Free dinosaurs printable
Dinosaur Weather Lab: 3 Color-and-Imagine Scenes
Three original free dinosaur coloring pages let kids change a sunny, rainy, or windy pretend scene with their own weather details and colors.
What happens to the same kind of make-believe dinosaur story when the sky changes? These three BoysColor pages turn coloring into a small weather-design game. One scene has sunshine, another has a cloud and puddle, and the third has a moving leaf and wind marks. Each leaves space for a child to add a detail before or after coloring.
The dinosaurs are friendly fantasy characters and the scenes are imaginary. This is not a claim about prehistoric climate, species behavior, or which weather a real dinosaur experienced. The “lab” is a playful way to compare three drawing choices: where to find shade, what to add near a puddle, and what might move in a breeze.
Print one page that matches the child’s mood. The colorful cover is only an illustration of the idea. Each actual black-and-white sheet below has its own separate free PNG download link. The optional Creative Fabrica weather collection at the end is a different set and does not contain these dinosaurs.
Let the weather change one small thing
Print one page at Fit to page on Letter or A4. Put out a pencil for new weather details and a few crayons. Before coloring, point to the blank sky or open ground. Ask, “What one thing would make this scene feel sunny, rainy, or windy?” A simple line, shape, or color choice is enough.
A child does not need to know weather vocabulary beyond sun, rain, and wind. If they invent purple rain or a leaf blowing upward, stay with the story instead of correcting an imaginary scene. For a shorter session, color the dinosaur and one weather clue, then stop.
- Choose a sunny, rainy, or windy sheet.
- Add one weather detail in an open area.
- Color the detail and tell what the dinosaur might do next.
1. Find shade on a sunny hill
The sun is already in the corner and there is a wide clear sky around the dinosaur. Ask the child where the dinosaur could take a comfortable break. They might draw a large tree, a cloud, or a shaded patch on the hillside. The added object can be tiny or fill the whole blank space.
Choose one warm color for sunlight and one cooler color for the place to rest. The contrast helps the child show their idea without needing a detailed background. If they want another step, ask what the dinosaur would bring on a sunny walk in this imaginary place.
- Point to the sun and open sky.
- Draw one place for shade.
- Color the sunny and shady parts differently.
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Ask your child: Where would your dinosaur stop for a break?
2. Design a rainy-day shelter
This dinosaur stands beside a puddle under one cloud. The sky is intentionally mostly blank. Invite the child to add a few raindrops, then decide what kind of shelter belongs nearby: a broad leaf, a little roof, or an invented rain hat. No special drawing skill is needed; even a single curved line can become a roof.
Color the puddle first or last. Try two blue shades, or give the reflected sky a surprising color. If the child does not want rain, the page can show the moment after a shower instead. The goal is a weather choice, not a correct forecast.
- Draw a few drops or decide the rain has stopped.
- Add one shelter idea near the dinosaur.
- Color the puddle and explain what happened.
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Ask your child: Would your dinosaur splash, wait, or head for shelter?
3. Follow the wind-blown leaf
A few curved lines and a floating leaf suggest a breeze, but most of the field is open. Ask where the leaf came from and where it might land. The child can draw a tree at one edge, more leaves in the air, or a small destination on the ground. Let the new marks follow whatever direction they choose.
Use one bright color to make the moving leaf easy to spot. A different color can show the place where it lands. The scene becomes a small before-and-after story when the child points from the first place to the second.
- Find the leaf and wind marks.
- Draw where the leaf started or where it lands.
- Color the moving leaf and tell its journey.
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Ask your child: Where will the leaf land in your scene?
Make a tiny three-weather gallery
If the child wants all three pages, arrange them in an order they choose. It can be sunny, rainy, windy—or windy, sunny, rainy. Ask what changes in the setting and what stays the same. A grown-up can write one child-supplied caption on the back of each page. There is no need to finish the series in a day.
For another open-ended dinosaur project, the separate BoysColor habitat guide asks children to invent plants, routes, and resting spots. This weather lab instead concentrates on one change in the sky or wind on each page.
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