Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages (Free PDF Printables)

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

Easy is a promise about the lines, not the drawing. Every mermaid on this page is drawn with one thick, confident outline, big open areas inside the tail and the hair, and only a handful of small details per sheet. That is what makes a coloring page easy: a crayon in a four-year-old's fist stays inside the shapes, a marker does not bleed across tiny gaps, and an adult who wants a quiet break finishes a whole picture instead of abandoning a half-colored one. The mermaids themselves are original Papaya Ink characters, each one busy with a friend from the sea – dolphins, turtles, seahorses, a very patient octopus – and every page has a scene to look at, not just a figure floating on white. If you came looking for simple mermaid coloring sheets for preschoolers, kindergarten tables or beginners of any age, this is that page.

Click any picture and the PDF opens in a new tab, ready to print. The files are sized for US Letter and fit A4 as well. Line art prints cleanly on an ordinary home printer, on plain copy paper or on the heavier card stock that holds up to markers and watercolor.

Some of the pages come with a color sample: the top half of the sheet is the finished picture in full color, the bottom half is the same scene in outline, with a dotted cut line between them. Use the top as a guide, or fold it back and color however you like. The Show me buttons above the grid switch between the black-and-white pages, the ones with a sample, and all of them together. One honest note: on a black-and-white printer the sample prints as shades of gray, so for those pages a color printer is worth it.

A few notes on coloring the easy way. Simple pages reward bold color, so skip the realism and give the tails whatever shade the kid (or you) likes best; the open scales are made for stripes and gradients. Crayons, chunky markers and oil pastels all work here because there is nothing fiddly to stay inside of. For a finished look, color the background last: a single wash of blue behind the figure, or just a ring of bubbles, is enough to turn a picture into a page worth taping to the fridge. Teachers and occupational therapists use pages like these for early fine-motor practice, and grandparents use them because they are the pages a small visitor can finish without help.

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Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - A dolphin clears the wave and the mermaid cheers it on from below. Splashes and bubbles all around, open sea behind. Gray for the dolphin, with a white belly for the classic look. — A dolphin clears the wave and the mermaid cheers it on from below. Splashes and bubbles all around, open sea behind. Gray for the dolphin, with a white belly for the classic look.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Under an arch of knobbly coral, a mermaid with braided buns pats a baby sea turtle on the head. The turtle's shell is a grid of big plates, perfect for a different green in each one. — Under an arch of knobbly coral, a mermaid with braided buns pats a baby sea turtle on the head. The turtle's shell is a grid of big plates, perfect for a different green in each one.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - The swing hangs from a coral branch, the mermaid kicks her tail out for speed, and a round little jellyfish drifts over to watch. Give the jellyfish a pale pink and keep the bubbles clear. — The swing hangs from a coral branch, the mermaid kicks her tail out for speed, and a round little jellyfish drifts over to watch. Give the jellyfish a pale pink and keep the bubbles clear.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Beach day. A mermaid in a striped tee presses the last tower of her sandcastle into place, with a bucket and shovel waiting beside her and the sun high above the water. Big sunny shapes - a quick page. — Beach day. A mermaid in a striped tee presses the last tower of her sandcastle into place, with a bucket and shovel waiting beside her and the sun high above the water. Big sunny shapes – a quick page.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Riding sidesaddle on a seahorse exactly her own size, a long-braided mermaid holds on tight. The seahorse's belly is a ladder of wide stripes, so count out two or three colors and alternate. — Riding sidesaddle on a seahorse exactly her own size, a long-braided mermaid holds on tight. The seahorse's belly is a ladder of wide stripes, so count out two or three colors and alternate.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - One breath through the wand and the bubble is already bigger than her head. A small fish has come to see what happens next. Leave the bubble white and add a single rainbow streak with colored pencils. — One breath through the wand and the bubble is already bigger than her head. A small fish has come to see what happens next. Leave the bubble white and add a single rainbow streak with colored pencils.