Showing posts with label scissor skills. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scissor skills. Show all posts
15 FREE St. Patrick's Day Printables for Toddlers and Pre-K
This is a fun activity pack for toddlers and preschoolers featuring number recognition, number quantity, shapes, patterns, sorting, alphabet letter cases, letter sounds, visual discrimination, coloring, tracing, and scissor skills practice.
FREE Printable Art Collages
4 Free Art Collages for your child to practice their art skills! Includes Build a City, Build a Farm, Create an Ocean, and Create a Face. Includes both color and black and white cut-outs.
There are 3 levels of difficulty depending on your child's age and skill level:
1. Parents cut out the colored pieces for the child to glue.
2. Parents cut out the black and white pieces, the child glues them and also colors the picture at the end.
3. The child cuts out the pieces, glues them and then colors them in. They practice cutting, gluing and coloring at the same time!
For more art skills practice, take a look at The Ultimate Art Skills Pack for ages 3-6 years. This is a unique set of 20 printable activities that help kids practice ALL of their art skills at the same time: Scissor Skills, Gluing, Tracing, Coloring and Drawing!
Free Easter Printables for Toddlers and PreK
Spring is in the air! And that means Easter is right around the corner. Get ready for the season with this fun, free printable Easter Learning Pack for your toddlers and preschoolers! Featuring number recognition, number quantity, counting, shapes, patterns, alphabet letter cases, letter sounds, sight words, letter tracing, sorting, visual discrimination, coloring, puzzles, pre-writing tracing, scissor skills practice and more!
This FREE Easter Learning Pack features 31 hands-on activities, and it is available for Free to all email subscribers. Here is what's included:
Literacy Activities:
-Cut & paste Missing Letter
-Letter Sounds Matching
-Find Letter E
-Sight Word Matching
-Word Tracing & coloring
-Letter Case Matching
-Do a Dot: E is for Egg
Math Activities:
-Numbers 1-5 Puzzle
-Numbers 1-10 Puzzle
-Numbers 11-20 Puzzle
-Counting 1-5
-Counting 1-10
-Cut & Paste Correct Number of Eggs
-Shape Matching
-Patterns
-Color Sorting
-Size Sorting
-Color by Number
Pre-Writing/Fine Motor:
-Trace Horizontal Lines
-Trace Vertical Lines
-Trace Shapes
-Trace & color Easter eggs
-Trace & color Easter rabbit
-Do a Dot: E is for Egg
Visual Discrimination:
-Which one is different?
-Matching Easter egg halves
-Easter egg hunt
Scissor Skills:
-Cutting straight lines
-Cutting zig zag lines
-Several Cutting & pasting activities
Puzzles:
-Numbers 1-5 Puzzle
-Numbers 1-10 Puzzle
-Numbers 11-20 Puzzle
This Easter Printable Pack is FREE for all Totschooling subscribers!
What can I expect as a Subscriber?:
-You will receive access to free printables that are not available for download on the website. This includes holiday and seasonal packs, as well as other themed activity packs.
-You will get access to a collection of Board Book Printable Activities and Nursery Rhymes sequencing.
-You will receive 1-2 emails per week with new posts, freebies, sales and additions to the site.
-You will receive a special subscriber discount for the Online Store.
-Your information will never be shared with anybody else.
How do I get my Easter Pack after subscribing?:
-After confirming your email address, you will receive a Welcome Email which provides the link to the subscriber's page. This subscriber's page is where you can download the Easter Pack as well as ALL other subscriber freebies.
-Please check your email thoroughly for this email including spam folder, promotions folders, etc. If you still do not see it, please email me at totschooling@gmail.com and I will be happy to send you the link.
The Ultimate Art Skills Pack Review & Giveaway!
As you may know, I recently created The Ultimate Art Skills Activity Pack which is a series of 20 printable activities for children ages 2-6 to practice ALL of their art skills at the same time: scissor skills, gluing, tracing, coloring and drawing!
Ashley from Click here to check out the review & giveaway! While you're there, be sure to check out the rest of her blog - she has tons of super fun, creative & educational ideas for kids!
