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Coloring Activities for Kids
by Shannon Blakeman
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Overview
Coloring can be a great activity for kids. Parents can help children by coloring with them and choosing activities together. If you have younger children, washable crayons might be a good idea for general coloring. Since washable crayons are usually more expensive, you could keep a special pack of washable crayons on hand for when children are coloring unsupervised.
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Rainbow Coloring
Gather construction paper, glue and several colors of crayons. Have your child write his name on a sheet of paper with a black crayon. Trace the letters over and over with a different colored crayon each time. After tracing, cut the name out and attach it to a piece of construction paper or cardstock paper. Your child can choose a special spot in his bedroom to hang it or attach it to a favorite book or toy.
If your child is very young, write his name for him and then allow him to trace the letters. Children that are not interested in tracing names could also trace a favorite picture out of coloring book or draw a picture of their own.
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Leaf Imprints
Take your children for a walk to find some leaves. Gather a few different kinds of leaves so there are multiple shapes available. You will need to have crayons with the paper coverings peeled off and white paper to make the leaf imprints. Place a leaf under the white paper. Use the side of the crayon to rub across the paper so the image of the leaf appears on the paper. Make imprints of several different leaves and then cut them out. Let your child draw a tree and attach the paper leaves to the tree. You can also have your child experiment with different items and see what else can work instead of leaves. Set up a box for broken crayons so children can store broken crayons instead of throwing them out so you do not have to peel the coverings off good crayons.
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Photo Album
Work with your child and make a scrapbook or photo album. You will need a binder or folder, glue, plain paper and crayons. Be sure to use paper that is easy to color on like newsprint paper, printer paper, or construction paper. Look through photos together and have your child choose her favorite pictures. Glue pictures to each page and let your child color around the photos. Children can color borders, pictures or words. Add new photos to the album frequently so your child always has pages available to color.
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Homemade Coloring Book
Make a coloring book for your child. Choose topics that interest your child the most like favorite cartoon characters, animals, sports, or movies. Creative and artistic parents can draw their own images for children to color. Other parents can use websites like crayola.com and DLTK-Kids.com to print out coloring pages. Keep all the coloring pages in a binder and attach a pack of crayons to the inside cover so your child has an activity already prepared that they are able to start on their own. Be sure to replace the coloring pages frequently.
