens or sharp pencils; the simpler, bolder ones are friendly to younger hands and to anyone who wants a quick, cheerful page.

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Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Hat fitting on the seabed: a red hibiscus is lowered onto a striped snail, who looks delighted with the result, while a fish in matching stripes supervises. Bold, simple shapes - an easy one to start with. — Hat fitting on the seabed: a red hibiscus is lowered onto a striped snail, who looks delighted with the result, while a fish in matching stripes supervises. Bold, simple shapes – an easy one to start with.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Deep among sunken columns, the only lamp is a small anglerfish with a glowing lure. She rests her chin on her hand and listens to whatever it has to say. Detailed - the embroidered sleeves and long waves of hair reward fine-tip pens. — Deep among sunken columns, the only lamp is a small anglerfish with a glowing lure. She rests her chin on her hand and listens to whatever it has to say. Detailed – the embroidered sleeves and long waves of hair reward fine-tip pens.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Three seahorses line up to swim through a hoop of braided seaweed and pearls, held steady by a chibi mermaid with a starfish pinned in her short curls. — Three seahorses line up to swim through a hoop of braided seaweed and pearls, held steady by a chibi mermaid with a starfish pinned in her short curls.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Northern lights ripple over the ice floes as a silver-haired mermaid leans on the waterline to boop a baby narwhal on the nose. Detailed - the scene is split above and below the surface, so the blues can shift from sky to deep water. — Northern lights ripple over the ice floes as a silver-haired mermaid leans on the waterline to boop a baby narwhal on the nose. Detailed – the scene is split above and below the surface, so the blues can shift from sky to deep water.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Tea is served on a scallop-shell table. The guest of honor is a spotted seal pup holding its cup in both flippers, and a small yellow fish has squeezed in behind the teapot. — Tea is served on a scallop-shell table. The guest of honor is a spotted seal pup holding its cup in both flippers, and a small yellow fish has squeezed in behind the teapot.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Hand in hand, two friends spin in a circle until their hair flies out behind them, with a fan-tailed goldfish twirling in the middle of the dance. — Hand in hand, two friends spin in a circle until their hair flies out behind them, with a fan-tailed goldfish twirling in the middle of the dance.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Cheek to cheek with a baby whale - her arms barely reach halfway around, and neither of them seems to mind. Two small striped fish drift in through the bubbles to watch. — Cheek to cheek with a baby whale – her arms barely reach halfway around, and neither of them seems to mind. Two small striped fish drift in through the bubbles to watch.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Getting ready at a vanity made of shells and pearls, she pins a hibiscus into her hair while a curious blue fish discovers its own reflection. Detailed - lace sleeves, a long fanned tail and strings of pearls. — Getting ready at a vanity made of shells and pearls, she pins a hibiscus into her hair while a curious blue fish discovers its own reflection. Detailed – lace sleeves, a long fanned tail and strings of pearls.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Seashells work as bubble pipes down here. Each bubble comes out with a star inside, and the striped fish between the two mermaids has claimed one for itself. — Seashells work as bubble pipes down here. Each bubble comes out with a star inside, and the striped fish between the two mermaids has claimed one for itself.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Quiet handiwork on a flowered rock: large pearls go onto a ribbon one at a time, and a pair of goldfish hold the ends so nothing slips. Detailed - a beaded bodice and a meadow of small sea flowers. — Quiet handiwork on a flowered rock: large pearls go onto a ribbon one at a time, and a pair of goldfish hold the ends so nothing slips. Detailed – a beaded bodice and a meadow of small sea flowers.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Snack time with a sea bunny - the tiny white sea slug with rabbit ears. The mermaid stretches out on a warm rock and picks a berry from the shell bowl while a clownfish eyes the rest. — Snack time with a sea bunny – the tiny white sea slug with rabbit ears. The mermaid stretches out on a warm rock and picks a berry from the shell bowl while a clownfish eyes the rest.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Long silk ribbons loop through the water as she dances, and a baby stingray glides underneath, flapping along in time. The ribbons cross the whole sheet, so choose their color first. — Long silk ribbons loop through the water as she dances, and a baby stingray glides underneath, flapping along in time. The ribbons cross the whole sheet, so choose their color first.