Silly & Happy Grumpy Black Hole Coloring Book

Coloring page story

“My lucky star-sock is gone!” wailed Velo. It was his favorite, the one with yellow lightning bolts on it.

They were flying near a strange part of space. In the middle was a tiny, pouting black hole. It wasn’t a big, scary one. It was a little, grumpy one, and every so often it would make a sound like a grumpy tummy: gurgle-slurp.

Suddenly, Rex’s captain’s hat flew off his head and got slurped right into the little black hole! SLURP!

“Hey!” cried Rex.

They realized the grumpy black hole was eating their things! It had Velo’s sock, Rex’s hat, and a jar of Bron’s favorite space-pickles.

“Give us our stuff back, you grumpy-guts!” Rex shouted. The black hole just gurgled.

Tripsy thought hard. “It’s grumpy,” she said. “Maybe it doesn’t like what it’s eating. Maybe it wants something else.”

“Like what?” asked Velo.

“What makes us happy when we’re grumpy?” asked Bron.

“A funny joke!” chirped Velo. “A happy song!” rumbled Bron. “A silly dance!” added Rex.

So, they put on a show! Rex told a knock-knock joke. Bron sang a song about space-bunnies. Velo did the silliest, wiggliest dance they had ever seen.

The little black hole started to jiggle. It let out a little giggle that sounded like popping bubbles. POP-GIGGLE-POP! Then, it gave a happy BURP and out popped the hat, the sock, and the pickles! It had traded their things for a good laugh.

Coloring page Age Appropriateness

The personification of the black hole into a giggling character is very funny and appealing to preschoolers. The clear cause (silly dances) and effect (happy burp) is an easy concept to follow. The flying objects are fun, recognizable shapes for them to color.

Coloring Page Coloring Instructions

What a funny picture! The grumpy black hole is happy now. Let's color it a silly color, like orange or purple! Look, it's giving back the hat, the sock, and the pickles. You can make the sock's lightning bolts super bright yellow. And don't forget to color our dancing dinosaur friends who are putting on the show!

Coloring Page Printing Tips

This is a high-energy page! Print it on standard paper. It's a great conversation starter about what makes your child laugh or what they do when they feel grumpy. Let their color choices be as wild and silly as the scene itself!

Recommended Tools

This page screams for vibrant colors! Washable markers will make the characters and the flying objects pop. For the background, children could use a black or dark blue crayon to make the colorful characters stand out even more, just like they're in deep space.