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Mexico Flag Coloring Page Color Example

Color example for the Mexico Flag coloring page. The color reference for the Mexico flag (Bandera de Mexico). The Mexican flag with green, white, and red vertical stripes charged with the coat of arms showing an eagle devouring a snake on a cactus. Match the colors, then print the matching line art.

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The left page is the finished version you look at while choosing colors. The right page is the one you print and color. Each downloads separately.

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Black-and-white coloring page of the Mexico flag

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Activity guide for this page

Recommended age: Ages 7–10
Estimated time: 20–30 min
Difficulty: Challenging
Areas to color: about 25

Coloring order

Color the left vertical band green and the right band red, leaving the white band in the middle open for the picture.
Color the eagle's body and wings in browns, its beak and claws yellow, and the snake in its beak a soft green.
Color the cactus under the eagle's feet and the leafy branches curving around the bottom green, then add the red dots last.

Questions to talk about

What is the eagle holding in its beak?
If the eagle spread its wings and flew up, where would it go?
Which of green, white and red is your favorite, and why?

Take it further

Draw an animal that stands for you in the white box, decorate both sides with green and red paper strips, and make a flag of your own.

Age and time are rough guides for a child coloring alone with pencils or crayons; every child is different. The area count is an estimate counted from the line-art image.

About this image

A reference showing the colors of the flag. Match the colors as you paint. It sits on the left page of a spread.

Printing and coloring tips

Print on A4 or Letter in portrait to keep the original proportions.
Keep the finished version open beside you while you color.
Use slightly heavier paper with water-based markers so the ink shows through less.
Fill the large areas first and leave the small ones for later.
The finished version is only a suggestion. Any colors you like will work.