Teddy Bear and Hedgehog Pond Picnic, Calico Critters Style

A gentle color plan to get started — mix in your own anytime.

• caramel brown
• peach beige
• lime green
• tomato red
• chocolate brown
• leaf green
• golden yellow
• sky blue
• pale rose
• warm brown
• blush pink
• light coral

A suggested order, zone by zone — skip around as you like.

1. 1Fill the checkered picnic blanket with tomato red and blush pink squares, leaving the white squares empty.
2. 2Color the teddy bear's head, body, ears and arms in caramel brown, keeping the eye shines and the teeth white.
3. 3Color the hedgehog's face, belly and paws in peach beige, and its spines in chocolate brown.
4. 4Color the duck golden yellow, the lily pads leaf green, the pond water sky blue and the grass lime green.
5. 5Fill the picnic basket with caramel brown, then add tomato red and cherry red apples, golden yellow cheese slices and peach beige sandwiches.
6. 6Optional: Add a little shading with a slightly darker shade of each color along one side of the bear and hedgehog, leaving highlights white.