Uppercase and lowercase W with a smiling whale, watermelon slice, bubbles, and rolling waves

W Is for Whale with a Watermelon Hat

A cheerful whale rides curling waves beneath big W letters, balancing a seeded watermelon slice while bubbles drift around him.

Free to print for personal and classroom use. This coloring page is part of the Alphabet collection, made for ages 5–7 and drawn in a Cartoon style.

🎨 How to color it

Color the whale sky blue, the watermelon rind bright green with a rosy red center, the waves aqua, and the bubbles pale lavender. Use broad crayon or marker fills on the chunky W letters and the whale’s body, then switch to a sharper pencil for the tiny watermelon seeds. Try making the big W sunset orange and the little w lemon yellow so the alphabet looks extra wiggly above the water.

🔢 How this color by number works

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Find each number in the key and fill its zone: 33 zones and 8 colors, sized for kids. Tiny unnumbered slivers borrow the color of their neighbors, and the little model above shows the finished page whenever you want to check your work. More grids like this live in our color by number gallery.

Prefer classic line art? Open this drawing as a regular coloring page.

The story behind this coloring page

Orlo’s Watermelon Whistle — Under the wave-carnival flags, Orlo the whale carried a watermelon slice on his head and hummed, “Wuh-wuh-whoo!” He wanted the roundest, splashiest W-sound for the alphabet band. Read the full story →

Under the wave-carnival flags, Orlo the whale carried a watermelon slice on his head and hummed, “Wuh-wuh-whoo!” He wanted the roundest, splashiest W-sound for the alphabet band. The sea smelled salty and sweet, because every time he bobbed, watermelon juice tickled his nose. Bubbles popped like tiny claps around his tail.

Orlo blew across the rind. “Pffft-whoo!” The waves answered, wibble-wobble, and the little w on the banner seemed to dance. Then a school of minnows peeked out and giggled. The watermelon was not a whistle at all—it was their striped stage curtain! They had been waiting behind it to sing the missing “wuh.” Orlo laughed so hard his spout made bubbles. Together they made a wordy, watery song, exactly where they belonged. Can you spot the sweet striped stage that started Orlo’s wuh-wuh-whoo?