Smiling squirrel with backpack holding a giant apple on a tree-lined school sidewalk

School Squirrel With a Giant Apple

A cheerful squirrel hugs an oversized apple, backpack straps tucked over both shoulders, as school windows and leafy trees rise behind him.

Free to print for personal and classroom use. This coloring page is part of the Squirrel collection, made for ages 5–7 and drawn in a Bold & Easy style. A good pick for back to school.

🎨 How to color it

Color the squirrel warm chestnut brown, the giant apple ruby red, the backpack sky blue, and the school building soft tan. Use chunky crayons or broad markers for the big apple, tail, and sidewalk curves, then switch to a sharpened pencil for the backpack buckle and window panes. Try making the star on the backpack bright yellow so it looks like a tiny reward for carrying that enormous apple.

🔢 How this color by number works

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Find each number in the key and fill its zone: 65 zones and 9 colors, sized for kids. Tiny unnumbered slivers borrow the color of their neighbors, and the little model above shows the finished page whenever you want to check your work. More grids like this live in our color by number gallery.

Prefer classic line art? Open this drawing as a regular coloring page.

The story behind this coloring page

Orvin’s Apple-Listening Game — Every day, Orvin carried one snack to school and tapped it twice: tok-tok. He had invented the Apple-Listening Game, and he wanted to hear the apple answer before the bell rang. Read the full story →

Every day, Orvin carried one snack to school and tapped it twice: tok-tok. He had invented the Apple-Listening Game, and he wanted to hear the apple answer before the bell rang. Mostly, he heard buses sigh, shoes scuff, and leaves scratch softly over the sidewalk.

Until one day, his apple was so big he had to hug it with both paws. Because of that, he walked slowly. Because of that, he reached the gate after the rushing crowd had gone inside. At last, in the hush, the apple made a tiny creak.

“Did you hear?” Orvin whispered. A brown seed peeked from the stem, ready for soil. Next time you see his careful smile, listen for tok-tok.