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**The Elephant’s Trunk: A Super Cool Tool!**
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**[Picture of a friendly elephant, its trunk prominently displayed and waving hello.]**
Hello, little friends! Today, let’s color and learn about the elephant’s trunk. It’s not just a long nose; it’s a super cool tool that helps elephants in many ways!
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**1. The Ultimate Grabber**
**[A drawing of an elephant using its trunk to pick up a bunch of bananas from a tree.]**
Elephants use their trunks to grab things. From tiny leaves to big branches, their trunks can pick up all sorts of things, even bananas! Can you color the bananas yellow?
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**2. A Personal Straw**
**[Illustration of an elephant drinking water with its trunk curled up, acting like a big straw.]**
Thirsty? Elephants use their trunks to drink water. They suck up the water like a giant straw and then squirt it into their mouths. Let’s color the water blue!
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**3. A Handy Fan**
**[An image of an elephant flapping its ears and blowing with its trunk to cool down.]**
On hot days, elephants can use their trunks to splash water on themselves or blow air to keep cool, just like a fan. How about we color the sun bright yellow to show how hot it is?
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**4. A Gentle Hug**
**[A picture of two elephants, their trunks entwined, showing affection.]**
Elephants also use their trunks to hug and show love to each other. It’s their way of saying, “I care about you.” Maybe we can color the elephants in different shades to show they are friends.
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**5. A Powerful Speaker**
**[Drawing of an elephant with its trunk raised up, making a loud trumpeting sound.]**
When elephants want to talk or say, “Here I am!”, they can make loud noises with their trunks. It’s like their own special way of saying hello or watch out. Let’s color the musical notes coming from the trunk.
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**Now, It’s Coloring Time!**
Grab your crayons and let’s make this page colorful. Remember, elephants are amazing creatures with their super cool trunks helping them every day. What color will you make your elephant’s trunk?
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**[End of the coloring page with a dotted line area for kids to practice drawing their own elephant trunk.]**
“Practice drawing your own elephant trunk here. Is it picking something up? Or maybe it’s drinking water? It’s up to you!”
**Happy Coloring!**