Occupations & Vehicles Matching Activity
Learn about occupations, community helpers and vehicles with this fun matching activity for preschoolers!
I originally created this printable as a Father's Day activity, where kids can match the "daddies" in different occupations with the vehicles associated to each occupation. Of course there are women in all of these professions, but I wanted to make this specifically as a fun Father's Day activity.
This is also a great activity for a community helpers theme. You can do it as a cut & paste activity, cutting the vehicles from the second page and pasting them in the boxes on the first page. Or to make this into a reusable activity, I recommend that you laminate both sheets, then cut out the vehicles on the second sheet and use Velcro dots to attach the pieces.
For more community helpers activities, see the following posts:
Free Summer Printable Pack for Toddlers - PreK
Summer is finally here but the learning doesn't stop! This printable pack is great for toddlers & preschoolers on long car trips, airplane rides, rainy days or simply for every day learning to practice those essential skills like counting, number & alphabet recognition, letter sounds, letter cases, size, colors, shapes, patterns, visual discrimination, prewriting, scissor skills and more!
This is my biggest printable pack so far, featuring 37 summer themed activities, and I am making it available for Free to all email subscribers. Here is what's included:
Literacy Activities:
-Cut & Paste the Missing Letter
-Letter Sound Matching
-Circle all things that begin with the letter S
-Match the upper and lower case letters
-Sight Word Matching
-Tracing words
-Tracing Letters & Pictures
Pre-Writing:
-Trace the Circles
-Horizontal Lines
-Vertical Lines
-Maze
Math Activities:
-Numbers 1-10 Puzzle
-Color by Number
-Counting
-Cut & Paste the Correct Number
-Patterns
-Cut & Paste in Order from Smallest to Biggest
-Sorting by Size
-Sorting by Color
-Match the other half of the Shapes
Visual Discrimination:
-Matching kids at the pool/beach
-Matching ice cream cones
-I Spy BBQ
-I Spy Beach
-Circle the one that is Different
-Matching Flip Flop pairs
Scissor Skills:
-Cutting straight lines
-Cutting zig zag lines
-Cutting page in 4 sections
Puzzles:
-Cut & Paste Puzzle
-Numbers 1-10 Puzzle
-Summer Word Puzzle
Below is a Sneak Peek:
This Summer themed Printable Pack is FREE for all Totschooling email subscribers.
Don't forget to download your Free 4th of July Pack also!
What can I expect as a Subscriber?:
-You will receive access to free printables that are not available for download on the website. This includes holiday and seasonal packs, as well as other themed activity packs.
-You will get access to a collection of Board Book Printable Activities and Nursery Rhymes sequencing.
-You will receive 1-2 emails per week with new posts, freebies, sales and additions to the site.
-You will receive a special subscriber discount for the Online Store.
-Your information will never be shared with anybody else.
How do I get my Summer Pack after subscribing?:
-After confirming your email address, you will receive a Welcome Email which provides the link to the subscriber's page. This subscriber's page is where you can download the Summer Pack as well as ALL other subscriber freebies.
-Please check your email thoroughly for this email including spam folder, promotions folders, etc. If you still do not see it, please email me at totschooling@gmail.com and I will be happy to send you the link.
Free Princess Learning Pack for Toddlers & PreK
My daughter's current obsession is princesses. We have princess books, princess toys, princess dresses, and we even threw a princess birthday party for her third birthday! I always like to take advantage of things that interest her and use them as learning opportunities, so of course I created a Princess themed printable pack, and giving it out for free to all my wonderful followers!
This free printable pack includes 21 activities to practice counting, number recognition, letters, letter cases, letter sounds, prewriting, scissor skills, visual discrimination, lacing, do-a-dots and more!
For toddlers, I always recommend that you laminate the activities and use Velcro to attach the loose pieces. Preschoolers or children who are practicing using scissors can do these activities by cutting and pasting. The prewriting sheets should be laminated or placed in sheet protectors for easy wipe-off.
Click here to download your Free Princess Learning Pack!
