Number 3 With a Cupcake Coloring Page

Three is where counting stops being instant and starts being work. Most children can look at one thing or two things and simply know how many are there, but three is usually the first number they have to count properly, one item at a time. This sheet gives them the symbol to go with that effort. The numeral fills the middle of the page as a thick bubble outline with two rounded bumps and a wide blank centre, so a small hand has a lot of room and very little chance of straying over an edge. Trace the two curves with a finger before any colour goes down, because children learning to write this one often start at the wrong end and end up with a mirrored 3. A cheerful cupcake with a swirled top and a round cherry waits beside the number, drawn in the same heavy line with no shading to work around. If you want counting practice from the page, ask your child to fetch three crayons before they start. Download the free PDF and print it at full size on US Letter paper.