Cartoon ballerina bear in a tutu and bow, balancing on one toe with stars and swirling lines

Ballerina Bear’s Starry Spin

A smiling bear ballerina balances on one pointe shoe, her tutu flaring as stars and swooshes curl around her spin.

🎨 How to color it

Color the ballerina bear honey brown, her big hair bow bubblegum pink, and the flouncy tutu lavender with pale blue ballet slippers. Use chunky crayons or broad marker strokes on the bear’s round face and skirt, then slow down for the tiny lashes, laces, and scalloped trim. Try making the swirling lines behind her pale yellow so they look like giggly stage lights following her twirl.

The story behind this coloring page

Dottie’s Dizzy Curtain Trick — Every day, Dottie tapped across the tiny theater and stopped before the velvet curtain with a squeak. Read the full story →

Every day, Dottie tapped across the tiny theater and stopped before the velvet curtain with a squeak. She wanted to play her new game, Spin-and-Freeze, in front of the seats, but the empty row looked as wide as a lake.

Until one day, her paper stars slipped from the prop basket and skittered across the stage. Because of that, Dottie chased them in a twirl. Because of that, the curtain rope wrapped around her tutu and whoosh—the curtain flew open. “Oh, buttons,” Dottie whispered.

Finally, she froze on one toe, arms wide, while the stars settled around her. The seats did not roar; they creaked kindly. Next time you see her smile, can you spot the brave Spin-and-Freeze that began with a squeak?