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Workshop day on a flat rock: the toy submarine is in pieces, and an octopus hands over the propeller with one arm while keeping the others free for the wrench and the screwdriver. — Workshop day on a flat rock: the toy submarine is in pieces, and an octopus hands over the propeller with one arm while keeping the others free for the wrench and the screwdriver.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Smooth pebbles become petals. She sets the last stones of a flower mosaic on a boulder as a small octopus brings one more. Detailed - a floral tunic and long waves of hair. — Smooth pebbles become petals. She sets the last stones of a flower mosaic on a boulder as a small octopus brings one more. Detailed – a floral tunic and long waves of hair.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Bedtime in a shell-shaped bed: a leaf-print blanket is pulled up over a little fish that is already asleep, the storybook left open on the floor. Detailed - seaweed curtains and a room full of small treasures. — Bedtime in a shell-shaped bed: a leaf-print blanket is pulled up over a little fish that is already asleep, the storybook left open on the floor. Detailed – seaweed curtains and a room full of small treasures.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Inside the old chest: not gold, but scallops, conches and ropes of pearls. Two friends sort through the find while a crab marches off with the key. Detailed. — Inside the old chest: not gold, but scallops, conches and ropes of pearls. Two friends sort through the find while a crab marches off with the key. Detailed.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Pearls spill from a giant clam and a chibi mermaid catches them in a woven basket, cheered on by a pair of round, smiling fish. — Pearls spill from a giant clam and a chibi mermaid catches them in a woven basket, cheered on by a pair of round, smiling fish.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Arms wide, she rides the curl of a breaking wave side by side with a grinning dolphin. Foam and spray circle the whole sheet - a good page for blending blues into white. — Arms wide, she rides the curl of a breaking wave side by side with a grinning dolphin. Foam and spray circle the whole sheet – a good page for blending blues into white.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Stitch by stitch, a patchwork quilt of shells, starfish and leaves comes together. A crab holds the far corner straight, and the sewing kit sits in an open shell. Detailed. — Stitch by stitch, a patchwork quilt of shells, starfish and leaves comes together. A crab holds the far corner straight, and the sewing kit sits in an open shell. Detailed.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Home is a giant conch with a staircase winding up to a cushioned nook. She sits listening to a seashell while a baby turtle waits its turn and a fish looks in through the round window. Very detailed - shelves, lanterns and porthole views. — Home is a giant conch with a staircase winding up to a cushioned nook. She sits listening to a seashell while a baby turtle waits its turn and a fish looks in through the round window. Very detailed – shelves, lanterns and porthole views.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Snow does not work underwater, so this snowman is built from bubbles. A conch goes on as the hat, seaweed as the scarf, and a penguin chick waves its approval. — Snow does not work underwater, so this snowman is built from bubbles. A conch goes on as the hat, seaweed as the scarf, and a penguin chick waves its approval.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - A driftwood ring, strings of shells, starfish and beads: she hangs the finished mobile from a coral branch as a pair of little jellyfish float up for a closer look. — A driftwood ring, strings of shells, starfish and beads: she hangs the finished mobile from a coral branch as a pair of little jellyfish float up for a closer look.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Your move. Shells against starfish on a board set on a coral table - she thinks with her chin in her hand, while the baby stingray already knows where its next piece goes. — Your move. Shells against starfish on a board set on a coral table – she thinks with her chin in her hand, while the baby stingray already knows where its next piece goes.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Curled up in a clam-shell armchair with bookshelves on both sides, she reads aloud and a small fish follows every word over her shoulder. Detailed - embroidered sleeves, cushions and pearl trim. — Curled up in a clam-shell armchair with bookshelves on both sides, she reads aloud and a small fish follows every word over her shoulder. Detailed – embroidered sleeves, cushions and pearl trim.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Every hermit crab deserves a well-dressed shell. This one gets a big hibiscus on top and lifts a claw in thanks. Open shapes and clean outlines. — Every hermit crab deserves a well-dressed shell. This one gets a big hibiscus on top and lifts a claw in thanks. Open shapes and clean outlines.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - X marks the spot. Two mermaids trace the dotted line across an old map, a curious fish reads along, and a rocky archway waits in the distance. — X marks the spot. Two mermaids trace the dotted line across an old map, a curious fish reads along, and a rocky archway waits in the distance.