TarTarRugia a Sereia Tartaruga Marinha (Portuguese) página para colorir

This is a Portuguese version of my last post.

Scroll down to see the English post.

Este é o meu blog gratuito para colorir.

O novo desenho de hoje é de uma sereia tartaruga marinha.

TarTarRugia the Sea Turtle Mermaid

TarTarRugia a Sereia Tartaruga Marinha

Você sabia que existem sereias que cuidam de tartarugas marinhas? Há. Esta sereia tartaruga marinha trabalha com tartarugas marinhas perto de Portugal e do Brasil. Então, ela tem um nome um tanto português. Chama-se Tartarugia. Ela está a ajudar a tartaruga marinha a apanhar uma água-viva. Existem dois peixes-palhaço, um coral cerebral, uma lagosta, um coral rosa, Três medusas, etc. TarTarRugia carrega um tridente mágico. Mas nesta foto, ela está apenas nadando sob a água-viva para fazê-los nadar até onde a tartaruga marinha pode pegar um deles para o jantar. Às vezes, as sereias das Tartarugas Marinhas cuidam dos ovos e ajudam-nos a manter-se seguros na sua perigosa viagem pós-eclosão para o mar. Outras vezes, ajudam as tartarugas marinhas a caçá-las e a protegê-las dos tubarões. Sem a ajuda das sereias, as tartarugas marinhas teriam números significativamente mais baixos em todo o mundo. As sereias se esforçam para proteger as tartarugas marinhas das hélices de barcos a motor, mas é um trabalho difícil. Muitas tartarugas marinhas são feridas ou mortas por hélices mortais de barcos. Nota: Este desenho pode ser impresso clicando no botão" fantasia, mitos e Circo". Em seguida, (Fantasy, Myths, and Circus) role para baixo até o final da lista para este desenho. Clique no título e obterá o desenho que desenhei só para si.

TarTarRugia the Sea Turtle Mermaid coloring page

 This is my free coloring pages blog.

Today's new drawing is one of a Sea Turtle Mermaid.

I will also be posting this in Portuguese. 

TarTarRugia the Sea Turtle Mermaid

Did you know that there are Mermaids that care for Sea Turtles? There are. THIS Sea Turtle Mermaid works with sea turtles near Portugal and Brazil. So she actually has a somewhat Portuguese name. She is named TarTarRugia. She is assisting the sea turtle in catching a jellyfish. There are two clownfish, a brain coral, a lobster, a pink coral, three jellyfish, etc. 

TarTarRugia is carrying a magic trident. But in this picture, she is just swimming under the jellyfish to make them swim up where the sea turtle can catch one of them for dinner.  Sometimes, Sea Turtle Mermaids care for the eggs and help them stay safe in their dangerous post-hatching journey to the sea. Other times, they help sea turtles hunt and protect them from sharks. Without the help of Mermaids, the sea turtles would have significantly lower numbers worldwide. The Mermaids strive to protect sea turtles from motorboat propellers, but it is a difficult job. Many sea turtles are injured or killed by mortal boat propellers. 

NOTE: This drawing is found in printable form by clicking on the "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus" button. Then scroll down to the bottom of the list for this drawing. Click on the title, and you will get the drawing that I drew just for you.

3 Mermaids: Avia, Tracia, and Ellia coloring pages

This is my free coloring pages blog.

Today I am posting 3 drawings that I did of Mermaids. 

 Avia the Albatross Mermaid

Albatross Mermaids love to travel. They often make life-long friends with the ocean's great sky traveler, the Albatross. These Mermaids will, if the occasion arises, particularly in albatross nesting colonies.  Mermaids also help albatross escape fishing nets. Notice that this drawing has brain coral... where my initials are. In fact, all three drawings have my initials hidden in brain coral. Avia's top is made of woven and enchanted kelp leaves. She, like all Merpeople, has magical powers like Fairies. 

Tracia the Mommy-To-Be Mermaid

Tracia was a Mommy-to-be. That is, she was pregnant. She has since had a baby boy, Merman. Tacia is raising the new baby Merman along with her other two Merman boys. Of course, someone as kind as her will not be surprised that she has a kind husband. Her husband is actually a mortal. So Tracia works portraying a Mermaid at a Mermaid show.  No one ever suspects that she is an actual Mermaid. FYI, like all Merpeople, Tracia and her boys can transform into their mortal form quickly. She can kiss her husband underwater, and he can breathe water, like his wife and children. 