For more princess themed printables, see the following posts:
Free Halloween Printable Pack for Toddlers & PreK
Halloween is one of our favorite times of the year and I like to use this as an opportunity to create some fun learning activities. This Halloween themed printable pack is designed for toddlers and preschoolers to develop early learning skills such as counting, number & alphabet recognition, letter sounds, letter cases, size, shapes, patterns, visual discrimination, prewriting, scissor skills, puzzles and more!
This Halloween themed Pack features 27 hands-on activities, and it is available for Free to all email subscribers. Here is what's included:
Literacy Activities:
-Cut & Paste the Missing Letter
-Letter Sound Matching
-Sight Word Matching
-Tracing words
-Letter Sorting
-Rhyming Words
-Which letter does not belong?
Pre-Writing:
-Trace the Circles
-Trace Horizontal Lines
-Trace Vertical Lines
Math Activities:
-Numbers 1-10 Puzzle
-Counting 1-5
-Counting 6-10
-Cut & Paste the Correct Number
-Number Matching
-Quantity Matching
-Patterns
-Cut & Paste in Order from Smallest to Biggest
-Sorting by Size
-Shape Matching
Visual Discrimination:
-Matching Halloween items
-Matching Jack-o-lantern faces
-Sorting Halloween items
Scissor Skills:
-Cutting straight lines
-Cutting zig zag lines
-Cutting page in 4 sections
Puzzles:
-Cut & Paste Puzzle
-Numbers 1-10 Puzzle
Below is a Sneak Peek:
This Halloween Printable Pack is FREE for all Totschooling subscribers! (If you're already a subscriber, you can find this pack on the Subscriber's Page)
What can I expect as a Subscriber?:
-You will receive free printables that are not available for download on the website. This includes holiday and seasonal packs, as well as other themed activity packs.
-You will get access to a collection of Board Book Printable Activities and Nursery Rhymes sequencing.
-You will receive 1-2 emails per week with new posts, freebies, sales and additions to the site.
-Your information will never be shared with anybody else.
How do I get my Halloween Pack after subscribing?:
-After confirming your email address, you will receive a Welcome Email which provides the link to the subscriber's page. This subscriber's page is where you can download the Halloween Pack as well as ALL other subscriber freebies.
-Please check your email thoroughly for this email including spam folder, promotions folders, etc. If you still do not see it, please email me at totschooling@gmail.com and I will be happy to send you the link.
-If you're already a subscriber, check a recent newsletter and scroll to the bottom. There will be a link to the Subscriber's Page.
Free Thanksgiving Math & Literacy Printable Pack for PreK
Get ready for Thanksgiving with this fun turkey themed math and literacy pack for preschoolers. This FREE printable pack is designed for preschoolers to practice math and literacy skills such as counting, number recognition, number quantity, shapes, alphabet recognition, letter sounds, letter cases and more!
If you are already an email subscriber, please go to the Subscriber's Page to download this pack!
This Thanksgiving themed Math & Literacy Pack features 30 hands-on activities, and it is available for FREE to all email subscribers. Here is what's included:
Literacy Activities:
-Alphabet matching
-Letter case matching
-Letter Sound Matching
-Sight Word Matching
-Tracing words
-Letter Sorting
-Word puzzle
-Beginning Letter Sounds
Math Activities:
-Numbers 1-10 Puzzle
-Counting
-Cut & Paste the Correct Number
-Number Matching
-Quantity Matching
-Shape Matching
-Color Matching
-Cut & Paste Missing Number
-Color by Number
-Ten Frames
This Thanksgiving Printable Pack is FREE for all Totschooling subscribers!
(If you are already a subscriber, you can find this pack on the Subscriber's Page)
After entering your email address, you will receive a confirmation email to complete your subscription. You will shortly receive a Welcome email that includes a link to the subscriber's page. If you have not received this email, please check your spam folder, or email me at totschooling@gmail.com. Thanks!
What can I expect as a Subscriber?:
-You will receive free printables that are not available for download on the website. This includes holiday and seasonal packs, as well as other themed activity packs.
-You will receive 1-2 emails per week with new posts, freebies, sales and additions to the site.
