Girl with pigtails waves outside a school entrance, holding an apple and wearing a backpack.

Smiling Girl Waving Outside School

A cheerful girl with pigtails waves by the Welcome School doors, clutching an apple beside a leafy tree and sidewalk.

🎨 How to color it

Color the girl's backpack sky blue, her apple bright red, the school sign golden yellow, and the leafy tree fresh green. Use chunky crayons for the big skirt panels, backpack pockets, and school doors, and don’t worry if little hands color over the lines. Try making the star zipper charm on her backpack a tiny splash of silver or purple so it feels like a secret surprise.

The story behind this coloring page

Nora’s Sneaky Apple Switch — Every morning, Nora tucked one shiny apple into the hallway basket before the bell went brinnng. Read the full story →

Every morning, Nora tucked one shiny apple into the hallway basket before the bell went brinnng. She liked hearing the janitor whistle and the bus driver laugh, even though nobody knew who brought the crunchy gifts.

Until one day, her apple went clack-clack instead of thump. Because of that, Nora peeked under the stem and found a tiny folded note. Because of THAT, she read, “For the secret apple kid: check your backpack.” Inside was a cookie shaped like a star and a silly drawing from the cafeteria crew. “They know?” Nora whispered, grinning.

So Nora waved big, handed over the apple, and saved half the star cookie for the crossing guard. If you spot her backpack charm, maybe it is winking clack-clack too.