Ellia the Treasure Mermaid

Treasure Mermaids find sunken treasure. Then they often use the treasure to help the poor among the mortal population. They can transform into mortal form, and then they find a place where they can exchange sunken treasure like Spanish doubloons for modern money. Like Avia, Ellia is wearing woven kelp leaves that are enchanted to last for a long time. The leaves are actually still alive, so you should color them green. Kelp is actually a plant-like organism that does photosynthesis, but it is in the Kingdom Protista, not the Kingdom Plantae. 

NOTE: These three drawings are found in printable form by clicking on the "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus" button. Then scroll down to the bottom of the page or NEAR the bottom of the page to find these titles. They will be there IF you are accessing this page in December or January 2025. After that, they will be further up the list. Have fun coloring these 3 beautiful and kind Mermaids. 

The Holy Family in the Stable coloring pages

 This is my free coloring pages site. Yes, it is a blog too.

Today, on this post, I am posting a redo of a drawing I did of the Holy Family.

They are depicted in the stable after Jesus was born.

In the NEW drawing, Mary is taking a nap with her eyes closed.

Both drawings are below. The first drawing is the original.

The second drawing is the redo drawing.

The Holy Family in the Stable with Jesus in a Stone Manger

This is the first drawing.

The Holy Family in the Stable with  Jesus in a Stone Manger and Mary napping

This version of the drawing has some slight changes, including Mary taking a nap.

Jesus was and is the Creator of the Earth. His Father, our Heavenly Father, and His Heavenly Father commanded Jesus to create the Earth for us. Our Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother are the parents of our spirits. Our spirits are inside our mortal bodies. We knew Jesus in our Premortal life. He was our eldest Spirit brother. Jesus had volunteered to pay the price for our sins... so He was to be our Savior. He had incredible power. He HAD to be powerful in order to create the Earth.

So consider that the Creator of the Earth was born in a stable. His bed was a manger - probably a stone manger. His parents were poor, not rich. They had just traveled a great distance. There had been no room for them in the Inn in Bethlehem. That is how they ended up in a stable for the night. So consider again that the Creator of the World was born in the humblest of circumstances.  He was the greatest example of humility ever!  His birth circumstances were so humble.

Then the Wise Men, probably a couple of years later, visited and gave valuable gifts. Those gifts helped the Holy Family flee to Egypt. The Holy Family became refugees because Herod wanted to kill Jesus. An angel warned Joseph in a dream and he fled with his family to Egypt before Herod's soldiers could find and kill baby Jesus.  (Although Jesus was probably a toddler by the time the Wise Men showed up.

I want to explain some of the details in this drawing. Some are symbolic, and some are representative of the times Jesus was born and what we know about the Holy Family. 

Note that Joseph is a strong young man. He was a carpenter, and that is a physically demanding career. 

Mary was certainly a beautiful young woman. In this drawing, she looks a little frazzled. She just gave birth in a stable.  Of course, she's frazzled. But notice that Mary has a relieved smile on her face. Her baby has been born, and He is the Son of God. 

Chickens are in the drawing, and chickens are Kosher food for the Israelites, including the presumably Jewish innkeeper who probably owned the stable. 

The black sheep is symbolic of how Jesus will save those of us who are the "black sheep" of the family. When anyone sins, and we all sin, He will show mercy if we repent. This is because he paid the eternal price for our sins. 

Notice the dove on the perch. The dove is a symbol of the Holy Ghost. 

The donkey is a Bethlehem Donkey.  They have unique features like a bit of mane going down near their shoulders.  From above, a Bethelehem Donkey's mane makes a cross. I only remembered to draw the unique mane in my redo drawing. 

There is a lamb because Jesus was and is the Lamb of God. 

The ox reminds us of Jesus teaching that we would pull our ox out of the mire - even if it were the Sabbath.  This is Jesus pointing out that we need to follow the spirit of the law more than the letter of the law. At least that is my take on it. 

The ox is also a symbol of strength. Jesus was the strongest man ever to be on Earth because he bore the punishment for our sins while performing His Atonement in the Garden of Gethsemane and on the cross. 

Although often portrayed as wooden, the manger was more likely made of stone cemented together. 

The lamp represents that Jesus told us to be the light of the world so others would see our good works and glorify His Father in Heaven.

The horse is symbolic of royalty and strength, although Israelite kings also rode mules in ceremonial processions as a sign of their being kings of peace.  Jesus IS the King of Peace. 