-Your information will never be shared with anybody else.
Free Princess Learning Pack for Toddlers & PreK
My daughter's current obsession is princesses. We have princess books, princess toys, princess dresses, and we even threw a princess birthday party for her third birthday! I always like to take advantage of things that interest her and use them as learning opportunities, so of course I created a Princess themed printable pack, and giving it out for free to all my wonderful followers!
This free printable pack includes 21 activities to practice counting, number recognition, letters, letter cases, letter sounds, prewriting, scissor skills, visual discrimination, lacing, do-a-dots and more!
For toddlers, I always recommend that you laminate the activities and use Velcro to attach the loose pieces. Preschoolers or children who are practicing using scissors can do these activities by cutting and pasting. The prewriting sheets should be laminated or placed in sheet protectors for easy wipe-off.
Click here to download your Free Princess Learning Pack!
For more princess themed printables, see the following posts:
Free Halloween Printable Pack for Toddlers & PreK
Halloween is one of our favorite times of the year and I like to use this as an opportunity to create some fun learning activities. This Halloween themed printable pack is designed for toddlers and preschoolers to develop early learning skills such as counting, number & alphabet recognition, letter sounds, letter cases, size, shapes, patterns, visual discrimination, prewriting, scissor skills, puzzles and more!
This Halloween themed Pack features 27 hands-on activities, and it is available for Free to all email subscribers. Here is what's included:
Literacy Activities:
-Cut & Paste the Missing Letter
-Letter Sound Matching
-Sight Word Matching
-Tracing words
-Letter Sorting
-Rhyming Words
-Which letter does not belong?
Pre-Writing:
-Trace the Circles
-Trace Horizontal Lines
-Trace Vertical Lines
Math Activities:
-Numbers 1-10 Puzzle
-Counting 1-5
-Counting 6-10
-Cut & Paste the Correct Number
-Number Matching
-Quantity Matching
-Patterns
-Cut & Paste in Order from Smallest to Biggest
-Sorting by Size
-Shape Matching
Visual Discrimination:
-Matching Halloween items
-Matching Jack-o-lantern faces
-Sorting Halloween items
Scissor Skills:
-Cutting straight lines
-Cutting zig zag lines
-Cutting page in 4 sections
Puzzles:
-Cut & Paste Puzzle
-Numbers 1-10 Puzzle
Below is a Sneak Peek:
This Halloween Printable Pack is FREE for all Totschooling subscribers! (If you're already a subscriber, you can find this pack on the Subscriber's Page)
What can I expect as a Subscriber?:
-You will receive free printables that are not available for download on the website. This includes holiday and seasonal packs, as well as other themed activity packs.
-You will get access to a collection of Board Book Printable Activities and Nursery Rhymes sequencing.
-You will receive 1-2 emails per week with new posts, freebies, sales and additions to the site.
-Your information will never be shared with anybody else.
How do I get my Halloween Pack after subscribing?:
-After confirming your email address, you will receive a Welcome Email which provides the link to the subscriber's page. This subscriber's page is where you can download the Halloween Pack as well as ALL other subscriber freebies.
-Please check your email thoroughly for this email including spam folder, promotions folders, etc. If you still do not see it, please email me at totschooling@gmail.com and I will be happy to send you the link.
-If you're already a subscriber, check a recent newsletter and scroll to the bottom. There will be a link to the Subscriber's Page.
Free Thanksgiving Math & Literacy Printable Pack for PreK
Get ready for Thanksgiving with this fun turkey themed math and literacy pack for preschoolers. This FREE printable pack is designed for preschoolers to practice math and literacy skills such as counting, number recognition, number quantity, shapes, alphabet recognition, letter sounds, letter cases and more!
If you are already an email subscriber, please go to the Subscriber's Page to download this pack!