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Pinwheels spin underwater too, if the current is right. Hers is folded from seaweed leaves, and a spotted stingray swoops in to watch it turn. — Pinwheels spin underwater too, if the current is right. Hers is folded from seaweed leaves, and a spotted stingray swoops in to watch it turn.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Showtime at the shell theater: a mermaid puppet on one hand, a fish puppet on the other, and a front row of crabs applauding with their claws. — Showtime at the shell theater: a mermaid puppet on one hand, a fish puppet on the other, and a front row of crabs applauding with their claws.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - All aboard the shell train! A smiling engine pulls its little cars along the sand, carrying a starfish and two fish past a sandcastle. — All aboard the shell train! A smiling engine pulls its little cars along the sand, carrying a starfish and two fish past a sandcastle.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Freshly knitted and long enough to wrap twice, the striped scarf goes around a very happy baby manatee. The yarn basket is still full, so more may follow. Detailed - knit patterns and a printed tunic. — Freshly knitted and long enough to wrap twice, the striped scarf goes around a very happy baby manatee. The yarn basket is still full, so more may follow. Detailed – knit patterns and a printed tunic.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Four scallop shells hang in a row from a coral branch like bells, and she taps them with a small mallet for an audience of two wide-eyed fish. Large sea flowers fill the corner. — Four scallop shells hang in a row from a coral branch like bells, and she taps them with a small mallet for an audience of two wide-eyed fish. Large sea flowers fill the corner.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - A diamond kite of glass-thin panes and ribbon tails flies on the current instead of the wind. She lets out the string from a spool, and a spotted manta ray glides alongside to see how high it goes. Detailed - a long braid, layered fins and a reef in the distance. — A diamond kite of glass-thin panes and ribbon tails flies on the current instead of the wind. She lets out the string from a spool, and a spotted manta ray glides alongside to see how high it goes. Detailed – a long braid, layered fins and a reef in the distance.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Tied between two corals, a wide kelp leaf makes a hammock, and the baby turtle in it is already asleep, hugging a starfish. One more gentle push keeps it rocking. Big shells and bold shapes. — Tied between two corals, a wide kelp leaf makes a hammock, and the baby turtle in it is already asleep, hugging a starfish. One more gentle push keeps it rocking. Big shells and bold shapes.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Why carry a parasol when a jellyfish will hold still? Under its frilled shade she lifts a cup beside a shell teapot and a plate of starfish cookies. Kawaii style with big sparkling eyes; the sample runs in lilac and pink. — Why carry a parasol when a jellyfish will hold still? Under its frilled shade she lifts a cup beside a shell teapot and a plate of starfish cookies. Kawaii style with big sparkling eyes; the sample runs in lilac and pink.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Last touch on the cake: a starfish, placed exactly in the middle. Behind the counter an octopus in a chef's hat whisks the next bowl of cream, and the shell oven is full of buns. Thick outlines and round shapes - an easy one. — Last touch on the cake: a starfish, placed exactly in the middle. Behind the counter an octopus in a chef's hat whisks the next bowl of cream, and the shell oven is full of buns. Thick outlines and round shapes – an easy one.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Mail comes by tail in the mangroves. A letter goes straight through the round window of a shell house to a seahorse who has clearly been waiting for it. Detailed - tangled roots, hanging lanterns and a patterned tail. — Mail comes by tail in the mangroves. A letter goes straight through the round window of a shell house to a seahorse who has clearly been waiting for it. Detailed – tangled roots, hanging lanterns and a patterned tail.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Lotus season on the pond: the basket is nearly full, and the best bloom is held up to the sun for one more look while a dragonfly hovers by. The sheet is split at the waterline - petals and clouds above, tail and pebbles below. — Lotus season on the pond: the basket is nearly full, and the best bloom is held up to the sun for one more look while a dragonfly hovers by. The sheet is split at the waterline – petals and clouds above, tail and pebbles below.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - One giant nautilus shell holds a whole library: shelves, a ladder, a lantern and a porthole with fish passing by. She reads on a heap of cushions, and a snail on the book stack keeps its eyes on the page. Very detailed. — One giant nautilus shell holds a whole library: shelves, a ladder, a lantern and a porthole with fish passing by. She reads on a heap of cushions, and a snail on the book stack keeps its eyes on the page. Very detailed.