For my daughter and I, coloring is a calming activity to spend quality time together, but there are more ways to have fun with coloring books than just coloring.
I will share five ways we get creative with coloring pages.
Coloring Activities
Outline picture with colored glue
Add some tempera paint to a liquid glue bottle and stir it into the glue. Trace the outline of the pictures with the colored glue. Once the colored glue is dry, fill in the rest of the picture with crayons or colored pencils to create a contrast.
Cover the coloring page in pulses
Pour a layer of glue over the coloring page. Sprinkle items such as fennel, lentils, rice, or grains over the top of the picture to create a natural looking piece of artwork like our mandalas.
Make a Placemat with Colored Art
Cut out a rectangular piece of contact paper to be the size of a placemat. Let your child cut out pictures from a coloring book and place the pictures on top of the contact paper. Cover the completed collage with another matching piece of contact paper.
Use glass, craft marbles to cover a coloring page
Collect an assortment of flat, craft marbles and allow your child to fill in the picture with the marbles. A picture that has already been colored can be used for this. No glue needed because this will be a temporary piece of art.
Create a small world scene
Choose animals from a coloring book that share the same habitat. Glue the pages onto cardstock, cut them out, and then glue each animal onto a toilet paper tube. Create their habitat using a cardboard box, construction paper, glue, and natural materials.
This post was brought to you by Rebekah, a stay at home mom, who believes in joyful, playful, and thoughtful parenting. Over at her blog, The Golden Gleam, she shares ways to light up kids’ lives through play, crafts, learning, and positive parenting.
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Very nice! Love the ideas
Thank you, Valerie!
I like the placemat idea- simple and a fun way to display coloring a child is proud of!
My daughter has enjoyed her placemat, and wants to use it for almost every meal. I hope your kids enjoy making their placemats.
At first I though the colored gems were M&M’s. That’s work too. I’d probably eat them though. lol
-Veronica
M&M’s are a great idea especially since they are cheaper than crafting marbles if you don’t already have them.
I loved all of these ideas! We’ll definitely have to try the colored glue!
Thank you, Joyce. Let me know how the colored glue goes for you.
What fun ideas! I am always on the look out for fun things to do with my kiddos, and this looks great! Thanks!
The coloured glue would be great way to emphasize line. Fun!
Those are great ideas. My daughters have just started getting into colouring (my oldest is 4, my youngest almost 2) so we spend a bit of time everyday with crayons, markers, or watercolour paints. Some of these crafts might be above them (or above my patience with messes!) but I like the idea of making scenes, as it encourages my daughter to colour and to cut out her creations (she’s learning to use scissors) and then to play creatively with them (she’s also getting into imaginative play). Thanks!
I love all of these ideas! I have been underselling coloring books
Excellent. This would be a great challenge for everyone. Now you have me thinking before we start using coloring books again. Thanks.
Oh I love these ideas!!!! Can’t wait to try some of them.
Besides colouring books, do you have any favourite colouring pages Sites you would recommend?
Thank you,
Georgia
JDaniel doesn’t like to color. Thank you for giving me ways to use his coloring books.
Love the “creating a small world scene”. How fun!
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