Lion Dance Coloring Page

About this coloring page

Seen from the front, a lion dance costume has huge round eyes, a wide open mouth and fluffy trim around the face, ears, body and legs. All that scalloped fur makes it the most detailed New Year page.

Lion dances are performed at Lunar New Year to bring good luck, with drums and cymbals setting the beat. The lion blinks, shakes its head and leaps, which delights the crowd. Take this page in stages: the big face first, then the eyes, then the rows of fluffy trim. Two colors used in turn on the fur keep it bright without becoming muddled.

Fun fact

A lion dance costume is usually worn by two dancers, one moving the head and one the tail.

• Color ideaColor the face red, the fluffy trim white or yellow and the round eyes and forehead ornament gold.
• After coloringBlink your eyes and shake your head like a playful dancing lion.

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