This Thanksgiving themed Math & Literacy Pack features 30 hands-on activities, and it is available for FREE to all email subscribers. Here is what's included:
Literacy Activities:
-Alphabet matching
-Letter case matching
-Letter Sound Matching
-Sight Word Matching
-Tracing words
-Letter Sorting
-Word puzzle
-Beginning Letter Sounds
Math Activities:
-Numbers 1-10 Puzzle
-Counting
-Cut & Paste the Correct Number
-Number Matching
-Quantity Matching
-Shape Matching
-Color Matching
-Cut & Paste Missing Number
-Color by Number
-Ten Frames
This Thanksgiving Printable Pack is FREE for all Totschooling subscribers!
(If you are already a subscriber, you can find this pack on the Subscriber's Page)
After entering your email address, you will receive a confirmation email to complete your subscription. You will shortly receive a Welcome email that includes a link to the subscriber's page. If you have not received this email, please check your spam folder, or email me at totschooling@gmail.com. Thanks!
What can I expect as a Subscriber?:
-You will receive free printables that are not available for download on the website. This includes holiday and seasonal packs, as well as other themed activity packs.
-You will receive 1-2 emails per week with new posts, freebies, sales and additions to the site.
-Your information will never be shared with anybody else.
Christmas Art Skills Printables: Cutting, Tracing, Coloring
Kids love coloring pages, but sometimes they can be a bit... boring (gasp!) so I created these FREE Christmas Art Skills Printables that work on scissor skills, tracing and coloring at the same time!
These FREE Christmas Art Skills Printables include 3 scenes: Santa riding his sleigh above a skyline, Santa next to a Christmas tree, and a nativity scene.
Directions:
-cut paper along the thick gray lines
-assemble the puzzle and glue onto the blank page
-trace along the dotted lines
-color the picture!
For more FREE Christmas printables, see all of our posts here:
For more art skills practice check out The Ultimate Art Skills Pack for ages 3-6 years. This is a unique set of 20 printable activities to help kids practice ALL of their art skills at the same time: Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Coloring and Drawing!
Free Winter Printable Pack for Toddlers & Preschoolers
Winter is in full swing and my girls are starting to get restless from spending more time indoors. This Winter themed printable pack will be great to keep them busy and learning on those cold winter days! This pack is designed for toddlers and preschoolers to develop early learning skills such as alphabet and number recognition, counting, letter sounds, letter cases, size, shapes, colors, patterns, visual discrimination, prewriting, scissor skills, puzzles and more!
This FREE Winter Learning Pack features 45 hands-on activities, and it is available for Free to all email subscribers. Here is what's included:
Literacy Activities:
-Cut & Paste the Missing Letter
-Letter Sound Matching
-Sight Word Matching
-Word tracing
-Letter Sorting
-Matching letter cases
-Labeling Snowman Parts
-Circle all the letter W
-Circle all the things that begin with W
-Word puzzle
-Sight Word tracing and cut/paste
Math Activities:
-Numbers 1-5 Puzzle
-Numbers 1-10 Puzzle
-Numbers 11-20 Puzzle
-Counting 1-5
-Counting 6-10
-Cut & Paste the Missing Number
-Number to Quantity Matching
-Patterns
-Cut & Paste in Order from Smallest to Biggest
-Sorting by Size
-Shape Matching
-Color by Number
Pre-Writing:
-Trace the Shapes
-Trace Horizontal Lines
-Trace Vertical Lines
-Maze tracing
-Word Tracing
-Snowman Tracing
Visual Discrimination:
-Matching Snowmen
-Matching Winter Kids
-Matching Snowflakes
-Sorting by Color
-Sorting by Picture
-Circle all Winter things
Scissor Skills:
-Cutting straight lines
-Cutting zig zag lines
-Cutting & pasting numbers & letters
-Cut & Paste Build a Snowman
Puzzles:
-Word Puzzle
-Numbers 1-5 Puzzle
-Numbers 1-10 Puzzle
-Numbers 11-20 Puzzle
This Winter Printable Pack is FREE for all Totschooling subscribers!
What can I expect as a Subscriber?:
-You will receive free printables that are not available for download on the website. This includes holiday and seasonal packs, as well as other themed activity packs.
-You will get access to a collection of Board Book Printable Activities and Nursery Rhymes sequencing.
