The lion on this lion dance coloring page is seen from the front, with big round eyes under fluffy brows, a tall crest and a beaded medallion on its forehead. Its mouth is open wide above a striped beard, and fringed layers of scale, wave and stripe patterns cover its body down to its paws. Four paper lanterns with tassels hang at the sides, with swirling clouds around them. Its fine, close patterns make it an advanced page for kids 10 and up and for adults.

How this coloring page was created

For this page, we typed this idea into Colorin AI: "a detailed Lunar New Year lion dance costume head with big round eyes, a fluffy mane and a decorated forehead full of fine patterns, with swirling clouds and small paper lanterns around it and no writing in the drawing, for older kids and adults to color, centered on the page with a wide white border on both sides, with the whole drawing kept above an empty white margin at the bottom of the page".

How to use it

Lunar New Year changes date every year with the lunar calendar, and in 2027 it begins in early February. Lion dances and paper lanterns are part of the celebrations, so a teacher of older students can add the page to a Lunar New Year week as an art project for several sittings. A family that celebrates can color it together before the new year.