Cute Emperor Penguin

Meet this cheerful young emperor penguin, a sturdy Antarctic bird with a round body, smooth flippers, bright face patches and strong webbed feet for walking on ice and swimming through cold seas. Children can colour the head, back and flippers black or deep charcoal, then leave the large belly white or add very pale blue shadows. Use sunny yellow or warm orange on the side-of-head patches and upper chest, orange on the beak and feet, and soft grey beneath the wings. Colour the sea turquoise or icy blue, the iceberg and ice chunks with pale blue shadows, the little fish in bright colours, and the clouds light blue. Work slowly inside the bold lines, keep tiny white eye highlights, and add snowflakes, bubbles or distant penguin friends in the open spaces.

◫ A4 size✎ Bold outlines♡ Ages 3–8

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Grown-up note: Please supervise printing and choose age-appropriate art materials.