Easy dolphin coloring page with a smiling dolphin, ocean wave, and bubbles

Smiling Dolphin Leaping Over a Curling Wave

A cheerful dolphin springs above a curling ocean wave, surrounded by round bubbles and a big open splashy sea.

Free to print for personal and classroom use. This coloring page is part of the Dolphin collection, made for ages 5–7 and drawn in a Bold & Easy style.

🎨 How to color it

Color the dolphin ocean blue, the curling wave turquoise, and the bubbles pale aqua with tiny white centers. The dolphin’s broad body and tail are great for chunky crayons or markers, while the wave lines can be traced slowly with a sharper blue. Try making the wave darker at the bottom and lighter near the foamy top so the dolphin looks like it just burst upward.

🔢 How this color by number works

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Find each number in the key and fill its zone: 29 zones and 6 colors, sized for kids. Tiny unnumbered slivers borrow the color of their neighbors, and the little model above shows the finished page whenever you want to check your work. More grids like this live in our color by number gallery.

Prefer classic line art? Open this drawing as a regular coloring page.

The story behind this coloring page

Pippa Finds the Bubble Door — Past the reef channel, Pippa zipped through green water, chasing the fastest current before the sunbeam bell rang. Swish! Read the full story →

Past the reef channel, Pippa zipped through green water, chasing the fastest current before the sunbeam bell rang. Swish! She curved around silver weeds, skimmed over soft sand, and popped through bubbles that tickled her nose.

The current grew bouncy beside a curling wave. Pippa leaped high, laughing, “This is my lane!” Then the biggest bubble under the wave opened like a round glass door. Inside, tiny shrimp drummers tapped shells—tikka-takka!—and the whole current was their parade road.

Pippa dove through the bubble door, and the drummers played faster. The wave lifted her, the current carried her, and every splash said she was right on time. Next time you spot the bubbles around Pippa, can you find the secret door where the parade begins?