-You will receive 1-2 emails per week with new posts, freebies, sales and additions to the site.
-You will receive a special subscriber discount for the Online Store.
-Your information will never be shared with anybody else.
Groundhog Day Shadow Matching Activity
Match the groundhog to its shadow! Here is a fun little free printable activity for toddlers and preschoolers to practice visual discrimination skills while celebrating Groundhog Day.
There are several ways to do this activity depending on your child's age and skill level.
1. Easy - Print off 2 copies of the color cards and cut them out for your child. (laminate if you wish) The child then finds the matching pairs.
2. Medium - Print the shadows and the color cards, cut out the color cards for your child. (laminate if you wish) The child then places the color cards on top of the matching shadows.
3. Advanced - Print the shadows and the color cards. The child cuts the color cards on their own and glues them on top of the matching shadows.
4. Alternative - Print 2 copies of the color cards and play the classic memory game!
For another Groundhog Day activity, see our FREE Groundhog Day Fun Pack:
12 Creative Ways to Learn with Coloring Pages
Coloring pages seem like the perfect quiet time or busy activity for kids. However, my daughters (and I'm sure my kids aren't the only ones) will spend about 5 minutes or less if I give them a coloring page and crayons. Granted, this may be because they are still young (3 1/2 and almost 2 yrs), but I wanted to find a way to engage my kids and also get some educational value out of a simple coloring page.
Recently, we went on a vacation which involved an airplane flight as well as multiple car rides. While I thought I had packed enough activities, I ended up running out of things to keep them busy. I went out and bought some coloring books and decided to get creative!
Here are 12 ideas for creative ways of using and learning with coloring pages, as well as a list of my favorite free coloring page resources at the end!
1. Color By Number
This is a super easy way to turn a coloring page into an educational activity! Just create a legend of numbers and their corresponding colors, and write the numbers on the picture where the colors go. For a fun twist, you can play a roll & color game by rolling a die, calling out the number and then coloring one of the numbers in the picture. Keep rolling and playing until the picture is complete.
2. Color by Letter or Sight Word
This is the same idea as number 1 but you can use letters, words, shapes or anything else that your child is learning.
3. Color by Dots
Use a marker to create little circles, essentially labeling which colors go where on the page. Great for color recognition in young children.
4. Color by Sequence
Write numbers or letters throughout the picture and ask your child to color in numerical or alphabetical order.
5. Sticker by Number/Letter/Word
This one is a favorite at our house! Hide letters, numbers or words throughout the picture and also write them on a set of stickers (I like to purchase these circle labeling stickers at the dollar store). The child then places the stickers over the correct letter or number.
6. Cut & Make into a Puzzle
This one is really easy to prep. Just cut the paper into 4, 6, 9 or 12 pieces and let your child put it back together. You can also let the child do the cutting and it doubles as cutting practice!
7. Cut in Half and Complete Picture
Learn about symmetry or just let your child use their imagination to complete the picture.
8. Find & Color
Depending on the type of coloring page, ask your child to find a specific shape, object or character and once they find it they color it. Repeat until the whole page is colored. This would be great with a more complex coloring page with many different elements.
9. Make a Collage
We do this one a lot at our house. I give my kids craft supplies such as tissue paper, pom poms, feathers, googly eyes, scrap paper, buttons, etc and have them glue these things onto the coloring page. It usually comes out like a work of art! You may need to reinforce the paper or, if you are printing, you can print on cardstock or heavy paper.
10. Turn into a Playdough Mat
Any coloring page can be turned into a playdough mat. Just laminate the sheet (or not) and give your child playdough to "color" in the picture. Tons of fun and great for fine motor skills.
11. Turn into a Lacing Card
This one works best if the coloring page is mainly one animal, object or character. Laminate the page (or print on cardstock), then cut out the main object and punch holes around it. Give your child a shoelace, string, yarn etc. to lace around the picture.
12. Cut out Characters/Animals/Objects and Make Story Puppets
Another idea that works only for certain coloring pages. Cut out the main characters, animals, etc. and turn them into puppets by taping a craft stick to the back. Ask your child to come up with a story and use the puppets to act it out.