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Even under the sea, somebody has to keep the time. A brass gear goes back into a clock set in a pearly shell, with spare wheels and a key laid out on the workbench. Detailed - an embroidered gown, jeweled hair and an hourglass overhead. — Even under the sea, somebody has to keep the time. A brass gear goes back into a clock set in a pearly shell, with spare wheels and a key laid out on the workbench. Detailed – an embroidered gown, jeweled hair and an hourglass overhead.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Snow lies on the garden stones, and the pond is the warm place to be. Half koi herself, she sits on the edge in a flowered kimono and holds out a paper lantern as two koi drift toward the glow. Detailed - a bridge, a stone lantern and plum blossom. — Snow lies on the garden stones, and the pond is the warm place to be. Half koi herself, she sits on the edge in a flowered kimono and holds out a paper lantern as two koi drift toward the glow. Detailed – a bridge, a stone lantern and plum blossom.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Everything here looks cut from paper - the layered sun, the waves, even her tail, folded into triangles like origami. A fleet of paper boats is already afloat, and the next one is leaving her hand. Flat, clean shapes that suit markers. — Everything here looks cut from paper – the layered sun, the waves, even her tail, folded into triangles like origami. A fleet of paper boats is already afloat, and the next one is leaving her hand. Flat, clean shapes that suit markers.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Notes float up from a grand piano with a scallop shell for a lid. Her whole audience is a baby seal, flippers pressed together, singing along. The tail is patterned like painted porcelain - try blue, white and a touch of gold. — Notes float up from a grand piano with a scallop shell for a lid. Her whole audience is a baby seal, flippers pressed together, singing along. The tail is patterned like painted porcelain – try blue, white and a touch of gold.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Fitting day at the atelier. A scalloped cape edged with pearls is on, and the tailor - a small crab with a tape measure and a pincushion - smooths the hem with one claw. Spools, star buttons and a shell-framed mirror fill the dressing table. — Fitting day at the atelier. A scalloped cape edged with pearls is on, and the tailor – a small crab with a tape measure and a pincushion – smooths the hem with one claw. Spools, star buttons and a shell-framed mirror fill the dressing table.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Night shift at the coral observatory: telescope trained on a crescent moon, star chart open on the balcony, tail still trailing in the lit water below. Very detailed - arches, lanterns, coral and fish from top to bottom. — Night shift at the coral observatory: telescope trained on a crescent moon, star chart open on the balcony, tail still trailing in the lit water below. Very detailed – arches, lanterns, coral and fish from top to bottom.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Drawn as a round stained glass window: she holds a glowing pearl among curling waves and big star-shaped flowers. Each pane is a separate small space, so bright markers or gel pens work beautifully. — Drawn as a round stained glass window: she holds a glowing pearl among curling waves and big star-shaped flowers. Each pane is a separate small space, so bright markers or gel pens work beautifully.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Big sister carries the lantern, little sister holds on tight, and the crystals along the cave walls catch the light as they swim through. A school of fish waits in the bright opening ahead. — Big sister carries the lantern, little sister holds on tight, and the crystals along the cave walls catch the light as they swim through. A school of fish waits in the bright opening ahead.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Low tide is gardening time. Sea plants get a drink from a spiral shell, a trowel waits on the rock, and a hermit crab with a leaf on its shell looks on. Detailed - mossy stones and flowers all around the pool. — Low tide is gardening time. Sea plants get a drink from a spiral shell, a trowel waits on the rock, and a hermit crab with a leaf on its shell looks on. Detailed – mossy stones and flowers all around the pool.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - A pink lotus makes a fine boat for a frog, especially with a leaf for an umbrella. All it needs is a gentle push across the pond, and it gets one. Round, simple shapes - easy and quick. — A pink lotus makes a fine boat for a frog, especially with a leaf for an umbrella. All it needs is a gentle push across the pond, and it gets one. Round, simple shapes – easy and quick.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Today's play stars a starfish and a snail on sticks, performed from behind a coral-framed stage with shell lamps. Two crabs have the best seats, and a seahorse stands at the side. Bold outlines, light work. — Today's play stars a starfish and a snail on sticks, performed from behind a coral-framed stage with shell lamps. Two crabs have the best seats, and a seahorse stands at the side. Bold outlines, light work.