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From Gullu’s Desert land · 20 pages
Desert Coloring Pages
Desert animals, cactus plants and explorer gear fill the 20 desert coloring pages from Gullu's Desert land, drawn for kids from toddlers to the early grades. Many pages are easy, with big shapes and bold lines, while a few give older kids plenty of detail. Little ones can start with the sand dune, the tall cactus, the water canteen, the desert lizard, the roadrunner or the fennec fox with its giant ears. Medium pages include three meerkats on lookout, a two-humped camel, an owl peeking out of a cactus, a rattlesnake and a potted cactus with a flower. For more detail, try the off-road desert buggy, the armadillo with its banded armor, the desert tortoise, the scorpion and a camel ready for a trip. The Camel page is free to print at home or school, and the other 19 are colored in the Gullu app.
20 pictures to color 8 easy for the youngest
- CamelMedium · free to print
- Tall CactusEasy
- Fennec FoxEasy
- Three MeerkatsMedium
- ScorpionDetailed
- Desert LizardEasy
- RoadrunnerEasy
- Desert TortoiseDetailed
- Desert OasisEasy
- Sand DuneEasy
- Desert BuggyDetailed
- Potted Cactus with FlowerMedium
- Camel Ready for a TripDetailed
- Sun HatEasy
- Water CanteenEasy
- RattlesnakeMedium
- Owl in a CactusMedium
- ArmadilloDetailed
- Desert TentMedium
- Vulture on a CactusMedium
What kids practice
Desert pages help kids learn how plants and animals live where it is hot and dry: cactuses store water, fennec foxes cool off through their ears, tortoises hide in burrows and camels shut their nostrils against sand. Children pick up new words like oasis, dune and canteen, talk about sun safety and drinking water, and build hand control coloring armor bands, shell sections and spines.
Ideas for home and the classroom
- Color the camel, fennec fox and tall cactus, then talk about one trick each uses to handle the heat.
- Pour sand or rice into a tray, color the sand dune page, and blow through a straw to watch dunes form and move.
- Pack a pretend desert explorer kit with a hat, water bottle and sunglasses, using the sun hat and canteen pictures as a checklist.
Desert Coloring Pages: questions
What are easy desert coloring pages for toddlers?
The sand dune, water canteen, desert lizard, roadrunner, tall cactus and sun hat are the easiest, each with only a few large spaces. The fennec fox and the oasis are also simple and fun. The desert buggy, scorpion, armadillo and camel ready for a trip have many small parts and suit older kids better.
Can I print these desert coloring pages for school?
The Camel page is free to print for personal and classroom use, so it fits a habitats unit, a science center or a summer reading theme. Make as many copies of it as your group needs. The other desert pages are colored in the Gullu app. Please do not sell the page or include it in products for sale.
Are the scorpion and rattlesnake pages scary?
No. Both are drawn as friendly cartoon characters with big eyes and smiles. They are a good way to talk about desert animals that are best admired from a distance, and to remind kids never to touch a wild snake or scorpion. If your child is unsure, start with the meerkats, camel or fennec fox instead.
What animals are in the desert coloring pages?
You will find two camels, a fennec fox, three meerkats, a scorpion, a lizard, a roadrunner, a desert tortoise, a rattlesnake, a tiny owl in a cactus, an armadillo and a vulture. Alongside them are cactus plants, an oasis, a sand dune, a tent, a buggy, a sun hat and a water canteen.
Camping
Music
Space
Seasons
Unicorns
Community helpers
Arctic animals
Shapes
Animals
Owls
Turtles
Color the whole Desert land in Gullu
In the Gullu app, the Desert land holds these 20 pages on the world map, with a magic brush, glitter, stickers and a gold star when every page is done. The first page is free on iPhone, iPad and Mac, and free to print here.