Free Coloring Pages & Resources:
300+ Disney Princess Coloring Pages by What Mommy Does
35 Free Disney's Frozen Coloring Pages by The Kid's Coloring Pages
1000+ Free Disney Coloring Pages for Kids by The Farm Girl Gabs
Famous Paintings Coloring Pages by Super Coloring
Marvel Superhero Squad Coloring Pages by On Coloring
Robots Coloring Pages by The Art & Craft Giraffe
32 Free Zoo Animal Coloring Pages by Raising Our Kids
Animal Coloring Pages by Better Homes & Gardens
Eric Carle Coloring Pages by Mom Junction
Recently, we went on a vacation which involved an airplane flight as well as multiple car rides. While I thought I had packed enough activities, I ended up running out of things to keep them busy. I went out and bought some coloring books and decided to get creative!
Here are 12 ideas for creative ways of using and learning with coloring pages, as well as a list of my favorite free coloring page resources at the end!
1. Color By Number
This is a super easy way to turn a coloring page into an educational activity! Just create a legend of numbers and their corresponding colors, and write the numbers on the picture where the colors go. For a fun twist, you can play a roll & color game by rolling a die, calling out the number and then coloring one of the numbers in the picture. Keep rolling and playing until the picture is complete.
2. Color by Letter or Sight Word
This is the same idea as number 1 but you can use letters, words, shapes or anything else that your child is learning.
3. Color by Dots
Use a marker to create little circles, essentially labeling which colors go where on the page. Great for color recognition in young children.
4. Color by Sequence
Write numbers or letters throughout the picture and ask your child to color in numerical or alphabetical order.
5. Sticker by Number/Letter/Word
This one is a favorite at our house! Hide letters, numbers or words throughout the picture and also write them on a set of stickers (I like to purchase these circle labeling stickers at the dollar store). The child then places the stickers over the correct letter or number.
6. Cut & Make into a Puzzle
This one is really easy to prep. Just cut the paper into 4, 6, 9 or 12 pieces and let your child put it back together. You can also let the child do the cutting and it doubles as cutting practice!
7. Cut in Half and Complete Picture
Learn about symmetry or just let your child use their imagination to complete the picture.
8. Find & Color
Depending on the type of coloring page, ask your child to find a specific shape, object or character and once they find it they color it. Repeat until the whole page is colored. This would be great with a more complex coloring page with many different elements.
9. Make a Collage
We do this one a lot at our house. I give my kids craft supplies such as tissue paper, pom poms, feathers, googly eyes, scrap paper, buttons, etc and have them glue these things onto the coloring page. It usually comes out like a work of art! You may need to reinforce the paper or, if you are printing, you can print on cardstock or heavy paper.
10. Turn into a Playdough Mat
Any coloring page can be turned into a playdough mat. Just laminate the sheet (or not) and give your child playdough to "color" in the picture. Tons of fun and great for fine motor skills.
11. Turn into a Lacing Card
This one works best if the coloring page is mainly one animal, object or character. Laminate the page (or print on cardstock), then cut out the main object and punch holes around it. Give your child a shoelace, string, yarn etc. to lace around the picture.
12. Cut out Characters/Animals/Objects and Make Story Puppets
Another idea that works only for certain coloring pages. Cut out the main characters, animals, etc. and turn them into puppets by taping a craft stick to the back. Ask your child to come up with a story and use the puppets to act it out.
Free Coloring Pages & Resources:
300+ Disney Princess Coloring Pages by What Mommy Does
35 Free Disney's Frozen Coloring Pages by The Kid's Coloring Pages
1000+ Free Disney Coloring Pages for Kids by The Farm Girl Gabs
Famous Paintings Coloring Pages by Super Coloring
Marvel Superhero Squad Coloring Pages by On Coloring
Robots Coloring Pages by The Art & Craft Giraffe
32 Free Zoo Animal Coloring Pages by Raising Our Kids
Animal Coloring Pages by Better Homes & Gardens
Eric Carle Coloring Pages by Mom Junction
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