Triceratops Coloring Pages
Triceratops coloring pages give kids the three-horned dinosaur with its big bony frill, drawn as simple outlines for little ones and as detailed line art with textured skin and plants for older children.
Very simple triceratops coloring pages ages 2-4
Easy triceratops coloring pages ages 3-6
Medium triceratops coloring pages ages 6-10
Detailed triceratops coloring pages ages 10+ and adults
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Kids love counting the horns: one short horn on the nose and two long ones above the eyes. That makes this a natural page for practicing the number three. The wide frill is a great space for patterns, since scientists think frills may have been used for display, a bit like a peacock's tail. Talk about how triceratops ate low plants with a beak shaped like a parrot's.
The frill is the biggest open area, so suggest kids divide it into sections with a pencil first, then fill each one with stripes, dots or a color gradient. Bold display colors look great here.
Fun facts to share while you color
- Triceratops means "three-horned face."
- Triceratops was a plant eater that used a hard beak to bite tough plants.
- It lived at the same time and place as T. rex, near the end of the age of dinosaurs.
- Its frill was made of solid bone, unlike the frills of some of its relatives that had holes.
- Triceratops had hundreds of teeth packed in rows that kept being replaced.
Ways to use these triceratops pages
- Have kids count and color the three horns in one color, then find three objects around the room to match.
- Cut out the frill shape from a finished page and wear it as a paper headband for dinosaur pretend play.
- Ask kids to design a frill pattern that a triceratops might use to impress others in its herd.
- Pair the page with a lesson on herbivores and have children draw the plants their triceratops would eat.
Questions parents and teachers ask
How many horns does a triceratops have?
Three. It has two long horns above its eyes and one shorter horn on its nose, which is where the name comes from.
Did triceratops fight T. rex?
They lived in the same place at the same time, and some triceratops fossils show bite marks from T. rex. Kids often like coloring the two together as a scene.
What colors should kids use for a triceratops?
Real skin colors are unknown, so browns, greens and grays are realistic choices. The frill is a fun place for brighter display colors, since it may have been used to show off.
