Disney Little Mermaid coloring pages are black and white printed documents which can be colored with crayons or colored pencils. Coloring pages are used as art activities for children of all ages. Disney’s movie characters from The Little Mermaid are often found in printed store bought coloring books but are also available as printable coloring pages made available on Internet web sites.

Pictures from the Disney movie, The Little Mermaid are the source of many free coloring pages found on Disney’s website and other blogs and educational websites. Characters from the movie featured in coloring pages include Ariel, the movie’s main character and mermaid, Sebastian the Crab, Scuttle the seagull, Flounder the best friend, Ursula the Sea Witch, and Prince Eric http://www.radix.net/~koalatek/tlmcast.html Coloring page sections for each character are located below. Disney’s The Little Mermaid is a winner of two Academy Awards for Best Music, Original Score and Best Music Original Song for the song "Under The Sea". http://disneydvd.disney.go.com/the-little-mermaid-platinum-edition.html

Mermaids are mythological water creatures who have female human head and body with the tail of a fish. http://www.mermaids.com/ Other mermaids in the media include the television show Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch, an anime show. http://www.tv.com/mermaid-melody-pichi-pichi-pitch/show/34206/summary.html?tag=page_nav;main and the children’s movie Barbie in a Mermaid Tale.http://www.barbie.com/mermaid-tale/ The Disney movie’s mermaid, Ariel is the focus of many printable coloring pages.

As an activity, coloring is a fun way to help improve motor skills for children. http://www.meadonline.com/Parents/FineMotorFunforPreschooelrs-%281%29.aspx Parents may locate mermaid coloring pages online by completing a google image search on the names of the specific mermaids (Mermaid Melody or Ariel), names of the movies or shows, or just a simple search of keywords mermaid and coloring pages. Printable coloring pages of mermaids can be found using the resources on this page. View the image sections below and chose one of the black and white avatars. To remain on this page to view additional mermaid coloring activities, right click the image and select to open in a new tab or a new browser. Once finished viewing the options of printable mermaid coloring pages from that image, close the page to be returned to this page for further choices.