Picnic Basket Coloring Page

A deep basket sits in the middle of this page. Inside are a sandwich with several layers and two apples with stems. A cloth is draped over the front edge of the basket and hangs down in soft folds.

Ideas for coloring

• Colour the cloth as a gingham check or stripes, the way picnic blankets often look.
• Give the apples different colours: one red, one green.
• Sandwich layers can be bread in tan, lettuce in green, tomato in red and cheese in yellow.
• Use short brown strokes along the basket to show woven straw.
• Draw a grass background around the basket with a green crayon.

Good to know

A picnic is a meal eaten outside, often on a cloth spread over the grass. Foods that travel well, like sandwiches and whole fruit, are common choices because they do not need plates or cooking. Ask your child what they would pack and what they would need to carry it, such as a bottle of water or a napkin.