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Big enough for a mermaid, this courtyard fountain sits among patterned tiles, lemon trees and bougainvillea. She tips a painted jug back into the basin. Very detailed - the tiles alone can fill an evening. — Big enough for a mermaid, this courtyard fountain sits among patterned tiles, lemon trees and bougainvillea. She tips a painted jug back into the basin. Very detailed – the tiles alone can fill an evening.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - The map was right. Behind a rusty porthole sit a lantern, a compass and a chest heaped with shells, while a small octopus peeks out of the next window. Detailed - rivets, kelp and a long braided hairdo. — The map was right. Behind a rusty porthole sit a lantern, a compass and a chest heaped with shells, while a small octopus peeks out of the next window. Detailed – rivets, kelp and a long braided hairdo.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - This museum has one curator, and she takes the job seriously. Ammonites line the shelves, a starfish is pressed in stone, and the giant spiral on the pedestal calls for the magnifying glass. Detailed - a tool belt, columns and coral arches. — This museum has one curator, and she takes the job seriously. Ammonites line the shelves, a starfish is pressed in stone, and the giant spiral on the pedestal calls for the magnifying glass. Detailed – a tool belt, columns and coral arches.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Somebody lost a bottle; somebody else found a house. Inside there is room for a rug, a bookshelf, a lantern and a shell table, where the hibiscus is getting its daily watering. A snail neighbor is passing by outside. — Somebody lost a bottle; somebody else found a house. Inside there is room for a rug, a bookshelf, a lantern and a shell table, where the hibiscus is getting its daily watering. A snail neighbor is passing by outside.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Sea bunnies live in shell houses, apparently, and come out when called. One is already in her hands, eyes shut in bliss, and two more watch from their doorsteps. Big scales and clean shapes - an easy, sweet page. — Sea bunnies live in shell houses, apparently, and come out when called. One is already in her hands, eyes shut in bliss, and two more watch from their doorsteps. Big scales and clean shapes – an easy, sweet page.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Jellyfish make patient models. She floats in close with her camera, hair drifting behind her, and frames the nearest one. Long tentacles and fine frills - a good sheet for soft, see-through color. — Jellyfish make patient models. She floats in close with her camera, hair drifting behind her, and frames the nearest one. Long tentacles and fine frills – a good sheet for soft, see-through color.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Two dolphins, one mermaid and a ring of bubbles: the game is tag, and nobody is sure who is it. Drawn in an anime style, with ribbons in her hair and a bow on her tail. Detailed - long flying hair and a border of kelp. — Two dolphins, one mermaid and a ring of bubbles: the game is tag, and nobody is sure who is it. Drawn in an anime style, with ribbons in her hair and a bow on her tail. Detailed – long flying hair and a border of kelp.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - The first eggs have hatched, and the first meal comes by hand. Three leafy baby sea dragons crowd around, one still sitting in its shell, as she offers morsels from a scallop bowl. Very detailed - braids, leaf fins and coral on every side. — The first eggs have hatched, and the first meal comes by hand. Three leafy baby sea dragons crowd around, one still sitting in its shell, as she offers morsels from a scallop bowl. Very detailed – braids, leaf fins and coral on every side.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Round and round on a seahorse carousel, under a canopy hung with pearls, shells and stars. She rides sidesaddle, naturally. Detailed - beaded harnesses and a scalloped platform. — Round and round on a seahorse carousel, under a canopy hung with pearls, shells and stars. She rides sidesaddle, naturally. Detailed – beaded harnesses and a scalloped platform.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - The last piece is always the best one. A scallop-shaped jigsaw lies on the sand with a pearl in its center, and a snail has come over to see it finished. Large shapes and thick lines - an easy one. — The last piece is always the best one. A scallop-shaped jigsaw lies on the sand with a pearl in its center, and a snail has come over to see it finished. Large shapes and thick lines – an easy one.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Clay spins on the wheel and a small vase rises between her hands. Finished jugs and bowls with wave patterns already line the shelf, and a round window looks out on the kelp. Open shapes with a few patterns to fill in. — Clay spins on the wheel and a small vase rises between her hands. Finished jugs and bowls with wave patterns already line the shelf, and a round window looks out on the kelp. Open shapes with a few patterns to fill in.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Next stop: the coral tunnel. The engine is a spiral shell, the cars are scallops, and the passengers - an octopus, a hermit crab and a snail - enjoy the ride while the driver waves from the cab. — Next stop: the coral tunnel. The engine is a spiral shell, the cars are scallops, and the passengers – an octopus, a hermit crab and a snail – enjoy the ride while the driver waves from the cab.