Stomp, chomp, and roar — these dinosaur coloring pages are all about adorable baby dinos with big eyes, spiky crests, and happy grins. Print them free for dino-mad kids, prehistoric units, or a rainy afternoon.
About Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs lived more than 66 million years ago, and paleontologists learn about them from fossil bones, footprints, and rare skin impressions. Those impressions show scales, bumps, and patterns like stripes, but they almost never show real color. A few fossils preserve tiny pigment structures, and scientists have matched a reddish tail and banded pattern on one small dinosaur, yet for most species the skin color is still unknown. That uncertainty is actually good news for colorists, because a green, purple, or rainbow dinosaur can all be defended as possible until better fossils are found.
The dinosaurs in books like this one borrow features from real groups: long-necked plant eaters, horned ceratopsians, crested duck-billed dinosaurs, and speedy meat eaters with sharp teeth. Baby dinosaurs probably stayed close to their parents and hatched from eggs, just like birds and reptiles do today. Their crests, spikes, and frills may have helped adults recognize each other, stay safe, or show off, so giving those parts bright accent colors when you color makes scientific sense as a guess. No one can tell you your choices are wrong, which makes every finished page a small hypothesis about the past.
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All 8 Dinosaur Coloring Pages
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A smiling baby dinosaur with a bumpy head crest and big sparkly eyes. Medium — great for kids.
Soft mint green makes a gentle base for this smiling baby, with a slightly darker green for shading under the chin and belly. Color the bumpy head crest in warm peach or coral so it stands out as the special feature, and keep the big sparkly eyes dark brown or black with their white highlights left blank.
Round, crayon strokes following the curve of the head will make the skin look smooth and friendly rather than scaly and rough. Add three tiny freckle dots on each cheek with a light orange pencil for extra cuteness, and press a little harder around the smile so that happy expression stays the first thing everyone notices.
A cheerful baby dino with a spiky mohawk grins with its mouth open. Medium — great for kids.
Bright lime green works beautifully for this cheerful baby's body, leaving the belly a paler yellow-green for contrast. Give the spiky mohawk a bold rainbow treatment, one spike per color in red, orange, yellow, green, and blue, and color inside the open mouth soft pink with a darker pink tongue to show off that big grin.
Try coloring each mohawk spike from dark at the base to light at the tip, which makes the points look sharp and tall. A white gel pen dot on each tooth keeps the grin bright, and you can draw in a few small musical notes or stars around the head if you want to show a happy roar.
A sweet baby dinosaur with a frilly head crest smiles softly at the viewer. Medium — great for kids.
Pastel pink and lavender suit this sweet baby's gentle mood, with a creamy pale yellow belly to keep everything soft. Color the frilly head crest in alternating pink and lilac sections so the ruffles are easy to see, and add a touch of light peach on the cheeks to match that soft, quiet smile perfectly well.
Use light, feathery pencil strokes around the edge of the frilly crest to make it look lacy and delicate instead of heavy. If you like sparkle, trace just the outermost ruffle with a glitter gel pen, and draw in a tiny heart or flower near the feet as a sweet finishing touch only you chose.
A happy baby dino with leaf-shaped back spikes flashes a big toothy grin. Medium — great for kids.
Leafy greens are the obvious choice here, since the back spikes are shaped just like leaves themselves. Try a medium green body with the leaf-shaped spikes in two alternating greens, darker and lighter, and a warm sunny yellow belly. The big toothy grin looks best with white teeth, a pink mouth, and one gold tooth for fun.
Color each leaf spike like a real leaf by adding a darker green line down its middle with a fine pencil or marker tip. That small detail makes the whole row pop, and you can draw in extra falling leaves or grass tufts around the feet to build a little prehistoric garden scene of your own.
A baby dinosaur with a tall mohawk looks over its shoulder with a playful grin. Medium — great for kids.
Playful turquoise makes this baby stand out from the usual green dinosaurs, especially with a pale aqua belly for contrast. The tall mohawk is the star, so color it in hot pink and purple stripes that follow the direction of the spikes, and keep the playful grin white-toothed with a soft coral mouth tucked behind the shoulder.
Because this pose looks back over the shoulder, shade the far side of the body slightly darker to help the turn feel real and round. Short curved strokes work best for that job, and a few motion lines or a drawn-in speech bubble beside the grin can turn the pose into a funny little story moment.
A grinning baby dino with rounded head spikes and a spotted belly. Medium — great for kids.
Warm sunny yellow gives this grinning baby a cheerful glow, with light orange shading where the legs and arms meet the body. Color the rounded head spikes in soft red or berry pink so they look friendly rather than sharp, and fill the spotted belly with a cream base dotted in light brown or lavender spots.
Make each belly spot a slightly different size in your coloring by pressing harder on some and lighter on others, which looks more natural and playful. A white crayon drawn over the rounded spikes before coloring will leave them shiny-looking, and you can draw in a small puddle or pebbles under the feet for ground.
A cute spotted baby dinosaur with a head crest smiles sweetly. Medium — great for kids.
Creamy peach and pale apricot make a sweet base for this spotted baby, softer than the usual bright dinosaur greens. Its head crest looks lovely in rose pink with a lighter pink edge, and the spots scattered over the body can be colored in a slightly deeper peach so the pattern shows without looking too heavy or dark.
Leave a tiny white highlight in each spot if you want the skin to look soft and a little shiny, using a white gel pen after the base color dries. Sweet smiles deserve a gentle background, so you can draw in simple rounded bushes or a soft sun behind the crest to finish the scene kindly.
A baby dino with a spiky mohawk grins in side profile, showing its spotty back. Medium — great for kids.
Side profiles show off a spotty back beautifully, so start with a fresh apple green body and color each spot a deeper forest green. The spiky mohawk running along the head can be fiery orange and red, tallest spikes darkest, and the grinning cheek in profile looks cute with a round rosy pink circle added softly.
Follow the curve of the back with your strokes, coloring from the mohawk down toward the tail so the spots sit naturally along the spine. Profiles have lots of empty space in front of the face, and you can draw in a butterfly or a tasty-looking leaf there to give that grin something to grin about.
Coloring Tips for Dinosaurs
- Dino greens: classic green bodies with a lighter yellow-green belly — or go fantasy with purple, blue, or orange dinos.
- Spikes and spots: color the back spikes and spots a darker shade of the body color, or a bold contrast like red on green.
- Bellies: leave the belly plates cream or pale yellow for a natural look.
- Eyes: big white eyes with black pupils and a tiny white highlight dot.
- Tools: crayons for broad dino bodies; colored pencils for the small spikes and spots.
FAQ
Can I use these in my classroom?
Yes — free for personal and classroom use.
What size paper should I print on?
US Letter (8.5x11) works best; A4 is fine with fit-to-page enabled. Each coloring page below has its own Download and Print buttons.
What colors were dinosaurs really?
Nobody knows for most dinosaurs. Fossils tell us their shapes and sometimes their skin patterns, but color usually faded away millions of years ago. Scientists guess many were browns, greens, and grays for camouflage, with brighter crests or stripes for display. When you color, earthy or rainbow both work.
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