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - She has found the biggest pearl in the ocean and is keeping one hand on it, just in case. The open oyster shell behind her is a fan of smooth ribs, easy to shade from light to dark. — She has found the biggest pearl in the ocean and is keeping one hand on it, just in case. The open oyster shell behind her is a fan of smooth ribs, easy to shade from light to dark.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Books on a rock shelf, a glowing sea flower for a reading lamp, and a pigtailed mermaid lost in a story. A fish reads over her shoulder. Try a warm yellow around the lamp. — Books on a rock shelf, a glowing sea flower for a reading lamp, and a pigtailed mermaid lost in a story. A fish reads over her shoulder. Try a warm yellow around the lamp.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Two starfish, both grinning, both dancing, and a mermaid joining in from the top of a flat rock. Starfish are usually orange, but nobody will check. — Two starfish, both grinning, both dancing, and a mermaid joining in from the top of a flat rock. Starfish are usually orange, but nobody will check.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Gardening under the sea takes an apron, a watering can and a lot of patience. The kelp grows in clay pots, which the mermaid finds completely normal. Terracotta for the pots, a bright green for the leaves. — Gardening under the sea takes an apron, a watering can and a lot of patience. The kelp grows in clay pots, which the mermaid finds completely normal. Terracotta for the pots, a bright green for the leaves.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Chin in hand, a mermaid on the shore rocks listens to a seagull that clearly has a lot to say. A lighthouse stands on the point behind them. Keep the sky light and put the color into the tail. — Chin in hand, a mermaid on the shore rocks listens to a seagull that clearly has a lot to say. A lighthouse stands on the point behind them. Keep the sky light and put the color into the tail.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Peekaboo over a boulder: the mermaid peers around one side while a small octopus pops up on the other, tentacles everywhere. The suckers on the arms are little circles made for polka dots. — Peekaboo over a boulder: the mermaid peers around one side while a small octopus pops up on the other, tentacles everywhere. The suckers on the arms are little circles made for polka dots.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Inside a cave whose opening is shaped like a heart, a mermaid with a long side braid hugs a big heart of her own. Smooth stones at her tail. Red for the heart, any color at all for the cave walls. — Inside a cave whose opening is shaped like a heart, a mermaid with a long side braid hugs a big heart of her own. Smooth stones at her tail. Red for the heart, any color at all for the cave walls.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Short hair, strong stroke: this mermaid swims alongside a manta ray almost as wide as the page. Two wavy lines mark the current. Deep blue for the water makes the white manta belly pop. — Short hair, strong stroke: this mermaid swims alongside a manta ray almost as wide as the page. Two wavy lines mark the current. Deep blue for the water makes the white manta belly pop.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Flat stones in a row make a xylophone, and the mermaid with a bow on her top taps out a tune with two mallets. Notes float up past her. Color each stone a different note. — Flat stones in a row make a xylophone, and the mermaid with a bow on her top taps out a tune with two mallets. Notes float up past her. Color each stone a different note.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Knit hat, long sleeves, ice floe: this mermaid has gone north to pat a baby penguin on the head. Mountains in the distance. Pale blue shadows on the ice, black and white for the penguin, done. — Knit hat, long sleeves, ice floe: this mermaid has gone north to pat a baby penguin on the head. Mountains in the distance. Pale blue shadows on the ice, black and white for the penguin, done.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - The envelope is going into a mailbox with a scallop shell painted on its side, and a snail at the foot of the post is waiting for a reply. A mermaid in a vest with pockets does the honors. Red flag, blue mailbox. — The envelope is going into a mailbox with a scallop shell painted on its side, and a snail at the foot of the post is waiting for a reply. A mermaid in a vest with pockets does the honors. Red flag, blue mailbox.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Half in the water, half out, a mermaid in a high bun flies a kite over the bay while a palm island sits on the horizon. Fish circle below. Give the kite stripes and the tail ribbons two different colors. — Half in the water, half out, a mermaid in a high bun flies a kite over the bay while a palm island sits on the horizon. Fish circle below. Give the kite stripes and the tail ribbons two different colors.