Pick a winter friend, color it, then press "Set free in the snow" — it starts playing instantly and stays as long as you keep the page open.
Our snowfield ·
🎨 Color a winter friend and press "Set free in the snow"!
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How it works
Choose one of six winter friends, then paint inside the outline with the brush — colors never spill outside the lines, so it is great for young kids. "Base color" fills the whole body underneath what you already painted, and the eraser turns areas back to white. When you press "Set free in the snow", your friend hops out among the snow-covered fir trees and everyone plays their own way: the snowman bounces along merrily, the penguin waddles side to side, the polar bear ambles at an easy pace, the seal scoots across the snow on its belly leaving a spray of powder, the reindeer trots and breaks into sudden gallops, and the snowy owl glides silently across the sky. Friends roam the whole snowfield — near the front, far by the firs, up and down the slope — under gently falling snow that never stops. Your own friends never disappear while the page is open; the background is filled with recent drawings from other visitors around the world, which rotate over time. When you leave the page, your latest drawings are sent to the snowfield so other visitors can meet them too.
Why so many polar animals are white
White fur and feathers hide an animal against snow, and in the Arctic that matters to hunter and hunted alike. The snowy owl is camouflaged while hunting; the polar bear is camouflaged while stalking seals. Some species change with the season and turn brown again in summer, which is why an unusually early thaw leaves them dangerously visible.
Polar bear fur is not actually white. Each hair is hollow and colourless, scattering light so the coat looks white, and the skin underneath is black to absorb what warmth the sun offers. Reindeer are the only deer in which both sexes grow antlers, and their eyes change colour between summer and winter to see better in months-long darkness. Penguins live only in the southern hemisphere, so they and polar bears never meet outside a picture like this one.
Colouring on a white background
Pure white disappears against snow. Use a very pale blue or grey instead and the shape still reads as white.
Shadows on snow are blue, not grey. Colouring the underside of an animal pale blue looks more convincing than it sounds.
The penguin needs its dark back and pale front. That contrast is the whole silhouette.
Give the snowman something coloured — a scarf, a hat, buttons. A fully white snowman vanishes into the field.
Warm colours pop hardest here. One orange or red detail carries a whole winter scene.
Out in the snow
Released into the snowfield, each one plays its own way among the snow-covered firs. Penguins waddle and occasionally slide on their fronts, which is genuinely how they travel fast over ice. Seals shuffle heavily since their bodies are built for water rather than land. Reindeer trot, polar bears lumber, snowy owls fly in silence, and the snowman does not go anywhere at all.
The snowfield keeps everything you have coloured while the page stays open, so it fills up as you go. Your work never leaves this browser, so save the ones you would like to keep.
Yes. While you are on the page, your friends play only in your own snowfield. When you leave the page, your latest drawings are uploaded and appear as background friends in other visitors' snowfields. No name or personal information is attached — only the picture itself.
How long do background friends stay?
Background friends from other visitors rotate every few minutes so the snowfield always feels fresh. Your own friends are different: they never expire while the page stays open.
Is this safe for kids?
Yes — there is no free drawing, no text, no chat and no user names. Children can only color inside fixed winter outlines, so nothing inappropriate can be created or shared.
Can I save my winter friend as an image?
Yes — press "Save picture" to download your colored friend as a PNG image, ready for printing or sharing.
Why are snowflakes six-sided?
Because of the water molecule itself: when water freezes, its molecules lock into a hexagonal crystal lattice, so ice naturally grows six-sided arms. Each snowflake's exact shape then depends on the temperature and humidity it falls through, which is why no two look quite alike in the snow drifting over this field.
Do penguins and polar bears ever meet in the wild?
Never — they live at opposite ends of the planet. Polar bears roam the Arctic sea ice in the north, while nearly all penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere, from Antarctica up to warmer coasts. This snowfield is one of the few places where they get to play side by side.