Pip the Squirrel's Lost Crayon Coloring Pages

Coloring page story

Pip the Squirrel’s favorite crayon was Number 1, Cheery Red. It was the color of ladybugs, apples, and the happiest poppies. But one morning, when he reached into his pouch, it wasn’t there!

His heart did a little flip-flop. “Oh, no! My Cheery Red is gone!”

He tipped his whole pouch upside down. Brown, Blue, Green, Yellow… but no Red. He must have dropped it yesterday. But where? He put his paws on his hips and tried to think. "Retrace my steps," he told himself. "That's what Professor Hoot always says."

First, he remembered coloring the ladybugs on the big, flat rock. He scampered over. No red crayon. "Hmm. Then what did I do?" He remembered feeling hungry. "Aha! The apple tree!"

He raced to the apple tree, where plump, white apples numbered “1” hung from the branches. He had colored half of them yesterday before getting distracted by a butterfly. He looked all around the trunk, in the grass, and under the leaves. Nothing.

His shoulders began to droop. What if it was lost forever? He sat down with a sigh, right under the tree. He leaned back and… Ouch! Something poked him. He jumped up and looked down. There, nestled in a tuft of moss where he had been sitting yesterday, was his beautiful Cheery Red crayon.

"You're safe!" he cheered, hugging the crayon. He happily finished coloring the rest of the apples. Pop, pop, pop! The tree was now full of bright, cheery red fruit. Pip put his crayon very carefully back in its pouch, learning that being responsible for his special things—and having a good memory—was very important.

Coloring page Age Appropriateness

The simple and familiar objects (tree, apples, squirrel) are perfect for the 3-5 age group. The large, circular shapes of the apples are excellent for practicing coloring skills. The clear, positive emotion on Pip's face is easy for children to identify with and understand.

Coloring Page Coloring Instructions

Hooray! Pip found his lost red crayon! Can you help him finish his work? Let's color all the big, round apples on the tree. You can make them cheery red, just like in the story, or maybe green or yellow! What color is the big tree trunk? And our happy friend Pip? You can make the grass green and the moss where he found the crayon a special color. Great job being a helper!

Coloring Page Printing Tips

This page is perfect for standard 8.5x11 inch paper and prints beautifully with a 'normal' quality setting. To extend the activity, you can ask your child to draw more apples on the tree before they start coloring, practicing their own drawing skills.

Recommended Tools

This is a great page for trying out different tools. Use crayons for the big tree trunk, markers for the bright red apples, and colored pencils for the smaller details like the grass and Pip himself. This helps children learn how different tools create different effects.