Do you want to create realistic dragons when colouring? Learn how to colour dragons with this handy tutorial guide. Colouring dragons is a great opportunity to get creative and try something new! How to choose your colours

This includes two that show just the face of the dragon. These can be cut out and used as masks after they've been coloured in to add extra fun to your Chinese New Year celebrations. Whether you’re hosting a dragon-themed birthday party or a Game of Thrones marathon, get your guests into the spirit with my dragon illustrations as party decorations. You’ll want the string to fall at different lengths; play around with how the cut-outs look and re-tie accordingly. 3. Book CoversYou’re going to poke holes in the tops of the cut-outs and tie string through, then attach the other end of the string to an embroidery hoop or even a cool branch from outside. This would be a great way to support reading on the Wings of Fire series. Plus, let's face it, who isn't obsessed with amazing mythical creatures like dragons? It's traditionally believed that Chinese dragons can come in a variety of types. Although in Western culture we usually think of the Chinese dragon as the long, snake like creature shown in these Chinese Dragon Colouring Pictures, there are also pictures and descriptions of them looking more like turtles and fish.

Generally, a dragon’s eye will be bright and shiny with a slit for a pupil. They could be pretty much any colour you want, but yellow or orange always makes a brilliant impact. Finish your dragon’s eye with a highlight detail using an eraser or a white marker pen, to give it realistic depth and dimension! Find out more about the amazing meaning of the Chinese Dragon in our handy Chinese Year of the Dragon guide. For facts about China, have a look at our Teaching Wiki. Celebrate Chinese New Year with these resources: Once the dragons are all filled in, cut them out of the transparency paper and poke a hole near the top.

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People born during the Chinese Year of the Dragon are traditionally believed to be great leaders, highly ambitious, and very intelligent. You could shrink them down, laminate them and use them as cupcake toppers, or add a notecard and have them identify the food options. 9. Bookmarks

As well as understanding the techniques of colouring fire, you’ll want to scratch up on your knowledge of light sources, to ensure the flames look as though they are emitting a bright light. The video below is a really great place to start learning about light. A dragon can usually fly. You can find dragon flying manuals hidden in the extra features of dragon movies. They’ll cut out those outlines and then paste the two pieces together (this is just to reinforce the flimsier computer paper). You will need transparency and tissue paper to make brilliant suncatchers from my dragon illustrations.

Have them scour fantasy magazines or even print off pictures from the Internet to complete their collage, then hang them in a prominent place in their room. 5. Suncatchers For this craft, you’ll need five differently colored cupcakes or muffin liners, which your kids will fold in half, preserving the pretty pleating. We have a great range of different dragon-themed resources across Twinkl to help you with any wild ideas you might have for your classroom!

You’ll make a D out of one color of construction paper and glue it down to a different color piece of construction paper. Colouring in is a fantastic activity for children to do as it keeps them learning while they have fun! Become a Colouring Heaven Plus member today to make sure you don’t miss an issue of Colouring Heaven, plus lots of other benefits including discounted issues and more.

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If you're looking to combine maths and art and help make learning numbers fun, this Dragon Colour By Numbers Sheet is a must-have!