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Arms up, mouth open, tail flying: a mermaid rides the spiral of a giant seashell like a water slide. Sand and tall seaweed below. The shell's smooth curves take a gradient beautifully. — Arms up, mouth open, tail flying: a mermaid rides the spiral of a giant seashell like a water slide. Sand and tall seaweed below. The shell's smooth curves take a gradient beautifully.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Hammock strung between two posts in the shallows, a crescent moon, a couple of stars and a mermaid fast asleep with her tail hanging over the edge. A dark blue sky makes the moon glow. — Hammock strung between two posts in the shallows, a crescent moon, a couple of stars and a mermaid fast asleep with her tail hanging over the edge. A dark blue sky makes the moon glow.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Birthday under the sea. A purple-bunned mermaid in yellow carries out a pink cake with one lit candle, a heart balloon bobs behind her, and the crab is first in line for a slice. The sample shows the colors; the outline is yours. — Birthday under the sea. A purple-bunned mermaid in yellow carries out a pink cake with one lit candle, a heart balloon bobs behind her, and the crab is first in line for a slice. The sample shows the colors; the outline is yours.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Beads of every color go onto the string, one at a time, at a little purple table with a monstera leaf hanging above. Her tail is bright orange in the sample, but the outline will take whatever you own. — Beads of every color go onto the string, one at a time, at a little purple table with a monstera leaf hanging above. Her tail is bright orange in the sample, but the outline will take whatever you own.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Rain never reaches the bottom of the sea, and this red-caped mermaid has opened her yellow umbrella anyway. Big bubbles frame her. The umbrella panels are wedges made for alternating two colors. — Rain never reaches the bottom of the sea, and this red-caped mermaid has opened her yellow umbrella anyway. Big bubbles frame her. The umbrella panels are wedges made for alternating two colors.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Cheek to cheek with a round blue whale, eyes closed, both of them smiling. Curly puff of hair, coral-pink tail, two bubbles and a strand of kelp. Almost nothing small to color here, which makes it a good first page. — Cheek to cheek with a round blue whale, eyes closed, both of them smiling. Curly puff of hair, coral-pink tail, two bubbles and a strand of kelp. Almost nothing small to color here, which makes it a good first page.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Tea for two at a coral table: a silver-haired mermaid and a spiky pufferfish, each with a shell-print cup, the teapot between them. Follow the sample or swap every shade; the pufferfish looks right in anything. — Tea for two at a coral table: a silver-haired mermaid and a spiky pufferfish, each with a shell-print cup, the teapot between them. Follow the sample or swap every shade; the pufferfish looks right in anything.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Brush in one hand, palette in the other, a blue-braided mermaid paints a rainbow across a boulder while spare brushes stand in a coral jar. The outline leaves the rainbow blank, so the bands are yours to order. — Brush in one hand, palette in the other, a blue-braided mermaid paints a rainbow across a boulder while spare brushes stand in a coral jar. The outline leaves the rainbow blank, so the bands are yours to order.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Splash fight at the pool goal: a curly-haired mermaid in a yellow rash guard shoves a striped beach ball at a gray seal, and the seal is loving it. Water drops fly everywhere. Thick wavy lines - fast to fill. — Splash fight at the pool goal: a curly-haired mermaid in a yellow rash guard shoves a striped beach ball at a gray seal, and the seal is loving it. Water drops fly everywhere. Thick wavy lines – fast to fill.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Pigtails bouncing, a mermaid plays the flute, and a purple narwhal with a single spiral tusk closes its eyes to listen. Two music notes drift up. Plenty of white space around them; add bubbles if you want more to fill. — Pigtails bouncing, a mermaid plays the flute, and a purple narwhal with a single spiral tusk closes its eyes to listen. Two music notes drift up. Plenty of white space around them; add bubbles if you want more to fill.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Doctor's rounds on the reef. The doctor is a mermaid in a white coat, wrapping a yellow bandage around a squid's arm while the patient sits bravely on an orange cushion, medical bag at the ready. Big smooth shapes throughout. — Doctor's rounds on the reef. The doctor is a mermaid in a white coat, wrapping a yellow bandage around a squid's arm while the patient sits bravely on an orange cushion, medical bag at the ready. Big smooth shapes throughout.