Mardi Gras Coloring Pages
Masks, jesters, beads, parades, and carnival animals fill 56 printable designs, which together form the Mardi Gras coloring pages.
What’s Inside This Collection
Masks
Fourteen pages feature ornate masks, with feathers, jewels, stars, and sparkling beads, from simple outlines to detailed designs.
Jesters
Nine pages show jester characters in checkered suits and bells, dancing, holding balloons, and juggling.
Jester Hats and Crowns
Three pages show jester hats, crowns, and a top hat, one of them with a king’s crown.
Kids in Costume
Seven pages show children in masks and beads, dancing, holding a mask on a stick, or posing with a dog, and a girl in a ball gown.
Parade and Music Pages
Eight pages follow the parade, with trumpet players, drummers, a marching band boy, a majorette, and a stage show.
Animals in Mardi Gras Style
Eight pages dress animals up, with a cat in a mask, pets with beads, an alligator playing the trumpet, a turtle in a crown, a jester crawfish, and a dragon in a jester hat.
Lettering and Symbols
Five pages use bold words and symbols, with bead lettering, a fleur-de-lis, a mask snow globe, comedy and tragedy masks, and Happy Mardi Gras in bubble letters.
Food and Drink
Two pages show party treats, one with a king cake and treats, and one with party glasses beside masks.
What Mardi Gras Coloring Pages Do
What does structured coloring do for young children between the ages of 2 and 7? The American Academy of Pediatrics cites fine motor skill development. A sensible order is simple masks and jester pages first and detailed masks and parade scenes afterward.
Participants in a 2005 Art Therapy Journal study showed measurable reductions in anxiety following structured coloring activities. The sparkling beads and feathers of the masks offer plenty of small, calming decisions about color.
Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, falls on Tuesday, February 9, in 2027, the day before Ash Wednesday, and its traditional colors of purple, green, and gold stand for justice, faith, and power.
How to Color Mardi Gras Pages Well
- Traditional colors: purple, green, and gold are the colors of Mardi Gras, so they look right on masks, beads, and costumes.
- Masks: layer metallic gold and silver pens over bright colors for feathers and jewels.
- Jesters: alternate two bold colors in the checkered suits, and give the bells a gold color.
- Beads: color each bead a different shiny color, and leave a small white spot as a highlight.
- Backgrounds: keep the background light so the bright colors on the masks stand out.
5 Creative Craft Ideas With Mardi Gras Coloring Pages
1. Paper Mask
Color a mask page, cut it out, and tape it to a craft stick to hold in front of the face.
2. Bead Garland
Make the Bead Garland from the bead pages: color them, cut them out, and staple each one along a strip of paper.
3. Parade Mural
Color the parade pages, glue them to a large sheet in a pleasing layout, and write a caption underneath for the Parade Mural.
4. King Cake Picture
Color the king cake page and glue small pieces of green, purple, and gold paper onto the cake.
5. Mardi Gras Bookmark
Start the Mardi Gras Bookmark by coloring a tall page, cut a long slim strip and keep the margins for scraps, and fold a paper clip over the top edge as a marker.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are the fourteen mask pages really free?
Yes, the fourteen mask pages are free to download, and equally free are the other 42 pages, with no login involved.
Can the parade pages be colored digitally?
Yes, the parade pages color with the site’s built-in colors, and a smartphone works without any printing.
When is Mardi Gras in 2027?
Mardi Gras falls on Tuesday, February 9, in 2027, and Ash Wednesday follows on February 10.
What do the Mardi Gras colors mean?
Purple stands for justice, green for faith, and gold for power.
When does the Carnival season begin?
Carnival season traditionally begins on January 6 and ends on Mardi Gras.
What is a king cake?
A king cake is a ring-shaped cake covered in green, gold, and purple icing, and it is a favorite treat of Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
Which animals wear Mardi Gras masks and beads?
Eight pages feature animals in masks, crowns, and beads, including an alligator playing a trumpet.
What can be created from a Mardi Gras page beyond the coloring itself?
Any finished Mardi Gras page turns into the Paper Mask project, the King Cake Picture idea, and the Parade Mural option, with the Mardi Gras Bookmark activity as another route.
Masks, jesters, and parade music all have pages. The 56 designs on offer need no payment, on paper or online. Finished work can be added to Pinterest or Facebook just by clicking the matching icon.
