Groundhog Color by Number

Print the Groundhog in its burrow, or open More options for its shadow, a top hat and 5 more.

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Color by number: Groundhog in its burrow

Color each square by its number. Squares with no number stay white.

111111111111
111221122111
111222222111
112322223211
112223322211
1122222211
111222222111
112222222211
22222222
3322222233
33333333

To color on screen, choose a color in the key, then tap the squares.

Groundhog in its burrow, 12 by 12, 3 colors.

Answer key: prints on page 2.

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Print gives a blank worksheet, and the colored answer key on page 2 when that box is ticked. Colors you fill in on screen stay on screen. By keyboard: the arrow keys move around the grid, Enter colors a square, a digit colors it by that number and Backspace clears it.

Next step Make a Groundhog Day word searchPrint a grid that hides its name

How it works

This groundhog color by number set opens on a Groundhog in its burrow. Four more follow: with its shadow, in a top hat, asleep and in spring grass. Then a Calendar page, a Winter and spring tree and a crocus.

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Shadow or no shadow

Groundhog Day is a tradition kept on February 2 in the United States and Canada. If the groundhog comes out of its burrow and sees its shadow, the saying goes, winter lasts six more weeks; no shadow means an early spring. Studies have found no link between the shadow and the weather that follows.

A Groundhog Day color by number for either answer

Groundhog and its shadow is the six-more-weeks sheet. For an early spring, print the Groundhog in the spring grass or the Purple crocus in the snow. The Winter and spring tree shows both on one grid.

  • Brown fills 56 squares of the first sheet, so check the brown crayons before you hand it out.
  • The easy Calendar page shows only a big 2; the detailed one adds FEB above it.

Questions and answers

Is a groundhog the same as a woodchuck?

Yes. Woodchuck is another name for the groundhog, a large ground squirrel of North America. All five groundhogs here are colored with the brown crayon.

How does a groundhog coloring page work as color by numbers?

Each square to color holds a number, and the key gives each number a crayon. On the first sheet 1 is blue, 2 is brown and 3 is black; the snow and the two front teeth stay white.

Can I print a ground hog day color by number for a whole class?

Yes, as many copies as you need. Each sheet prints on one Letter or A4 page with its key above the grid; uncheck Answer key on page 2 in More options so the colored answer stays off the printout.

All 8 pictures

The groundhog 4

  • Groundhog and its shadow A brown groundhog standing on white snow under a yellow sun in a blue sky, with its long black shadow on the ground beside it. On the detailed grid the sky is light blue, the sun has orange rays, the groundhog has an orange belly and the shadow is gray. Easy: 4 colors, 123 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 507 squares to color.
  • Groundhog in its burrow A brown groundhog looking out of its burrow, seen from the front: two ears, black eyes, a black nose and two white teeth, with the black hole around it, snow left white and a blue sky. On the detailed grid the sky is light blue, the cheeks and chest are orange, the eyes have a white glint and brown specks of earth lie on the snow. Easy: 3 colors, 120 squares to color. Detailed: 4 colors, 491 squares to color.
  • Groundhog in the spring grass A brown groundhog with a black eye and nose sitting up in green grass, holding a yellow flower on a green stalk, with two more yellow flowers in the grass; the sky is left white. On the detailed grid the sky is light blue with white clouds, the flower is a yellow dandelion with an orange middle and a light green stalk, the groundhog has an orange belly and pink and yellow flowers dot the grass. Dandelions are an important food for groundhogs in early spring. Easy: 4 colors, 84 squares to color. Detailed: 8 colors, 564 squares to color.
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The groundhog, continued

  • Sleeping groundhog A brown groundhog curled up asleep on a yellow bed of straw in its burrow, deep in black earth, with white snow and a strip of blue sky above. On the detailed grid the sky is light blue with falling snow, the straw has orange stalks, the groundhog's ear and tail are orange and gray stones sit in the earth. Groundhogs hibernate through the winter. Easy: 4 colors, 120 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 490 squares to color.

Winter or spring 2

  • Purple crocus in the snow A purple crocus with a yellow middle and green leaves pushing up through white snow, under a blue sky. On the detailed grid the sky is light blue with falling flakes, the petals have pink stripes, orange tips show between them and the leaves have light green stripes. Crocuses flower in gardens in late winter and early spring, sometimes through a light snowfall. Easy: 4 colors, 120 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 449 squares to color.
  • Winter and spring tree One brown tree split down the middle: bare branches and blue snowflakes on white on the left, green leaves, a blue sky and a yellow sun on the right, with snow on one side of the trunk and green grass on the other. On the detailed grid the winter sky is gray with white flakes, the spring sky is light blue, the leaves have light green patches and pink blossom, and the trunk has orange bark lines. Easy: 4 colors, 104 squares to color. Detailed: 8 colors, 526 squares to color.

The day 2

  • Calendar page A white calendar page with a red top and a big black 2, on a blue background. On the detailed grid the red top reads FEB in white letters, and the page hangs from two gray rings on a light blue background with a gray shadow under it. Easy: 3 colors, 88 squares to color. Detailed: 4 colors, 382 squares to color.
  • Groundhog in a top hat A brown groundhog's face under a black top hat with a red band, wearing a red bow tie, on a yellow background; its two front teeth are left white. On the detailed grid the cheeks are orange, the hat has a gray shine and the eyes have a white glint. Easy: 4 colors, 142 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 570 squares to color.

How this list was compiled: Our own pixel pictures, drawn square by square for this site on 12 by 12 and 24 by 24 grids in October 2026. Nothing is traced, scanned or copied from clip art, and no picture shows a brand, a logo or a character from a film, show, book or game. The lines about Groundhog Day, hibernation, dandelions, the woodchuck name and crocuses were checked against Wikipedia in October 2026. The color and square counts were counted from the finished grids. Licence: own work

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