Seesaw Playground Pals, Daniel Tiger Style

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

• grass green
• sand yellow
• tangerine orange
• sky blue
• tomato red
• caramel brown
• golden yellow
• forest green
• light gray
• deep blue
• ivory
• chocolate brown

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

1. 1Start with the big background greens: color the trees, bushes, and grass in grass green, and the fence and hedges in forest green, leaving the sky white.
2. 2Fill the playhouse roof and seesaw triangle base in tomato red, then the swing frame and sandbox wood in caramel brown and chocolate brown.
3. 3Color the tiger's head and tail in tangerine orange, then add golden yellow for the overalls, paws, and fence details, leaving the inner ears in ivory.
4. 4Paint the slide in deep blue and sky blue, the sandbox sand and sandcastle in sand yellow, and the owl's belly and deer's body in pale cream.
5. 5Add the cat in light gray with pink for its clothes, then color the beach ball in lemon yellow and tomato red, and the buckets in tomato red and forest green.
6. 6Optional: Add a little shading in a darker tone along the edges of the tiger and sandbox for extra depth. Leave the bunny face, cat face, and cat paw white for a clean look.