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - A giant bubble does the lifting, a shell does duty as the basket, and her tail hangs out through a porthole in the side. Goggles up, she points the way over a canyon of rock arches. Detailed - chains, a gauge and a spyglass. — A giant bubble does the lifting, a shell does duty as the basket, and her tail hangs out through a porthole in the side. Goggles up, she points the way over a canyon of rock arches. Detailed – chains, a gauge and a spyglass.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - A swing hangs from a blossoming willow, low enough for her tail fin to trail in the lily pond. Petals drift down around her. Detailed - a flowered dress, long leaves and water lilies. — A swing hangs from a blossoming willow, low enough for her tail fin to trail in the lily pond. Petals drift down around her. Detailed – a flowered dress, long leaves and water lilies.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Any plain rock is a wall waiting for a mural. This one is getting hibiscus flowers and rolling waves, with a palette in one hand and paint pots at the ready. Bold flowers and patterned clothes - fun with bright colors. — Any plain rock is a wall waiting for a mural. This one is getting hibiscus flowers and rolling waves, with a palette in one hand and paint pots at the ready. Bold flowers and patterned clothes – fun with bright colors.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Each bubble holds a small world: a cottage under a tree, a shell tower, a crescent moon with stars, a single hibiscus. She cradles one in both hands while the others float past. Detailed - long curls and ropes of pearls. — Each bubble holds a small world: a cottage under a tree, a shell tower, a crescent moon with stars, a single hibiscus. She cradles one in both hands while the others float past. Detailed – long curls and ropes of pearls.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Check, possibly mate. The pieces are shells, seahorses and tiny towers, and her opponent across the stone board has eight arms and no poker face at all. Smooth anime-style shapes with large scallops in the foreground. — Check, possibly mate. The pieces are shells, seahorses and tiny towers, and her opponent across the stone board has eight arms and no poker face at all. Smooth anime-style shapes with large scallops in the foreground.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Floating on its back with a scallop on its belly, a sea otter gets a flower set on its head from a leaf basket full of blossoms. Split at the waterline - rocky shore above, tail and seaweed below. — Floating on its back with a scallop on its belly, a sea otter gets a flower set on its head from a leaf basket full of blossoms. Split at the waterline – rocky shore above, tail and seaweed below.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Nest building goes faster with help: a puffin arrives with a beakful of seaweed for a nest that already holds one speckled egg, and she reaches up to lend a hand. Waves, clouds, a lighthouse and a striped shirt - a breezy page. — Nest building goes faster with help: a puffin arrives with a beakful of seaweed for a nest that already holds one speckled egg, and she reaches up to lend a hand. Waves, clouds, a lighthouse and a striped shirt – a breezy page.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Knock, knock. The door belongs to a house inside a giant mushroom, and the snail in the round window already knows who is calling. Chibi style - big buns, big eyes and plenty of bubbles. — Knock, knock. The door belongs to a house inside a giant mushroom, and the snail in the round window already knows who is calling. Chibi style – big buns, big eyes and plenty of bubbles.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Water runs down the stone steps in small falls, and she catches a little in her open hand. Hibiscus is braided into her hair, with ferns and broad leaves behind. Detailed - every stone and scale is its own space. — Water runs down the stone steps in small falls, and she catches a little in her open hand. Hibiscus is braided into her hair, with ferns and broad leaves behind. Detailed – every stone and scale is its own space.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - On a loom built from coral branches, a tapestry of shells, flowers and waves is growing one row at a time. Balls of yarn wait in a basket at her side. Very detailed - a lace blouse, a floor-length braid and patterned panels. — On a loom built from coral branches, a tapestry of shells, flowers and waves is growing one row at a time. Balls of yarn wait in a basket at her side. Very detailed – a lace blouse, a floor-length braid and patterned panels.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Hand raised in a wave, a crown of braids and a few bubbles, nothing else. That is the whole sheet, and it is deliberately easy: a good one to start a rainy afternoon with, or to hand to the youngest colorist at the table. — Hand raised in a wave, a crown of braids and a few bubbles, nothing else. That is the whole sheet, and it is deliberately easy: a good one to start a rainy afternoon with, or to hand to the youngest colorist at the table.