Thirteen Nesting Dolls Covered in Butterflies, Tulips and Stars

Thirteen nesting dolls fill the page in four loose rows, each one shaped like a rounded egg with a headscarf framing a smiling face. Every doll has its own look. Some wear butterflies on their middles, others have tulips, daisies, hearts, or stars on their cheeks. A few have striped scarves, bows at the neck, or scalloped hairlines, and the bottom hems repeat triangles, dots, zigzags, and little loops. One doll winks, one has closed eyes, and a couple have freckles. The shapes are big enough for crayons yet detailed enough to keep older kids busy. Try giving each doll a different color family, then use the patterned bands at the bottom to practice repeating a color sequence. This free printable also works well for a quick lesson on Russian folk art, with kids lining the dolls up from smallest to tallest once they finish coloring.