Big Al the Allosaurus from the Museum of the Rockies coloring page

Today's newest coloring page I drew is of 

Big Al the Allosaurus from

the Museum of the Rockies.

 Big Al the Allosaurus from the Museum of the Rockies

We went to the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana, a couple of weeks ago... on my birthday. I am a certified dinosaur nut, so this was a perfect activity for my 65th birthday. The around 1000 dinosaur coloring pages on this site are pretty good evidence for how much I love dinosaurs. 

Big Al was a sub-adult or very young adult Allosaurus. It died from probably a broken and infected toe. This obviously made it impossible for him to hunt prey. Big Al's fossilized skeleton was found in Wyoming, USA. He, or his fossilized skeleton, is found at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. 

There is an excellent TV show about Big Al. It is called Walking With Dinosaurs Special: The Ballad of Big Al. I HIGHLY recommend this video. It includes a "making of the film" that explains how the science worked. 

Big Al was around 25 feet, or 8 meters long. He died young. He was 60-70% the size of a full adult Allosaurus. 19 of his bones showed signs of being infected or having once been broken. It lived a rough and short life. He may have weighed up to 1850 kg or about 4079 lbs. 

The Sauropod dinosaurs in the background are a Diplodocus and a young Brachiosaurus. Both are seen feeding on cycad trees. 

NOTE: This coloring page, in printable form, is found by clicking on the "Paleontology" button. Then scroll down to the bottom of the "Mesozoic Life" section. IF you are accessing this site in late September or October 2026, then this title will be at or near the bottom of that section of the list. Have fun coloring Big Al.  One other note: I based part of this drawing on the life-sized model or bust of Big Al's head that is at the Museum of the Rockies. The artists involved were Brian Engh, Larissa Fardelos, Youseff, and enhancements by Dane Johnson.  Below are two older drawings I did of Big Al. So, their printable pages will be found further up the Paleontology list of titles. I will admit that the drawing or coloring page that I posted today is more accurate because the model I based part of it on was scientifically accurate - based upon scans of Big Al's fossilized skull.  

Big Al realistic Bust from Museum of the Rockies

Big Al the Allosaurus with Rhamphorhynchus

Big Al

Bull Elk under a Pine Tree coloring page

 Today's newest coloring page I drew for you is of a 

Bull Elk... under a Pine Tree.

Bull Elk under a Pine Tree

A bull elk can weigh up to 1000 lbs. They are ungulates (hooved mammals) that, to me, are the most beautiful of all members of the deer family. The bulls have a magnificent set of antlers, and this large mammal can be up to 5 feet tall at the shoulders. IF you measure the entire animal's height, it can be up to 10 feet tall. In the winter, bull elk have a loud, haunting call that you hear during the rut. The rut is when the bull elk compete for female elk or cows. These are spectacular jousting matches!

NOTE: This coloring page can be found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Animals." Then scroll to the bottom of the list. IF you are accessing this page in late September or October of 2026, then this coloring page title will be at or near the bottom of the list of of animal coloring pages. I want to add that this beautiful animal was seen at Zootah, a small zoo in Logan, Utah.  We took our grandkids there this past weekend. 

Dragon Fairy with Dragon Egg coloring page

This is my free coloring pages blog or site.

Today's newest drawing will be posted soon. 

It is of a Dragon Fairy caring for a Dragon Egg.

Dragon Fairy with Dragon Egg

Dragon Fairies sometimes care for a dragon egg. The mother Dragon leaves the egg with the Dragon Fairy. Then the Dragon Fairy cares for the egg until hatching. The mother Dragon knows when hatching will occur, and she always arrives to see her offspring hatch. However, the Dragon Fairy often cares for the baby Dragon part of the time. Many Dragon Fairies are friends with several Dragons that they helped raise. 

Like most or all Fairies, Dragon Fairies can transform into various sizes. Here we see Hyadien the Dragon Fairy in what would be large - even for a mortal. She is transformed from her 6-inch size to a spectacular 7'5''. This is to allow her to safely interact with the Dragon and to care for the Dragon egg.

