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Nothing beats a good squeeze from your favorite bear. This baby with a teddy coloring page shows a little one sitting on a round rug with both arms wrapped around a soft toy. The baby has two puffs of hair, a wide open smile and footed pajamas with big padded soles that point right at you. Behind them you can see a window with a moon and stars, plus a small shelf that holds a block and a rubber duck.
We kept the shapes big for small hands. Children from 3 to 8 can enjoy this sheet, and most will finish it in 15 to 25 minutes. The trickiest spot is the bear's ears, which peek out between the baby's arms.
Color ideas for the pajamas and the bear
Our sample uses sunny yellow pajamas with an orange collar and orange pads on the feet. That bright outfit makes the tan bear easy to see. If you pick a dark color for the pajamas, choose a light one for the teddy, or the two will blend together.
Here are a few mixes that look great on paper:
- Mint pajamas with a honey brown bear and a pink bow
- Lilac pajamas with a gray bear and a yellow bow
- Red pajamas with a cream bear and a blue bow
The rug has three rings. Try a rainbow order, or use one color in three shades, dark on the outside and pale in the middle. Kids often enjoy that second idea once they see how the color seems to glow toward the center.
Tips for a neat baby with a teddy coloring page
Color the bear before the arms. The arms sit on top of the toy, so if you go over a line a little, the darker sleeve can hide it. Then fill the rug last, because those long curves are a calm way to finish.
The hair puffs have bumpy edges. Tiny circles with a crayon or marker will give them a soft, springy look. For the window, a dark blue sky makes the yellow moon pop. Do the sky first and stay away from the stars, then fill in the moon and each star with yellow.
If you use markers, slip a spare sheet under the page. Thin printer paper lets ink soak through, and it can mark your table.
Where the teddy bear came from
Your child's stuffed bear has a real story behind it. In November 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt went on a hunting trip near Onward, Mississippi, and refused to shoot a bear that had been tied to a tree. A cartoon about it ran in the Washington Post. A Brooklyn candy shop owner named Morris Michtom and his wife Rose then made a toy bear and called it Teddy's Bear. You can read the full tale from the National Park Service.
It is a fun thing to share with a child while they color. A president's nickname ended up on one of the most loved toys around.
Games to play with the finished page
Ask your child to give the bear a name. Then write it on the page in big letters. Younger kids can tell you what the baby and the bear will do next. Will they have a snack? Will they build a tower with the block on the shelf?
Older kids can draw a tiny bear family on the shelf or a new toy on the rug. A class can make a hug wall, too. Every child colors a page, and the teacher hangs them all in a row at kid height.
Other pages your child may like
For a bear with a heart, print the teddy bear with heart coloring page. To stay in the nursery, try the baby in a crib coloring page, where a smiling little one stands under a star mobile.
Questions
What age is this coloring page for?
It suits kids from about 3 to 8. The biggest spaces are the pajamas and the rug, so even a first time colorist can fill most of the page.
Can I change the skin and hair color?
Of course. Let your child color the baby to look like themselves, a sibling or a cousin. The line art has no fixed colors, so any shade works.
Is this page good for a teddy bear day at school?
Yes. Many preschools hold a teddy bear picnic. Kids can color the page, then bring in their own bear and tell the class its name.