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Say cheese: a mermaid with twin buns points her orange camera at a flounder resting on a purple rock, and the flounder actually poses. The flat fish is a long oval, perfect for spots or stripes. — Say cheese: a mermaid with twin buns points her orange camera at a flounder resting on a purple rock, and the flounder actually poses. The flat fish is a long oval, perfect for spots or stripes.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - All aboard: a mermaid in a conductor's cap waves from the cab of a small steam engine as it puffs out of a rock tunnel. Rails, big wheels, a round boiler - every shape here is a shape a crayon can handle. — All aboard: a mermaid in a conductor's cap waves from the cab of a small steam engine as it puffs out of a rock tunnel. Rails, big wheels, a round boiler – every shape here is a shape a crayon can handle.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - The box arrived this morning and by noon it is a rocket. Twin braids swinging, she holds up the last cardboard fin on the beach while real clouds drift past the porthole. Tape stripes down the sides if you like. — The box arrived this morning and by noon it is a rocket. Twin braids swinging, she holds up the last cardboard fin on the beach while real clouds drift past the porthole. Tape stripes down the sides if you like.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Hair piled high and an apron tied tight, this mermaid is pulling a tall vase up from the wheel. A mixing bowl waits on the shelf. Clay is a warm brown, but a potter can glaze in anything she wants. — Hair piled high and an apron tied tight, this mermaid is pulling a tall vase up from the wheel. A mixing bowl waits on the shelf. Clay is a warm brown, but a potter can glaze in anything she wants.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Oven mitt on, kerchief on, tray out: a row of star cookies is done and the kitchen is about to smell wonderful. Pale gold for the cookies, and leave a little white where the sugar would sparkle. — Oven mitt on, kerchief on, tray out: a row of star cookies is done and the kitchen is about to smell wonderful. Pale gold for the cookies, and leave a little white where the sugar would sparkle.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Her barbell is two giant bubbles on a bar, which explains the grin. Sparkles all around, a flat rock for a gym floor. Keep the bubbles clear and put the heavy color into the tail. — Her barbell is two giant bubbles on a bar, which explains the grin. Sparkles all around, a flat rock for a gym floor. Keep the bubbles clear and put the heavy color into the tail.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - One eye shut, one eye on Saturn: a jacketed mermaid squints through a telescope from the shore rocks while stars hang over the water. The ringed planet is a big circle begging for a tan and a stripe. — One eye shut, one eye on Saturn: a jacketed mermaid squints through a telescope from the shore rocks while stars hang over the water. The ringed planet is a big circle begging for a tan and a stripe.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Bucket in one hand, sponge in the other, the mermaid with her hair in two buns scrubs the round window of her underwater home until it squeaks. Suds and bubbles everywhere. Try a light blue inside the glass. — Bucket in one hand, sponge in the other, the mermaid with her hair in two buns scrubs the round window of her underwater home until it squeaks. Suds and bubbles everywhere. Try a light blue inside the glass.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Fall has reached the dock, and a mermaid, cardigan buttoned up, is laying the best leaves out on the table one by one. Bare branches overhead. Oranges, reds and a yellow or two - this page is made for autumn. — Fall has reached the dock, and a mermaid, cardigan buttoned up, is laying the best leaves out on the table one by one. Bare branches overhead. Oranges, reds and a yellow or two – this page is made for autumn.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - One plank, two rocks and a very excited little crab. The mermaid holds the board steady while her friend tests the new bridge. Sand, clouds, calm water: almost nothing small to stay inside of. — One plank, two rocks and a very excited little crab. The mermaid holds the board steady while her friend tests the new bridge. Sand, clouds, calm water: almost nothing small to stay inside of.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Sitting on a rock with a stack of paper, a mermaid with a straight bob folds boat after boat and sets them sailing in the tide pool. The boats look best in bright colors against plain gray water. — Sitting on a rock with a stack of paper, a mermaid with a straight bob folds boat after boat and sets them sailing in the tide pool. The boats look best in bright colors against plain gray water.