Sleepy Bee Under a Starry Blanket
Coloring guide
This sleepy bee rests its round head on a fluffy pillow with its eyes closed and a gentle smile. Two tiny hands hold the top of a cozy star-covered blanket pulled up under its chin. The bee has two curly antennae, a big rounded wing and a striped tummy that's easy to color. More stars float around it, and the whole scene sits inside a large hexagon, a little nod to a honeycomb cell. Thick, clear outlines and roomy shapes suit preschoolers and early elementary kids, and it makes a nice quiet-time or bedtime activity. Soft purple or deep blue would look good on the blanket, with golden yellow and brown stripes on the bee so the blanket doesn't swallow it up. Print it free at home or in class. Kids who like Bee coloring pages usually enjoy Puppies and Cats too.
A gentle color plan to get started — mix in your own anytime.
- sky blue
- golden yellow
- rose pink
- pale blue
- charcoal gray
A suggested order, zone by zone — skip around as you like.
- 1Color the background around the bee, including the hexagon sky and the space around the bee, with sky blue, leaving the pillow and the two antenna balls white.
- 2Fill the bee's head, both paws, the rounded body segment, and all the little stars with golden yellow.
- 3Color the blanket with rose pink, working from the middle outward so the edges stay neat.
- 4Fill the two dark stripes on the bee's body and the pointed tail with charcoal gray.
- 5Color both wings with pale blue, leaving a small gap so they stand out from the body.
- 6Optional: Add a little texture by layering a slightly darker blue on the sky and a touch of extra pink on the blanket's edges.
