Candy Coloring Pages

• Lollipops: flat swirls on a stick and small round pops.
• Wrapped candies: a round middle with the wrapper twisted at both ends.
• Gummies: bears, worms and rings, soft and slightly see-through.
• Candy canes and peppermints: red and white stripes that curl around the stick.
• Jelly beans and gumballs: small glossy shapes, best in a jar or a machine.
• Chocolate: bars broken into squares and a box of filled chocolates.
• Cotton candy: a cloud of spun sugar on a paper cone.
• Candy shops: shelves of jars, scoops, striped bags and a scale on the counter.

Candy comes in three finishes, and each takes a different trick.

Hard and glossy. Lollipops, gumballs and jelly beans are smooth and reflect light. Color them in a strong, even shade, then leave a white curved streak near the top and a small white dot beside it. That highlight is what says shiny.

Soft and see-through. Gummies let light pass through. Color the edges darker and the middle lighter, the opposite of what you'd do for a ball. Use clear, fruity colors such as red, orange, yellow and green.

Matte. Chocolate, marshmallows and cotton candy don't shine much. Layer two close shades and skip the bright highlight. Milk chocolate is a warm medium brown, and dark chocolate is nearly black-brown.

For swirl lollipops, pick two or three colors and follow the spiral from the center out, one stripe at a time.

Two facts to share while you color. Cotton candy is mostly air, and a big cloud of it holds only a couple of spoonfuls of sugar. And one of the two people who invented the cotton candy machine, back in 1897, was a dentist.