Dada the duckling
A free colouring page — waddles close and sits a while.
Free to print at home, at nursery or anywhere else. No sign-up, no email.
Who this is
Dada is the duckling with one curl of hair that never lies flat. He is usually the first one a very young child points at, because he is the simplest shape in the whole cast.
What is in the picture
Almost all of Dada is two circles and a beak, which makes this the easiest page in the set. There are only five areas to fill, and the curl on top is small enough to be a reward at the end rather than a chore.
Colouring it with a toddler
Good first page for a child who has never coloured before. Few areas, big ones, and nothing that needs a steady hand.
Thick crayons beat pencils at this age — they need no grip strength and they do not break when a child leans on them. Expect the first few attempts to be one colour scribbled across everything; staying inside a line comes later, and it comes on its own.
Colour it on screen instead
Dada is also in the PlayKiko colouring game, where tapping an area fills it and nothing goes outside the lines. Useful on a train, where crayons are a mistake.
