25 Watermelon Coloring Pages - Free!
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Did you like the watermelon drawing? Doesn't it look pretty? Go ahead and color this special and refreshing fruit, use your own materials! You will get a beautiful result.
We gathered a variety of watermelon coloring pages, so you can have fun choosing your favorite. Would you like to paint a cartoon watermelon? You will find it further down.
The watermelon, as it is known in many parts of the world, is a very popular fruit because it is eaten, in most cases, raw. It is very refreshing because it has high levels of water.
It is a large fruit, oval or spherical, almost as big as a soccer ball! It is used in several countries as a medicinal fruit, since it has healing properties.
It is dark green on the outside, with some stripes of a paler shade. On the inside, it is a beautiful red color. It is very pretty! Would you like to know more about this fruit?
Of course you would. That is why we have placed fun facts on each of the drawings to print and color, so you can learn at the same time as you develop your creativity by coloring.
At Coloring Together we offer you coloring pages on other topics that interest you, like animal drawings, or fruit coloring pages. What are you waiting for? Find the one that catches your eye.
If you send us your creations, we will display them in the gallery. That way everyone can admire your art.
If you already chose your watermelon, what are you waiting for? Grab your materials, sit in a comfortable spot, and let your imagination bring the drawings to life!
Watermelons coloring pages
Why color pictures of watermelons?
The watermelon is a fruit that can be used for many purposes. In some places, like Russia, they use the juice to make delicious wines. In other countries, instead, it is eaten raw or in delicious sweets
If you have gone shopping at the market, you will have seen many fruits. Do you remember which was the biggest? It was surely the watermelon, because compared to others, its size is greater.
A single watermelon can weigh more than 10 kilograms. That is a lot! Can you imagine it? But it is not only its great size that makes this fruit different from the others. It has other characteristics that make it special and unique.
That is why, if you color watermelons, you will learn aspects of it that you did not know before. Go for it! You just have to color and be willing to learn in the process.
Get comfortable, do you have your crayons ready? You are about to begin an adventure where you will meet one of the many fruits that exist in the world. Don't forget to have fun!
Learn while coloring Watermelons
- The watermelon is 100% edible. Do you know what that means? That you can eat even the rind, and it won't harm you.
- The watermelon is a very hydrating fruit. Do you know how much water it contains? Around 92%.
- The flesh of the watermelon is reddish in color. Although it can vary and be yellow.
- The watermelon is grown between February and April. Its cultivation lasts between three and six months. That is a long time!
- The scientific name of the watermelon is Citrullus vulgaris. Strange, right?
- The watermelon has its origin in the African continent, in the Kalahari Desert.
- There is a black watermelon! It comes from the island of Hokkaido, in Japan. But do you know what? It is a beautiful red color on the inside.
- The black watermelon is a type of watermelon grown in Japan, and it is one of the most expensive fruits in the world. A single one can cost 4,000 euros.
- In Japanese culture it is a custom to give black watermelons as gifts, since they represent fortune and respect.
- The watermelon has a variety of names. In some Latin American countries it is known as “patilla”. In Portugal it is called “melancia”.
- Do you know how the Japanese get a watermelon to take on a square shape? They grow them in acrylic or glass boxes. That way they adapt to the shape they want!
- In Japan, farmers have applied various techniques to grow watermelons with cube shapes. Incredible!
- China is the main producer of watermelons worldwide. They achieve around 60% of the annual production.
- Watermelons are produced by several countries, like China, the United States, Turkey, Iran, Egypt, and Mexico.
- Watermelon juice contains amino acids that can help prevent muscle aches.
- The watermelon comes from a climbing plant, with stems that can stretch up to 3 meters long.
- The watermelon is both a fruit and a vegetable! It belongs to the family of cucumbers and squashes. But since it is sweet and edible, it is also a fruit.
- The watermelon is a plant that requires high temperatures in order to be grown. So if you want to plant it, it is best to do so in a very hot place.
- Square watermelons are grown in the Kagawa Prefecture, in Japan, and they are very expensive.
- Do you know how to tell whether a watermelon is ready to be harvested? It has to have a hollow sound, and a yellow coloring on the underside.
- The watermelon has anti-inflammatory properties, since it contains an inhibitor for inflammatory processes.
- Like other very famous fruits, such as the pear or the apple, the watermelon contains fiber, which improves digestive processes.
- The watermelon is rich in vitamin A, which will help you keep a pretty and healthy skin.
- The watermelon contains arginine, a component that helps improve blood flow.
- “Suikawari” is a Japanese game that consists of breaking a watermelon while blindfolded. This game is played in summer.
