Chipmunk Coloring Pages
Chipmunk coloring pages star the tiny striped rodent with puffy cheeks full of seeds. The very simple and easy pages suit young children, and detailed pages add logs, acorns and fall leaves to color.
Very simple chipmunk coloring pages ages 2-4
Easy chipmunk coloring pages ages 3-6
Medium chipmunk coloring pages ages 6-10
Detailed chipmunk coloring pages ages 10+ and adults
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Kids love the idea that a chipmunk can stuff its cheeks so full that its face doubles in size. While coloring, talk about how chipmunks carry seeds and nuts back to their burrows and store them for winter. Children often mix up chipmunks and squirrels, so point out the stripes on a chipmunk's face and back, which squirrels don't have.
Chipmunk stripes alternate dark brown, black and white. Color the dark stripes first with a sharp pencil, leave the light stripes pale, and fill the rest with reddish brown. A little orange on the sides adds warmth.
Fun facts to share while you color
- Chipmunks carry food in stretchy pouches inside their cheeks.
- Chipmunks have dark and light stripes on their backs and faces.
- Chipmunks dig burrows underground where they store food for winter.
- Chipmunks are a kind of small squirrel that lives mostly on the ground.
- Chipmunks make chirping and chipping calls to warn each other of danger.
Ways to use these chipmunk pages
- Count the stripes on the chipmunk's back together, then color them in a light and dark pattern.
- Fill a small bag with sunflower seeds and see how many a child can hold in one hand, like a chipmunk's cheeks.
- Color a chipmunk and a squirrel side by side and make a chart of what is the same and different.
- Draw a burrow with storage rooms under the chipmunk and fill them with drawn seeds.
Questions parents and teachers ask
What is the difference between a chipmunk and a squirrel?
Chipmunks are smaller and have stripes on their faces and backs. Most squirrels have no stripes, have bushier tails and spend more time in trees.
What colors should my child use for a chipmunk?
Use reddish brown for the body, black or dark brown for the stripes, and white or cream for the light stripes and belly.
Do chipmunks sleep all winter?
Chipmunks spend much of the winter in their burrows, sleeping for long stretches. They wake up from time to time to eat from the food they stored.
