Things to talk about while coloring
Spinosaurus had a tall sail on its back and a long, narrow snout a bit like a crocodile's. It spent a lot of time in and near rivers and caught fish, just like the one in this picture. It was one of the longest meat-eating dinosaurs scientists have found.
Coloring ideas
The sail looks striking with stripes running up it in sunset colors like red, orange, and yellow. Color the river in layers of blue, and make the fish and splashing water drops silver or light blue. Older kids can add small ripples around its legs to show the water moving.
A little learning
Talk about the word splash and the hissing S sound it starts with, then count the water drops falling from the fish together. You can also compare the long snout with the short tail of the fish.