You may wonder about the shape of the egg. Some large Theropod dinosaurs had elongated eggs. So I thought that Dragons may have similar eggs. Also, notice that this Dragon Fairy has Dragon Wings and a faux dragon scale outfit. She uses her magic to replicate young Dragon scales and fuses them loosely together to form clothing. You might also note that the mother Dragon is sparking from her mouth. This is a sight that is only seen when a mother Dragon is showing affection. The hatchling is blowing fire. This is the first thing that a new hatchling does upon hatching. Dragons like nesting high on cliffs so that is why Hyadien is up on a ledge. 

NOTE: This coloring page drawing I did for you can be found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus." Then scroll down to the bottom of the long list of titles. IF you are accessing this blog in September or October 2026, then this coloring page's title will be at or near the bottom of the list. Have fun coloring this Dragon  Fairy. 

Sea Anemone Mermaid coloring page

Today's newest drawing on this free coloring page site is 

a Sea Anemone Mermaid.

Sea Anemone Mermaid

This is Actiniaria. She is one of the Sea Anemone Mermaids. She, of course, is obviously also very friendly with Clownfish. Clownfish and Sea Anemones are both animals that are in a symbiotic relationship. By the way, Actiniaria is named after the Order in the classification of the Sea Anemones. So Sea Anemones are in Order: Actiniaria. 

NOTE: This coloring page is available in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus." Then scroll down the long list of coloring page drawings I have done for you. IF you are accessing this site in late September or October 2026, then this coloring page title is found at or near the bottom of the list. Have fun coloring! 

Jesus as the City of Enoch Returns coloring page

Today's free coloring page drawing I did for you is of the City of Enoch.

It shows Jesus there as the City of Enoch returns. 

Jesus as the City of Enoch Returns

The City of Enoch was founded by the Prophet Enoch. It was before Noah's flood. Enoch was a great prophet, and he and his city were eventually taken up into heaven. It will return when Jesus returns to Earth to start the "Millennium," or a 1000 years of peace on Earth.   You can read about this in the Holy Bible, in the Book of Genesis. Even more details are found in The Pearl of Great Price. 

NOTE: This coloring page, in printable form, is found by clicking on the "Religious" button. Then scroll down to the bottom of the "Old Testament" section. I am also placing this in the "Restoration" section, since the book called The Pearl of Great Price. This book was revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith. 

Kangaroo Rat and Lizard coloring page

 Today's new free coloring page is a cartoonish 

drawing of a Kangaroo Rat and a Lizard.

Kangaroo Rat and Lizard

This is a simple cartoonish drawing that is primarily of a Kangaroo Rat. There is also a tiny lizard. Kangaroo rats get all their water from the seeds that they eat. A kangaroo rat is around 8 - 14 inches long. That is 25 - 35 centimeters. The tail is often over half the body length.

NOTE: This coloring page is found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Animals." Then scroll down to the bottom of the list. If you are accessing this site in September or October 2026, then the coloring page title will be at or near the bottom of the Animals list. 

Triceratops Mother & Calf near a Stratovolcano coloring page - inspired by the Museum of the Rockies

 This is my free coloring pages blog.

Today's new coloring page drawing I did for you is of 

a Triceratops mother and her calf near a big volcano.

Triceratops prosus Mother and Calf near a Stratovolcano

Triceratops prorsus was the species of Triceratops that was around when the meteorite took out the non-avian dinosaurs... at the end of the Cretaceous Period. It had a longer nose horn than Triceratops horridus. It was around 30 feet long. The young had a frill that went somewhat over the neck. It had small horns early on in life. 

This shape of a fully grown Triceratops is something I saw at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana, this week. The baby trike is also based on a juvenile Triceratops skull and full skeleton on display at that museum. I highly recommend that museum. It has amazing exhibits!!!

Baby Triceratops Skull from Museum of the Rockies

Skull of Adult Triceratops from the Museum of the Rockies

A stratovolcano is a big volcano that is tall and cone-shaped, and gets steeper near the top. It is made of different layers of hardened ash, lava, and tephra. Tephra is an extrusive igneous rock made up of any type of solid material blown out of the volcano. It can include ash, pea-sized particles, and up to large volcanic bombs. 

In the sky, in the distance, you see a couple of Pterosaurs or flying reptiles. They are Pteranodons. There are also a few birds in the air. Yes, there were birds in the Cretaceous Period. 

