Easy Barbie Coloring Pages

Easy Barbie coloring pages for preschoolers

Barbie is drawn on these sheets the way a young child sees a doll: a smiling face, long hair, a dress and a pair of shoes, each one a wide shape inside a firm outline. Most of the pages are rated easy and suit children from three or four. Start with Barbie's face with a bow, where only the hair, the eyes and the ribbon need filling, then move on to Barbie in a skater dress or Barbie and Ken waving under two hearts. Pink is the obvious choice for a dress, but every outfit works just as well in a child's own favorite colors.

Princess, fairy and mermaid Barbie for older kids

Children of five and up who want more to do can take the medium sheets. The butterfly wings are edged with rows of tiny dots, the ballerina's tutu is made of dozens of narrow pleats, and the mermaid with a scaly tail asks for patience, one scale after another. The fairy princess with her tiara, Barbie in front of a castle with flag-topped towers and the party mask covered in stars give a steady hand plenty of small spaces. The difficulty buttons above the grid show only the level you want.

Fashion, dress-up and paper doll play

Barbie has always been about clothes, so a good part of the page is fashion: a handbag with a full midi dress, a skirt dotted with strawberries, a purse with a heart on the front and a classic pose with a hand on the hip. The paper doll with spare outfits is the one to cut out: color Barbie, color the T-shirt and the flared pants, cut them out with a white edge and fold small tabs over her shoulders and waist. Children can also invent patterns on the plain skirts, stripes, dots or flowers, and turn a stack of colored sheets into a fashion book of their own.

Pets, horses and the Barbie family

Animal lovers get Barbie walking a fluffy dog on a leash, kneeling to greet a bouncing puppy, petting a tall horse in her riding boots and standing beside a unicorn with a spiral horn. Ken waves hello in his sweatshirt and jeans, and Chelsea, Barbie's little sister, stands in her sandals with her arms held out, a figure simple enough for a toddler. Brothers and sisters can color Barbie and Chelsea side by side, one sheet each, then pin them up together.

Barbie ideas for birthdays, school and rainy days

At a Barbie birthday party, the birthday cake with two candles makes a calm table activity, and a colored copy folds neatly into a card. Barbie the artist at her easel, the photographer with her camera, the explorer reading a treasure map and the film fan with a clapperboard turn a coloring session into a chat about jobs and hobbies: ask your child what Barbie should try next. The house sheets and the flower garden make a background scene for the other figures, and children who love gowns and tiaras can carry on with the Disney princess coloring pages, where Ariel, Cinderella and Moana wait in the same clean outlines.