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Nobody said mermaids cannot visit the snow. In a pom-pom hat and a warm sweater, she presses the carrot nose into place while the snowman keeps perfectly still. Leave the snow white and fill in everything around it. — Nobody said mermaids cannot visit the snow. In a pom-pom hat and a warm sweater, she presses the carrot nose into place while the snowman keeps perfectly still. Leave the snow white and fill in everything around it.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Picnic blanket, basket, sun hat with a bow and a wedge of watermelon as wide as her smile. Pigtails tied with bows. Pink and green for the fruit, with the black seeds drawn in last. — Picnic blanket, basket, sun hat with a bow and a wedge of watermelon as wide as her smile. Pigtails tied with bows. Pink and green for the fruit, with the black seeds drawn in last.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Chess in a sea cave, and the lobster is thinking hard. The mermaid rests her chin on her hand and moves a piece on the small board. Make the board a checker of two colors and the lobster a bold red. — Chess in a sea cave, and the lobster is thinking hard. The mermaid rests her chin on her hand and moves a piece on the small board. Make the board a checker of two colors and the lobster a bold red.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Ponytail flying, arms wide, a mermaid bounces off a trampoline on the sand with stars popping up around her. Lots of white space; a few extra stars of your own would fit right in. — Ponytail flying, arms wide, a mermaid bounces off a trampoline on the sand with stars popping up around her. Lots of white space; a few extra stars of your own would fit right in.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Three rounded stones stacked, a fourth about to go on top, and a low-bunned mermaid holding her breath. A tall frond of seaweed stands beside her. Shade each stone a slightly different gray or tan. — Three rounded stones stacked, a fourth about to go on top, and a low-bunned mermaid holding her breath. A tall frond of seaweed stands beside her. Shade each stone a slightly different gray or tan.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - By an arched window with a view of the waves, an aproned mermaid tucks round-petaled flowers into a fat vase. Flowers like these take whatever you have left in the box. — By an arched window with a view of the waves, an aproned mermaid tucks round-petaled flowers into a fat vase. Flowers like these take whatever you have left in the box.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - The hermit crab has just rolled the die and the braided mermaid is counting spaces along a path of flat stones. Bubbles rise behind her. A different shade for every stone turns the path into a real game board. — The hermit crab has just rolled the die and the braided mermaid is counting spaces along a path of flat stones. Bubbles rise behind her. A different shade for every stone turns the path into a real game board.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - A puffin stands by on the rock, inspecting the roof as the mermaid in an apron sets it on the birdhouse. Clouds and open sea behind. The puffin's beak is the one place to go bright: orange and yellow. — A puffin stands by on the rock, inspecting the roof as the mermaid in an apron sets it on the birdhouse. Clouds and open sea behind. The puffin's beak is the one place to go bright: orange and yellow.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Four big puzzle pieces make one smiling sun, and the one in the headscarf is sliding the last one in. Yellow for the sun, of course, and a different border color for each piece. — Four big puzzle pieces make one smiling sun, and the one in the headscarf is sliding the last one in. Yellow for the sun, of course, and a different border color for each piece.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Held up to the light like a coin from a lost wallet. The five-petal pattern on a sand dollar is a set of breathing holes, so she is admiring its nose. Big open shapes and almost no background - a good first sheet. — Held up to the light like a coin from a lost wallet. The five-petal pattern on a sand dollar is a set of breathing holes, so she is admiring its nose. Big open shapes and almost no background – a good first sheet.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Three scallop shells in a row, and at the end of the row a snail that may or may not have arranged them. She leans in from her rock to ask. The pebbles dotted across the sand take a second color well. — Three scallop shells in a row, and at the end of the row a snail that may or may not have arranged them. She leans in from her rock to ask. The pebbles dotted across the sand take a second color well.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Needlefish are built like pencils with teeth, and these three are cruising past in formation without a glance at her. She reaches out anyway. Their long bodies are mostly silver and blue in real water, with a pale belly. — Needlefish are built like pencils with teeth, and these three are cruising past in formation without a glance at her. She reaches out anyway. Their long bodies are mostly silver and blue in real water, with a pale belly.