NOTE: This coloring page is found in printable form by clicking on the "Paleontology" button. Then scroll down to the bottom of the "Mesozoic" section. Click on the title to get the free printable coloring page. The new coloring page drawings are at the bottom of the list. But in this case... at the bottom of the MESOZOIC LIFE part of the list. By the way, there are many other Triceratops drawings in the Paleontology printables. 

Manta Ray coloring page

Hi everyone! I'm back from vacation! 

Today's new coloring page is of a Manta Ray.

    

 Manta Ray       

A manta ray is a cartilaginous fish. That means that instead of hard bones, it has bones made of cartilage.  It is therefore related to sharks. It is the biggest of the rays. It can have a wingspan of up to 29 feet or 8.8 meters. That measurement is for the Giant Oceanic Manta Ray. The Reef Manta Ray has a wingspan of 11 feet or 3.5 meters. 

Manta rays feed on plankton and small fish. They are filter feeders, like many baleen whales. 

NOTE: This coloring page, in printable form, is found by clicking on the "Animals" button. Then scroll down to the bottom of the list of coloring page titles.  Have fun coloring this unique fish. 

                                                                            

 

Going on Vacation

 

NOTE: I will be going on vacation, so there will be no new posts for a few days. 

Sorry for the inconvenience. 

Mother Duck & Ducklings poem and coloring page for young kids

 

This is my newest coloring page drawing I did. It is of a Mother Duck and her Ducklings.

You are on my free coloring pages blog. There are over 3000 coloring pages to print here.

 

Mother Duck & Ducklings

Mommy Long Island Duck had babies three

They were all darling - as cute as can be

They swam in the river

Did not make them shiver

In their down they were warm, and filled with glee

They belonged to a kind Farmer Joe

His nice wife was a lady named Flo

The ducks came home at night

To the farmer's delight

There was no place they would rather go

-By Robin Lyman

Long Island Ducks are white. They were imported from China to Long Island, New York, in 1873. They are a domesticated breed of duck and are raised in many parts of the world now. 

NOTE: I hope you liked my limerick-style poem. This coloring page can be found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Birds" or the button labeled "Animals." 

Chipmunk coloring page

Today's new coloring page is of a Chipmunk in an Oak Tree.

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Chipmunk Juvenile on an Oak Tree Branch 

There are 25 species of chipmunks. Some are 5 inches long, and some are up to 11 inches long - if you count the length of the tail. They are a type of small squirrel. But chipmunks all have racing stripes on their face and down their back. Some nest in trees and some in underground dens. 24 species of chipmunks live in North America. The Eastern Chipmunk is the largest at 11 inches long.

The Siberian Chipmunk lives in most of Northern Asia and in some parts of East-Central Asia. Some live in far Eastern Europe. By the way, all chipmunks are small squirrels, but not all squirrels are chipmunks. Squirrels are larger and lack the racing stripes. 

Chipmunks are herbivores and are excellent climbers. They have cheek pouches to hold food. They store large amounts of food in underground burrows. This food is kept for the winter. Chipmunks take long sleeps, or torpor, in the winter. But they do not truly hibernate. They wake up from time to time to eat their stored food... like acorns, pine nuts, etc. Chipmunks rely very heavily on acorns if there are oak trees around. 

You can tell that this is not quite an adult because the chipmunk has the "cuteness factor" of a larger head-to-body ratio. Many young vertebrate animals have the cuteness factor. This young chipmunk was old enough to live outside the nest and fend for himself. 

THIS drawing is based on a chipmunk my daughter photographed in the Black Hills of Western South Dakota. The only species in the Black Hills is the Least Chipmunk. It is the smallest species of chipmunk. They weigh less than 2 ounces, or less than half a gram. I should add that the background is more like the Rocky Mountains. The Black Hills are covered in conifers- pines, spruce, & firs. 

NOTE: This coloring page is found in printable form by clicking on the "Animals" button. Then scroll down to the bottom of the list of coloring page titles. If you are accessing this page in October or September, then this coloring page's title will be at or near the end of the list of animal coloring pages. Have fun coloring this cute little chipmunk!

Unicorn Coloring Pages for Young Children to color

 I decided to draw and post more coloring pages for young kids to color.

