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Cat and Yarn Ball Coloring Page

A cat rests a front paw on a large ball of yarn.

Difficulty: easy
Suggested age: About 5–7 years, with help on the yarn
Format: PDF, PNG, SVG (account required)
Paper: A4 + US Letter

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A seated kitten rests one front paw on a large ball of yarn at the lower left. Curving bands cross the ball in several directions, while the kitten's other front paw stays on the ground. Its head tilts toward the yarn, and a curled tail fills the lower right. The background is empty, leaving the face, paws and overlapping yarn bands as the main places to color.

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Is this the page for you?

easy difficulty: Most of the kitten is divided into broad, open shapes, with no scenery behind it; the narrower yarn bands are the main exception.
Skills to try: Following curved bands: The yarn lines cross at changing angles, so trace the edge of one band before filling its center.
Suggested age: About 5–7 years, with help on the yarn: The body and tail suit broad strokes, but the thin bands beside the raised paw may need a sharper pencil or an adult pointing out each edge. This is a suggestion; comfort with the shapes matters more than age.

Files

Print & file specifications

PDF · PNG · SVG (account required)

A4 PDF: 1 page · Portrait
595.28 × 841.89 pt
Printable area: 523.28 × 769.89 pt
At least 36 pt (0.5 in) margins; centered artwork may leave more white space.
US Letter PDF: 1 page · Portrait
612 × 792 pt
Printable area: 540.00 × 720.00 pt
At least 36 pt (0.5 in) margins; centered artwork may leave more white space.
PNG image: 1182 × 1576 pixels

The isolated kitten and yarn leave the surrounding paper white; there is no background scene to fill.

Color

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These are suggested colors for the objects in the picture. You can choose your own colors.

Two palettes for this picture

Ginger kitten, blue yarn

Separate the warm fur from the cool ball so the paw touching the yarn remains easy to see.

Soft ginger
Fill the kitten body and tail; the warm tone separates the silhouette from the blue yarn.
Sky blue
Use on the yarn bands, leaving a few bands lighter to show where they overlap.
Rose pink
Add a small accent to the inner ears and nose without covering the dark facial lines.

Gray kitten, berry yarn

Keep the fur quiet and put the strongest color on the large ball in the foreground.

Warm gray
Use a pale layer on the kitten, with a slightly darker edge under its chin and tail.
Berry red
Color alternating yarn bands to make their different directions visible.
Cream
Use the remaining yarn bands and the kitten chest as light areas against the berry color.

Ideas

Working with this drawing

Follow one curved yarn band from edge to edge before changing color; the crossings near the raised paw can otherwise look like separate loose pieces.
Keep the small white reflections inside the dark eyes untouched, and use a light touch around the whiskers so the face stays readable.
Shade along the bottom of the curled tail rather than filling it with stripes; this gives the large open shape a rounded edge.

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