Mardi Gras coloring pages: masks and beads, parade float, king cake

Black outline drawings of New Orleans Mardi Gras for a classroom or a kitchen table: a jester mask among throw beads, a giant jester float, a braided king cake. Bold pages suit a six-year-old, detailed pages suit an older colourer, and stained-glass pages suit a craft lesson. Print them in the weeks before Fat Tuesday. Type a different subject, such as a crocodile, and the same three styles draw it.

• a Fat Tuesday lesson in a classroom
• a kitchen table activity on a rainy day
• a party colouring station
• a mixed-age class working from one set of subjects

Frequently asked questions

What ages are these pages for?

Bold and easy suits young children, with large open areas. Detailed has small patterns for older colourers. Stained glass has thick dividing lines between panes.

Are the pages in colour?

No. They are black line art on white, for colouring with pencil, crayon or paint.

What does the king cake page show?

A braided king cake ring with bands of sugar on top, a fleur-de-lis above it and a paper crown lying beside the plate.

Can I print a different subject?

Yes. Type it in the direction field. The result is a request, so check the drawing on the printed page before handing it out.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.