So today I am posting 3 ink drawings of Unicorns.

Unicorn Stallion and Colt at Overlook

The Unicorn daddy is showing his colt their domain. The colt is his son. A colt is a young male equine.

Unicorn Mare and Philly in a Valley

The Unicorn mommy is with her philly. The philly is her daughter. A Philly is a young female equine.

Fairy gives a Philly Unicorn an Apple

I should mention that Unicorns are like Fairies in that Unicorns are magical beings who are sentient. Unicorns and Fairies are friends - often best friends. 

Birds of Psalm 102 coloring pages

  In our study guide for Sunday School, we are on Psalm this week. 

Today's new coloring pages are the birds mentioned in Psalm 102.

Great White Pelican in the Wilderness

From Psalm 102:6

The Great White Pelican is the pelican from the Old World... that is, Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is the second-biggest flying bird. It has a wingspan of up to 11 feet 10 inches, or 360 cm. It feeds mostly on fish. It migrates great distances and lives in flocks - often large flocks. It often fishes in large groups. They are monogamous each breeding season, meaning they choose a different mate each season, but they mate with that chosen mate each year. 

Pharaoh Eagle Owl of the Desert

From Psalm 102:6

The Pharaoh Eagle Owl is generally a desert bird that lives in the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East. It is a medium-sized owl with a wingspan of up to 5 feet 6 inches, or around 140 cm. This owl nests in rocky cliffs and high-up caves. It has yellow eyes and tawny feathers with some darker spots.

Dead Sea Sparrow on a Housetop

Psalm 102:7

Dead Sea Sparrows live in the Middle East and therefore, of course, in Israel. It also lives in parts of Southwest Asia. It is a small bird with a short tail. They grow be up to 5 or so inches or around 13 cm. They are the sparrow Jesus talked about in his Sermon on the Mount. 

Now let's talk about why these birds are mentioned in Psalm 102.  This psalm is the prayer of a person going through trials. They are crying out to God. If David wrote it, then it would make sense that he would mention birds. After all, he was a shepherd out in Nature way before he was the King of Israel. Some scholars think the song was written after Israel was in captivity because it mentions Jerusalem in ruins. I suppose that may be correct. But maybe David was prophesying in this psalm about the later destruction of Jerusalem. There ARE prophecies in some parts of the Psalms. In any case, it is obvious that the composer of Psalm 102 appreciated birds. I can relate. My wife and I are "birders."

 

 NOTE: This set of drawings can be found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Religion." Then scroll down to the bottom of the Old Testament section. OR click on the button labeled "Birds." Then scroll down to the bottom of the list of bird titles.  Have fun coloring these. And take a look at Psalm 102. With my many trials, I found it relatable. 

 

2 Dinosaur Coloring Pages for Young Kids to color

Today's two new coloring page drawings I did are of 

two well-known dinosaurs. These are drawn for younger kids to color. 

For the past few days and for the next few days, I am posting simpler drawings I have done or am doing

for younger kids to color. Coloring is great for developing hand-eye coordination in young kids.

 T. rex and Pteranodon Kids meet a Mammal

I should say that this is a KID drawing, so it is NOT a dinosaur and a pterosaur meeting and eating a mammal. Interspecies friends ARE seen sometimes in our modern natural world. For example, ravens and wolves play and work together.

Didelphodon is the name of the mammal. It was about as big as a badger. It probably was active at night, so it was probably nocturnal. You probably recognize the T. rex and the Pteranodon. T. rex was a dinosaur, but Pteranodon was a Pterosaur or flying reptile. These flying reptiles are also called Pterosaurs. Pterosaurs are NOT flying dinosaurs. The Pteranodon and Triceratops are both juveniles or "kids," but the Didelphodon is an adult animal. 

Notice the volcano. Volcanic activity was particularly high in the Late Cretaceous Period when these animals lived. 

These animals all lived in the Cretaceous in North America. Underground you see a fossilized skeleton of a Stegosaurus... an armored dino of the Jurassic Period. Even deeper, you see the skeleton of a non-dinosaur that is sometimes confused with dinosaurs. It is buried deeper because it lived BEFORE the dinosaurs. This non-dinosaur is a Dimetrodon from the Permian Period of the Paleozoic Era. The Paleozoic Era was BEFORE the Mesozoic Era. The Mesozoic Era was the era of the dinosaurs. 