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Somebody behind that wooden gate is about to get a present. She waits under the stone arch with the box held just so, bellflowers nodding on the left. The stepping stones and the flowering vines reward slow, careful work. — Somebody behind that wooden gate is about to get a present. She waits under the stone arch with the box held just so, bellflowers nodding on the left. The stepping stones and the flowering vines reward slow, careful work.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - It is raining, she is sitting in the water, and she has brought an umbrella. The logic is unclear and she does not seem bothered. The hooded cape is the one solid shape here; the hibiscus beside her is the obvious place for something bright. — It is raining, she is sitting in the water, and she has brought an umbrella. The logic is unclear and she does not seem bothered. The hooded cape is the one solid shape here; the hibiscus beside her is the obvious place for something bright.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Apricots straight from the branch, picked from a rock in the lily pond with a basket already half full. The butterfly has the same idea. Orange fruit, white lilies and the stone wall behind give this one a sunny, old-garden feel. — Apricots straight from the branch, picked from a rock in the lily pond with a basket already half full. The butterfly has the same idea. Orange fruit, white lilies and the stone wall behind give this one a sunny, old-garden feel.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Hibiscus into the press, between the pages of a heavy book, and the jars on the shelf hold the ones already done. Pressed flowers take weeks to flatten properly, so she has time. The porthole with its fish is a small picture within the picture. — Hibiscus into the press, between the pages of a heavy book, and the jars on the shelf hold the ones already done. Pressed flowers take weeks to flatten properly, so she has time. The porthole with its fish is a small picture within the picture.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Just her, a bunch of daisies and a thought she is not sharing. Daisy means day's eye, because the flower opens at sunrise and closes at dusk. Wide simple shapes - keep the petals white and spend your effort on the hair and the blouse. — Just her, a bunch of daisies and a thought she is not sharing. Daisy means day's eye, because the flower opens at sunrise and closes at dusk. Wide simple shapes – keep the petals white and spend your effort on the hair and the blouse.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Field notes on a clipboard, three jellyfish passing overhead, and a vest with pockets for pencils. Jellyfish mostly go where the current takes them, so the notes are really about the current. Detailed - a full rocky reef on both sides. — Field notes on a clipboard, three jellyfish passing overhead, and a vest with pockets for pencils. Jellyfish mostly go where the current takes them, so the notes are really about the current. Detailed – a full rocky reef on both sides.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Ruler against the coral, notebook under the arm, a few small fish checking the result. Coral grows slowly: the boulder kinds add about a fingernail's width in a year, so this is a patient hobby. Three pots mean three different corals to color. — Ruler against the coral, notebook under the arm, a few small fish checking the result. Coral grows slowly: the boulder kinds add about a fingernail's width in a year, so this is a patient hobby. Three pots mean three different corals to color.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Flower patch sewn onto a toy boat's sail, with the sewing basket and a spool of thread beside her on the rock. The bay, the cliffs and the little boat itself all wait for color. Braids and an apron finish the look. — Flower patch sewn onto a toy boat's sail, with the sewing basket and a spool of thread beside her on the rock. The bay, the cliffs and the little boat itself all wait for color. Braids and an apron finish the look.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Morning at the cottage: shutters swung wide, daisies in the window box, water lapping at the stone wall below. The house sits at the edge of the sea, which solves the question of how a mermaid gets home. Terracotta roof tiles, white walls. — Morning at the cottage: shutters swung wide, daisies in the window box, water lapping at the stone wall below. The house sits at the edge of the sea, which solves the question of how a mermaid gets home. Terracotta roof tiles, white walls.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Butterfly in the middle of the plate, flowers around the rim, four paint pots on the bench and a sailboat drifting past the arched window. Detailed - a whole studio and a view, so plan your colors before you start. — Butterfly in the middle of the plate, flowers around the rim, four paint pots on the bench and a sailboat drifting past the arched window. Detailed – a whole studio and a view, so plan your colors before you start.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Lemonade on the dock, and the pelican has found the right place. Its pouch can hold more than its stomach, which is a problem at a lemonade stand. Sailor collar, lemon slices and a pitcher - a simple scene with plenty of water to shade. — Lemonade on the dock, and the pelican has found the right place. Its pouch can hold more than its stomach, which is a problem at a lemonade stand. Sailor collar, lemon slices and a pitcher – a simple scene with plenty of water to shade.