Easy coloring page of a smiling sun and crescent moon surrounded by bold stars and swirling sky bands.

Smiling Sun and Moon in a Starry Swirl

A cheerful sun and crescent moon grin side by side while chunky stars tumble around wide, swirling sky bands.

🎨 How to color it

Color the sun bright golden yellow, the crescent moon soft silver, the big stars lemon yellow, and the swirling sky bands pale blue. Use chunky crayons or broad markers for the large faces and stars, and don’t worry if little hands cross the thick black lines. Try making every other swirl band a slightly darker blue so the stars look like they are spinning around the smiling pair.

The story behind this coloring page

Bix Counts One Too Many — Every evening, Bix swept the whirl sky and counted stars before his cinnamon cloud snack. Read the full story →

Every evening, Bix swept the whirl sky and counted stars before his cinnamon cloud snack. “Ten stars, then toast!” he chirped, tapping each point with his broom: tap, tap, tappity-tap.

Until one day, he challenged himself to count with his eyes closed. Because of that, he tickled the moon’s nose instead of a star, and the moon snorted a silver giggle. Because of THAT, the sun laughed too, and every star began zooming in silly circles around them.

Bix chased the whooshy, lemon-bright mess until he finally shouted, “Freeze for snack!” The stars stopped mid-tumble, the moon and sun kept grinning, and Bix counted eleven. Can you spot the sneaky extra star that made his curiosity run away?