You can see the Star of Bethlehem about to set if you look through the open window.

Baby Jesus is wrapped in swaddling clothes. These were long strips of cloth used to wrap babies and help them feel safe and comforted.

The ram in the back of the stable represents power, sacrifice, and leadership.  One day, Jesus will return, and He will have all power and be the leader of everyone on Earth. In fact, many of the Christmas hymns we sing talk about the power and glory Jesus will have when He returns to Earth in His second coming. 

NOTE: These drawings, in printable form, are found by clicking on the button labeled "Religious." Then scroll down to the bottom of the New Testament section to find these drawings. This will work if you are accessing this page around December or January of 2025.  ALSO, I will put this drawing under the "Holidays" button.  They will be found at the bottom of the list of Christmas drawings.  For fun, you could notice the other slight differences in the two drawings. Some are very subtle. 

Mr. and Mrs. Claus coloring page

 Christmas is coming, and so I have done another Santa coloring page. 

Actually, I met Santa and Mrs. Claus today at a store, and I drew them.

Mr. and Mrs. Claus

This is another drawing of Santa with his wife, Jessica Claus. They are out and about sometime in December. The moon would be on the left because there is now sunlight at the North Pole in December.  You can see the shadows so there IS some light... but it is the light of a full moon. Feel free to draw a moon on the left and add stars to the sky. 

I heard a kid say something at a store years ago.  He said, "Mom, I get it! Santa is John the Beloved." Quite honestly, it would not surprise me to learn that John, the Beloved Apostle of Jesus, was still on the Earth and doing good... like giving gifts to children at Christmas. So in that sense, the kid got it right!

John the Beloved Vision of a Fiery Mountain falling into the Sea

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has a doctrine that John the Beloved was permitted to stay on Earth as an immortal.  He will be here when Jesus returns and is out and about doing good. 

So, COULD he be Santa, or at least doing "Santa-like things?  Of course he could! 

NOTE: This new drawing of Mr. and Mrs. Claus is found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Holidays." Then scroll down to the bottom of the Christmas section. The picture of John the Beloved, in printable form, is found by clicking on the button labeled "Religion" and then scrolling down through the list to find the title of the picture. Have fun coloring. 

Santa the Day before Christmas coloring page and poem

 Welcome to my free coloring pages blog!

Today is one of my annual Santa drawings. 

This drawing, along with over 3100 other drawings, is available

here on this blog for you to print for free! 

I have also written a poem to go along with my drawing.

Santa the Day before Christmas

The below poem is called:

THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS

By Robin Andrew Lyman

The day before Christmas

Santa was out

He was bonding with reindeer

as he walked about

The sled was still empty

as it sat in the snow

But soon it would be loaded

and ready to go

The day before Christmas 

is fun for the elves

Into the season's spirit

they joyfully delve

The reindeer are out

and practicing their flying

As pairs race around

some win and some are tying

The castle was filled

with toys galore

Piled from the ceiling

and down to the floor

The moon was out 

and making shadows so soft

And soon Santa's sleigh

would be aloft

Where is the sun?

It is not in the sky

Because the North Pole latitude

is very, very high

So there is no sun 

in December up there

Yet everyone is adapted 

to the cold frigid air

Your breath you can see

when you are outside

Plus Christmas magic

makes it easy

For everyone to abide

Abide in the dark 

and cold winter nights

As everyone prepares

For Santa's annual flight

NOTE: This drawing is available in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Holidays." Then scroll down to the bottom of the Christmas section if you are accessing this site in December 2025.

Animal Word Puzzle and Coloring Page to celebrate 500,000 hits!

 I have just hit 500,000 hits on this, my free coloring pages blog!

These hits are from countries all over the world! 

It feels great to know that kids and some adults are coloring my drawings.

To celebrate, I am posting an animal word puzzle that I have been saving for a special occasion.

Animal Word Picture Puzzle

Use the list below to find each named word, name, or compound word. Keep an attitude of fun for this to work. Don't take it too literally or not too literally.  It is meant to be humorous, but if it hits your funny bone, it is also humerus. 😉😉😉😉😉😉

Animal Word Picture Puzzle answers

NOTE: You can find the answer page and the picture puzzle page in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Animals." It IS made up of many quick and simple animal drawings. Scroll down to the bottom of the list of animal drawings if you are accessing this in December 2025.  I did this with my grandchildren tonight.  They loved it. They searched for the matching picture and circled it on the page.