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - The pot gets a mangrove seedling, with two more waiting and the grown-up trees standing on their stilt roots behind. Mangrove seeds sprout while still on the parent tree, so she is giving it a second start. Trowel on the rock, shallow water all round. — The pot gets a mangrove seedling, with two more waiting and the grown-up trees standing on their stilt roots behind. Mangrove seeds sprout while still on the parent tree, so she is giving it a second start. Trowel on the rock, shallow water all round.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Mitten on the dock, mitten in the otter's paws, and a mermaid in a cable-knit sweater handing it back. Sea otters have the densest fur of any animal, so the mittens are purely for style. Pine trees and cliffs put this one somewhere cold. — Mitten on the dock, mitten in the otter's paws, and a mermaid in a cable-knit sweater handing it back. Sea otters have the densest fur of any animal, so the mittens are purely for style. Pine trees and cliffs put this one somewhere cold.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Tiny striped parasol, and the sandpiper underneath it is the one being shaded. Barnacles crust the rocks, a sand dollar lies by her tail, and the dunes roll off into the distance. Lots of small texture - good for a fine pen. — Tiny striped parasol, and the sandpiper underneath it is the one being shaded. Barnacles crust the rocks, a sand dollar lies by her tail, and the dunes roll off into the distance. Lots of small texture – good for a fine pen.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Ballet practice at a barre set among the seagrass, one arm out, tail extended. No feet means no pointe shoes, which she considers a win. The flowered top is the busiest part; the rest is long grass and clear water. — Ballet practice at a barre set among the seagrass, one arm out, tail extended. No feet means no pointe shoes, which she considers a win. The flowered top is the busiest part; the rest is long grass and clear water.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - First note on the conch, music book open on the stand, and a cuttlefish hovering close to judge the tone. Conch shells really are played as trumpets across the world. Leave the shell pale and let the coral around her carry the color. — First note on the conch, music book open on the stand, and a cuttlefish hovering close to judge the tone. Conch shells really are played as trumpets across the world. Leave the shell pale and let the coral around her carry the color.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Spinning top on a flat rock, string just pulled, and a tidepool full of anemones below. When the tide goes out, anemones fold themselves shut and wait, which is more patience than a top ever shows. Sea, cliffs and sky fill the upper half. — Spinning top on a flat rock, string just pulled, and a tidepool full of anemones below. When the tide goes out, anemones fold themselves shut and wait, which is more patience than a top ever shows. Sea, cliffs and sky fill the upper half.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Half a basket done, a bundle of reeds tied and ready, two finished baskets drying at her tail. The tube sponges around her are the tall shapes of this sheet; give them a shade that stands apart from the rock. — Half a basket done, a bundle of reeds tied and ready, two finished baskets drying at her tail. The tube sponges around her are the tall shapes of this sheet; give them a shade that stands apart from the rock.

Cute Mermaid Coloring Pages - Whale built from wet sand, bucket and spade still beside it, and a quick pat on the head before the tide takes it back. Striped tee, big clouds and open beach - an easy sheet with room to add your own sky. — Whale built from wet sand, bucket and spade still beside it, and a quick pat on the head before the tide takes it back. Striped tee, big clouds and open beach – an easy sheet with room to add your own sky.

Fun Things to Make with These Coloring Pages

Shimmer tails – when the coloring is done, trace a handful of scales with a glitter gel pen or a metallic marker so the tail catches the light.
Before-and-after frames – cut along the dashed line and frame the color sample next to your own finished version.
Salt-water backgrounds – print on heavier paper, brush blue watercolor over the water and sprinkle table salt on it while wet; brush the salt off when dry for a bubbly, sea-foam texture.
Bookmarks – cut a finished mermaid out as a tall strip, glue it to cardstock, punch a hole at the top and tie on a ribbon.
Under-the-sea garland – cut out colored mermaids and their sea friends and string them on twine with paper shells in between for a birthday or a bedroom wall.
Greeting cards – fold a piece of cardstock in half and mount a trimmed mermaid on the front for the ocean lover in your life.
Stick puppets – glue cut-out figures to craft sticks and turn a shoebox painted blue into a small ocean stage.
Palette swap – print the same page again and ignore the sample: try sunset corals and golds where the original used blues, and compare the mood.