Axolotl Coloring Activity: Look, Compare and Try Colors
One axolotl faces forward with its tail rising behind it; another is shown from the side. A third picture has two axolotls facing different ways, while the fourth places one below a waterline among plants and stones. Explore the drawings by looking, pointing and trying colors.
4 coloring pages · Mixed difficulty
What you need
- Two printed pictures from this selection; add the other two if you like
- Crayons or colored pencils
- Scrap paper for color tests or direction arrows
Coloring pages in this activity
Try the activity
Start with two pictures
Choose the front-facing and side-view pictures. Add them to your print list, keep the sheets you want and print or download the list as a PDF. All four pictures use four pages; an optional cover adds one more.
Follow the face and tail
In the front-facing picture, find the face low on the page and the tail curving up behind it. In the side view, find the head on the left and the tail on the right. Point along each body outline and compare what changes in the drawing.
Find another difference
Try the picture with two axolotls: the upper one faces left and the lower one faces right. Draw matching arrows on spare paper if you like. In the plant picture, point to the waterline above the axolotl, then find a plant or stone beside it.
Repeat a color and compare
Test two or three colors on scrap paper. Repeat one color on the broad body or tail areas in two pictures and choose another for a plant or stone. The fine gill lines can stay uncolored. Point to or tell someone about a detail you noticed; you can stop before finishing every sheet.
Another idea
Before and after coloring, show the same detail to a grown-up. Does a new color make it easier to notice? Keep the sheets whole: no reading or cutting is needed.