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Every piece in that basket started as a bottle somebody dropped. The sea has been rolling the pieces smooth for decades, and now she is the one collecting them. Greens, browns and the rare blue are the true colors of sea glass. — Every piece in that basket started as a bottle somebody dropped. The sea has been rolling the pieces smooth for decades, and now she is the one collecting them. Greens, browns and the rare blue are the true colors of sea glass.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Curtain service: she lifts a kelp blade so the hatchling can crawl through underneath, and the turtle looks pleased with the arrangement. Detailed - a full kelp forest fills both sides of the picture. — Curtain service: she lifts a kelp blade so the hatchling can crawl through underneath, and the turtle looks pleased with the arrangement. Detailed – a full kelp forest fills both sides of the picture.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - The dotted line across the rock is a slime trail, and the magnifying glass confirms it: snail, heading west, not in a hurry. The braid, the lens and the rock give you a trio of textures to work on. — The dotted line across the rock is a slime trail, and the magnifying glass confirms it: snail, heading west, not in a hurry. The braid, the lens and the rock give you a trio of textures to work on.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Stones in a circle around a single tuft of seagrass, placed one pebble at a time. It is either a garden border or a very small fort. Her hair clips and the stripe down her top are the only busy details on a simple sheet. — Stones in a circle around a single tuft of seagrass, placed one pebble at a time. It is either a garden border or a very small fort. Her hair clips and the stripe down her top are the only busy details on a simple sheet.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Octopuses really do move into empty pots and jars, which is why fishermen once lowered clay pots as traps. This one got a better deal: a pot with no strings attached and a neighbor who clasps her hands at the sight of it. — Octopuses really do move into empty pots and jars, which is why fishermen once lowered clay pots as traps. This one got a better deal: a pot with no strings attached and a neighbor who clasps her hands at the sight of it.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Into the pot goes a small branch of coral, which is how reef gardeners grow new colonies from broken pieces. The two big corals behind her show what it is aiming for. Keep the fragment pale and let the parents carry the color. — Into the pot goes a small branch of coral, which is how reef gardeners grow new colonies from broken pieces. The two big corals behind her show what it is aiming for. Keep the fragment pale and let the parents carry the color.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Roots first, like a seedling in a garden bed. Eelgrass is a flowering plant rather than a seaweed, and the snail on the rock is supervising the whole operation. Long blades at the edges, open floor in the middle. — Roots first, like a seedling in a garden bed. Eelgrass is a flowering plant rather than a seaweed, and the snail on the rock is supervising the whole operation. Long blades at the edges, open floor in the middle.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - One bottle in, several more in the basket, and a cleaner reef by the end of the afternoon. Her twisted pigtails float up while she works. The woven basket is a nice spot for a two-tone weave pattern. — One bottle in, several more in the basket, and a cleaner reef by the end of the afternoon. Her twisted pigtails float up while she works. The woven basket is a nice spot for a two-tone weave pattern.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Hands on hips, inspecting a sea cucumber that is doing what sea cucumbers do: lying on a rock and slowly eating sand. It is the ocean's cleaning crew, spots and all. An easy one with plenty of white space. — Hands on hips, inspecting a sea cucumber that is doing what sea cucumbers do: lying on a rock and slowly eating sand. It is the ocean's cleaning crew, spots and all. An easy one with plenty of white space.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Seahorses are poor swimmers, so this one has wrapped its tail around a kelp stalk and is letting the water go by. It picked a stalk right next to a friendly face. Detailed - kelp fills the whole frame. — Seahorses are poor swimmers, so this one has wrapped its tail around a kelp stalk and is letting the water go by. It picked a stalk right next to a friendly face. Detailed – kelp fills the whole frame.