Sleepy Puppy Curled Up In A Cozy Basket Coloring Page

A puppy has folded itself into a woven basket and gone to sleep with its muzzle resting on the rim. Its eyes are closed, one ear flops forward over its face, and a soft cushion bulges out from under it. The basket weave is drawn as long simple strands rather than tight wickerwork, and two small sprigs of grass sit at its base.

Count the shapes and there are barely twenty. That makes this a genuinely easy page, well suited to a toddler or to a child who gets discouraged by busy artwork. It also prints well at small sizes if you want several on one sheet.

Warm colors suit the mood. A tan or straw basket against a soft blue or lilac cushion keeps the picture calm, and leaving the puppy pale lets it stay the brightest thing on the page.

Dogs curl into a tight ring like this to conserve heat and protect the belly, a habit their wild ancestors kept and one that has never quite been bred out.