Nutcracker Guard at a Castle Gate

A nutcracker guard stands in front of a castle gate, holding a tall staff beside him. He has a tall hat, curled moustache, shoulder epaulets, buttons, boots, and a round swirled circle near one side. Behind him are two striped towers with small arched windows, rounded tops, and a central castle section with a scalloped roof and round topper. A large arched double door sits in the middle, with a path leading forward and dotted rounded mounds along both sides. For a simple classroom idea, children can color the tower stripes in an AB pattern, then count the windows, buttons, and mound shapes they can find. It is a printable Nutcracker scene with lots of clear spaces for crayons or markers.