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - The small squid above the sea fan, fins rippling, is probably deciding whether the mermaid counts as a threat. She waves. Sea fans are soft corals, and a flat branching shape like this one usually comes in orange or purple. — The small squid above the sea fan, fins rippling, is probably deciding whether the mermaid counts as a threat. She waves. Sea fans are soft corals, and a flat branching shape like this one usually comes in orange or purple.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - One finger, one spiral, and the ripples that the current left behind. Her pocket tee and short waves of hair frame a very quiet moment. Use a single warm color for the sand and let the spiral be the darker line. — One finger, one spiral, and the ripples that the current left behind. Her pocket tee and short waves of hair frame a very quiet moment. Use a single warm color for the sand and let the spiral be the darker line.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Brushing the sand off a scallop bigger than her hand. Scallops swim by clapping their shells together, so if this one is alive it may leave on its own. Double buns and the fan of ribs on the shell are the main shapes here. — Brushing the sand off a scallop bigger than her hand. Scallops swim by clapping their shells together, so if this one is alive it may leave on its own. Double buns and the fan of ribs on the shell are the main shapes here.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Baby skates hatch from leathery egg cases nicknamed mermaid's purses, which makes this something of a family visit. It rests flat on the bottom, freckles and all. Shade the sand around it and leave the skate pale. — Baby skates hatch from leathery egg cases nicknamed mermaid's purses, which makes this something of a family visit. It rests flat on the bottom, freckles and all. Shade the sand around it and leave the skate pale.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Down into her cupped hands drifts a moon jelly, tentacles trailing. The four horseshoe shapes on top are its insides showing through the clear bell. Soft blue or lilac, almost see-through, is the honest choice here. — Down into her cupped hands drifts a moon jelly, tentacles trailing. The four horseshoe shapes on top are its insides showing through the clear bell. Soft blue or lilac, almost see-through, is the honest choice here.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Paper-thin and gliding over the rock on thousands of tiny hairs, which is why she points instead of touching. Real flatworms wear bold stripes and borders - this frilly fellow deserves your brightest pen. — Paper-thin and gliding over the rock on thousands of tiny hairs, which is why she points instead of touching. Real flatworms wear bold stripes and borders – this frilly fellow deserves your brightest pen.

Easy Mermaid Coloring Pages - Garden eels never leave their burrows entirely; they rise up like blades of grass to feed and sink back down when something comes too close. Three of them have decided the merboy in glasses is not a threat. Yet. — Garden eels never leave their burrows entirely; they rise up like blades of grass to feed and sink back down when something comes too close. Three of them have decided the merboy in glasses is not a threat. Yet.

Fun Things to Make with These Coloring Pages

Mermaid tail bookmarks – color a page, cut out just the tail, glue it to a strip of card stock and punch a hole at the top for a ribbon. The big scales color fast, so a reader can make a matching set in one sitting.
Ocean mobile – color several mermaids and their sea friends, cut them out and glue each one to a cardboard backing. Hang them at different lengths from a driftwood stick or a wire hanger with clear thread so they turn in the air.
Salt-and-watercolor sea – paint the water around a colored mermaid with a wet blue wash and sprinkle table salt on it while it is still shiny. When it dries, brush the salt off: the paper is left with a sparkly, speckled texture that looks like light on water.
Window suncatcher – color a page heavily with crayons, then rub the back with a cotton ball dipped in baby oil. The paper turns translucent. Trim it, tape it to a sunny window and the colors glow through.
Scale stamping – cut a small crescent out of a potato or a kitchen sponge, dip it in paint and stamp overlapping rows across the mermaid's tail before coloring the rest. Two tones of the same color look like real fish scales.
Birthday party placemats – print a page per guest, let everyone color their own while they wait for cake, then slide each sheet into a clear plastic sleeve. Kids take the placemat home as the party favor.
Glitter accents – after coloring, trace the hair, the crown of a wave or a single starfish with a glue stick and shake fine glitter over it. One or two glittered spots catch the eye; glitter everywhere just hides the drawing.
Story cards – color a handful of pages, mount them on card stock and cut them to the same size. Shuffle, deal three, and the child tells a story that connects all three scenes. The cards last for weeks of bedtime.