Young Triceratops & Magnusavis meet a Young Troodon 

Magnusavis was a Cretaceous bird of North America. There WERE birds in the Cretaceous. Birds had already evolved from Theropod dinosaurs. Technically, flying birds ARE flying dinosaurs. Triceratops was a horned dinosaur from North America. Troodon was a "raptor" dinosaur from North America. All these animals lived in North America in the Cretaceous Period of the Mesozoic Era. These are all juveniles or "kids." 

IN the ground, you see a fossilized and buried skeleton of a Jurassic dinosaur... a young Allosaurus. Do you see the unhatched and now fossilized dino eggs underground? 

NOTE: These drawings were done for younger kids to color. These coloring pages are found in printable form by clicking on the "Paleontology" button. Then scroll down to the bottom of the "Mesozoic Life" part of the list. Have fun coloring these ancient animals. Oh. I forgot a final item: Do you see the happy plant in one of the coloring pages? 

The Ugly Duckling meets a Swan coloring page

 Today's coloring page for younger kids is of the Ugly Duckling.

This is my free coloring pages blog. Feel free to print any of the over 3000 coloring pages I drew...

Or color one of the several coloring pages done by my grandniece or grandnephew. 

The Ugly Duckling meets a Swan

I think that in the original story of the Ugly Duckling, the cygnet does not discover that he is a swan until he has grown up. In some video and children's book versions, he is still a cygnet when he finds out and is brought into a swan family. But in any version, the moral of the story is that the outsider or disenfranchised can turn out to be the most beautiful or best of all. 

In this drawing or coloring page, you see the "Ugly Duckling" as a cygnet or juvenile swan. He is meeting a female swan who accepts him and helps him realize that he is a swan. The mother duck who rejected the Ugly Duckling is seen further back and behind the mother swan. Her ducklings are seen behind the mother swan, viewing the "brother" they rejected being accepted as a swan. The implication is that swans are a higher rank than ducks. The mother swan's other cygnets are not in this drawing. But they welcome the "Ugly Duckling" because he never was a duckling. He always was a baby swan or cygnet. 

This is a cartoon-ish drawing for younger kids to color. But of course, any age person is free to print and color it. There are no fees or any cost to view this page or print any coloring page. I do not do "online coloring" on this site because I taught kindergarten for a while, and I believe in the hand-eye coordination that comes from coloring with crayons. 

NOTE: This new coloring page I drew can be found in printable form by clicking on the "Animals" button. Then scroll down to the bottom of the list of animal drawings. If you are accessing this page in September or October of 2026, then this title will be at or near the bottom of the "Animals" list.  I have also posted this coloring page at the bottom of the Birds" list.  By the way, can you spot the "happy tree"?

Little Girl with Jesus coloring page

 Today's new coloring page is of Jesus and a Little Girl.

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Little Girl with Jesus

Jesus loves little children. This is a cartoon-ish drawing of Jesus greeting a little girl. Remember that Jesus said we must become as a little child to be saved in the Kingdom of Heaven. 

NOTE: This coloring page drawing is found by clicking on the button labeled "Religious." Then scroll down to the bottom of the "New Testament" section of the page. Have fun coloring this coloring page that I drew for younger children to color. 

Four Jets coloring page

This is my free coloring pages blog with over 3000 coloring pages I drew for you.

Today's newest and rather simple drawing is of 4 Jet Aircraft.

For the next few days, I will be posting coloring pages for younger kids. 

 Four Jets

This rather simple drawing is for younger kids to color. It is for kids who like airplanes or jet aircraft. These are imaginary aircraft, although they have some similarities to real jet fighters. 

Can you identify something or somethings that are different in each jet? 

- Dark air intakes and striped rudder. 

- Black alerons, black rudder, and black flaps

- Black nosecone

- Black wingtip

- Under-fuselage air intake

Also, which cloud is the "Happy Cloud?" 

NOTE: This coloring page is found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Vehicles and Military Vehicles." Then scroll down to the bottom of the list of titles. This title will be at the bottom or near the bottom of the list if you are accessing this site in September or October 2026.