Free Squirrel in Ribbon Bow with Gifts Coloring Page

Embrace the joyful whimsy in this playful coloring page of a squirrel sitting upright, a giant bow tied like a collar around its neck, one paw grasping a tag hanging from a string on the parcel nearby and other paws resting near some bundled gifts. Its bushy tail curls are a rambunctious fold, eyes open wide with excitement looking out at the two trees on either side of him, arms strung with colored baubles and topped with stars. The surrounding holly leaves, berries, and sparkly candles create a beautifully detailed boarder. There are even hints of acorns tucked in at the bottom for an added layer to the whimsy of the experience.

As a free printable, color the fur in warm chestnuts, the bows in deep velvety purples, and the two tree in deep, dark evergreens to give them life, explorations on the textures of the fur, the ribbons, and the twinkling glass are welcome here. This coloring page draws from folklore in the forest world, as the tiny guardians of celebration move with a delicate shuffle offering a page for you to color strokes that mimic the fluff of fur, and along ribbons warm and sheen.

This piece expands into stories of the collective hoards sharing hours under boughs, detailed edges of these scenes and open spaces making room for someone else's choices as a parallel to the scamper of paws in powder and finding the jingle of secret treasures.