Sad Coloring Page of a Boy Hugging His Teddy Under a Rain Cloud

Six raindrops fall from a small cloud over a little boy who hugs his teddy bear on this sad coloring page. He sits on a patch of grass with his knees up. His eyebrows tilt up in the middle, his eyes look down, and a small frown sits under his nose.

It is a free printable for ages 4 to 8. Teachers, school counselors and families can use it to start a talk about sadness and about what helps on a sad day.

How this coloring page was created

For this page, we typed this idea into Colorin AI: "a sad little boy sitting on the grass and hugging his teddy bear, with a small rain cloud dropping raindrops above his head, with the whole drawing kept above an empty white margin at the bottom of the page". The boy on this page is the drawing that idea produced.

The words "a small rain cloud dropping raindrops above his head" put the cloud right over the boy, so the sad feeling has a picture a child can point to. In the drawing, "hugging his teddy bear" became both arms wrapped around the bear, which the boy holds close to his chest.

What You'll Find in This Sad Coloring Page

The page shows sadness and comfort in the same scene. The rain cloud over the boy's head shows the feeling, and the teddy bear in his arms shows how he comforts himself.

A teacher or counselor can ask what makes the boy sad and what helps him. Then the adult can ask what comforts the child on a sad day, like a toy, a pet or a hug from a grown-up.

The cloud has a scalloped outline and sits in the top third of the page. Five raindrops fall from it in a row, and a sixth drop hangs lower on the right, just above the boy's hair. The boy has messy hair with a few strands sticking up, one round ear, big dark eyes with a white highlight and a small round nose.

He wears a long-sleeved shirt with a round collar, pants with cuffed hems and sneakers with laces. The teddy bear has round ears, two dot eyes, a black nose and a small frown of its own. The grass patch under the boy has a fluffy, scalloped edge and nine small tufts of grass, and a leafy plant grows on each side of him.

Coloring Ideas and Techniques

Gray or light blue on the cloud and the raindrops keeps the top of the page soft. A warm brown on the teddy bear makes the bear the coziest part of the picture.

The grass patch is a large shape that young children can fill quickly with green, and the tufts can take a darker green. As a last step, a child can draw a sun peeking out from behind the cloud and talk about what helps a sad day get better.

If a child has a favorite comfort toy, make a page with that toy in the boy's arms, like a bunny, a blanket or a toy dinosaur.

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