Cute Scarlet Macaw

Meet this cheerful scarlet macaw, a colourful rainforest parrot with a strong curved beak, a bright cheek patch, broad layered wings, gripping feet and a wonderfully long tail. Children can colour the head, chest and upper wings brilliant scarlet red, then add sunny yellow across the middle wing feathers and rich blue on the lower wings and tail. Try pale cream on the cheek patch, ivory on the upper beak, black or dark grey on the lower beak, and grey on the feet. Colour the tropical leaves and bush in fresh greens, the branch warm brown, the flowers in bright contrasting colours, the stones warm grey, and the clouds pale blue. Work slowly feather by feather, keep a tiny white eye highlight, and add butterflies, fruit, sunshine or distant rainforest trees in the open spaces.

◫ A4 size✎ Bold outlines♡ Ages 3–8

Download JPEGHigh-resolution A4 image Download PDFPrint-ready A4 file

Make it an activity

Choose a favourite colour palette
Add a simple background
Display the finished artwork

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