Axolotl Wearing a Party Hat Coloring Page

A tall cone hat sits straight on this axolotl's head, topped with a round scalloped pompom and held on by a thin strap that drops past one cheek. The face underneath is wide and flat, carrying two circular eyes, a pair of pinprick nostrils and a long curved smile that reaches almost to the jawline. Three branching gill stalks sweep back from either side of the head, each one finishing in a small rounded bulb.

The body is a soft pear shape on two stubby legs, with short arms tucked close against it and a tapered tail swinging off to the right. A loose column of small oval spots runs down the belly in two uneven rows. Nothing else occupies the paper.

That hat is the only shape here with a pattern built into it, so decide there first. Alternating bands around the cone give you stripes without adding a single line, and the pompom will happily take a contrasting shade. Keep the body in one pale wash so the belly spots stay readable, then echo that spot tone in the gill bulbs to tie the head and torso together.