Cartoon nurse waving at an open front door with medical bag, porch ramp, flowerpots, and tiled roof.

Nurse Waving from a Cozy House Porch

A smiling nurse steps from a welcoming house, medical bag in hand, beside a potted porch plant and a HOME doormat.

🎨 How to color it

Give the nurse’s uniform a clean sky blue, the medical crosses a bright red, the house siding a buttery yellow, and the porch plant leafy green. Use chunky crayons for the wide roof tiles, porch boards, and path, and don’t worry if little hands color past the railings. Try making the HOME mat striped in two cheerful colors so it looks handmade for this friendly doorway.

The story behind this coloring page

Tansy’s Secret Porch Patch — Behind the clinic desk, Tansy stitched a tiny blue patch with a red cross and one crooked silver star. She wanted to give it to Mr. Read the full story →

Behind the clinic desk, Tansy stitched a tiny blue patch with a red cross and one crooked silver star. She wanted to give it to Mr. Bell, who grumbled at every bandage change, so she packed her bag and tip-tapped down the street where wet leaves smelled like pennies. At the ramp house, her thread snagged on a rosebush. Snip! The silver star popped loose and vanished.

“Don’t tell the wind,” Tansy whispered. She checked the rail, the flowerpot, even her shoe. Then the HOME mat gave a soft bump. Under one corner lay not only her star, but a folded paper heart: THANK YOU FOR HELPING HANDS. Tansy sewed the star back on right there, standing tall on the porch boards. Mr. Bell wore the patch all week, and Tansy made three more before supper. If you spot the mat, keep the secret tucked under its corner.