Hazel Hare Finds The Lost Bell Coloring Pages

Coloring page story

Beginning: Deep in a snowy valley lived a family of snowshoe hares. The youngest, Hazel, had the best ears in the family. She could hear the snap of a distant twig and the whimper of the wind. One evening, just before Christmas, she heard a new sound. Tinkle... tinkle... It was a tiny, magical sound, but it sounded lonely.

Middle: Hazel hopped out of her warm burrow to investigate. Following the sound, she found it: a single, silver jingle bell, half-buried in the snow. It was still faintly vibrating. As she looked up, she saw the last shimmer of Santa's sleigh disappearing over the mountain. "Oh no!" she realized. "This must have fallen off!" The little bell was now silent and cold. How could she get it back to Santa? The mountain was too big to climb. She felt very small and helpless.

Ending: Hazel had an idea. Holding the bell carefully in her mouth, she hopped to the very top of the highest hill in her valley. She couldn't reach Santa, but she knew someone who could: the North Wind. She held up the bell and shouted, "Mr. North Wind, please help!" At first, there was only silence. Then, a gentle breeze began to blow, growing stronger and stronger. Whoooosh! The wind lifted the little bell right out of her paws, carrying it up, up, up into the starry sky. Far in the distance, she heard a faint jingle-jangle as the bell rejoined its family on the sleigh. Hazel knew she had helped save a piece of Christmas music, and she learned that even the smallest creature can help in a big, magical way.

Coloring page Age Appropriateness

The clear action and simple forms are perfect for the 3-5 age group. The exaggerated motion lines are fun for children to see and color, clearly conveying the idea of 'wind' without complex details. The main character, Hazel, is a simple, appealing shape.

Coloring Page Coloring Instructions

Whoosh! Hazel is asking the wind for help! Let's color this windy day. Hazel the hare is a snowshoe hare, so you could color her white or light gray to blend in with the snow. The big hill can be white for snow, or maybe brown underneath. The jingle bell needs a shiny color, like silver or gold! And the wind? You can trace the swirly lines with a light blue or gray crayon to show how strong it is!

Coloring Page Printing Tips

This page has a lot of upward motion. Print it in 'portrait' mode to get the full effect of the wind lifting the bell. Standard printer paper is great for this activity. It's a fun page to talk about the concept of wind and things we can't see but can feel.

Recommended Tools

This page is perfect for crayons! Tracing the long, swooping lines of the wind is a great motor skill exercise. A silver or gold metallic crayon or marker would be extra special for the jingle bell. Let your child experiment with making their own 'windy' scribbles in the sky area.