The hat is striped, which gives four or five bands to alternate, and the cupcake is the second object with its own color scheme. That makes three separate decisions on one sheet: the cat, the hat, the cake. Write a name on the cupcake before printing and it becomes a card. This birthday cat coloring page works from five. The kawaii cat holds a balloon instead.
A cat in a party hat beside a cupcake with a candle.
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Birthday Cat: how to draw it step by step
Here is birthday cat in 8 steps.
Draw the cat sitting upright, head first.
Add the two ears, the eyes, nose and whiskers.
Build the body below with the front legs straight.
Set the pointed party hat on the head, brim first.
Stripe the hat from the brim to the tip.
Curl the tail round to one side of the body.
Draw the cupcake beside the cat, case first.
Finish with the icing swirl and the lit candle.
What you need
Paper, a pencil and an eraser.