Cartoon kitten batting a large ball of yarn on a patterned oval rug

Playful Kitten with a Yarn Ball on a Patterned Rug

A bright-eyed kitten springs forward with both paws on a giant yarn ball, its tail curled above a flowered oval rug.

🎨 How to color it

Color the kitten soft orange, the giant yarn ball lavender, and the patterned oval rug in teal, coral, and sunny yellow. Use crayons or markers for the kitten’s big open spaces, then switch to a sharper pencil for the yarn lines and tiny rug petals. Try making every other yarn strand a slightly darker purple so the ball looks wonderfully twisty.

The story behind this coloring page

Why Yarn Balls Stay Home — Through the quiet sewing room, a yarn ball rolled bump-bump-bump, and Pip pounced after it with soft little thuds. Read the full story →

Through the quiet sewing room, a yarn ball rolled bump-bump-bump, and Pip pounced after it with soft little thuds. He wanted to catch it before it slipped under the cupboard, where dust smelled like old buttons. Instead, the yarn ball nudged a pale moon-moth hiding beside the rug fringe.

“Please,” whispered the moth, “I followed the lamp and forgot my corner.” Its wings trembled like tissue paper. Pip held the yarn gently with both paws, and the loose thread made a cozy circle around the moth. Warm lamplight shone on the rug’s flower, and the moth settled there, safe and still.

Ever since that night, yarn balls curl themselves round and stay close to home, ready to make a small place feel just right. If you spot Pip’s paws on the yarn, can you tell where the cozy circle began?