Fox in a Basket Coloring Page

About this page

Only the top half of a little fox shows above the rim of a woven basket, and it looks out with its mouth open in a happy grin. The two front paws rest on the rim with small toe lines, and the face has big shining eyes, a round nose, fluffy cheeks and two tall ears. The basket fills the bottom half of the page, drawn with a brick-like weave of short horizontal pieces and a twisted rope-like rim around the top. Its shape curves gently outward toward the middle. There is no other scenery and no tail visible, so the picture is compact and centered. The simple weave gives a repeating pattern that is satisfying to color, and the fox's face is easy to fill. It suits kids who want a cute, easy page with a bit of texture.

In this picture

• fox peeking
• woven basket
• basket rim
• weave pattern
• front paws
• pointed ears
• cheek fur
• nose

Coloring ideas

• Color the weave pieces in alternating light and dark tan to show the pattern
• Make the twisted rim a deeper brown than the sides of the basket
• Give the fox an orange face with white cheeks and a pink mouth
• Add a soft blanket of your own color poking out at the rim

Suggested palette

• straw tan
• dark brown
• fox orange
• white
• pink
• cream

Good for

• a picnic or spring theme
• a peekaboo or hide-and-seek theme
• an Easter-basket style activity

Coloring tips

• Start with the largest areas, then add detail.
• Test markers on spare paper to prevent bleed-through.
• Use lighter layers first when working with colored pencils.

Print guide

1. Choose the PDF that matches your paper size.
2. Print at 100% scale or “actual size”.
3. Use portrait orientation and normal print quality.