Colouring books are the ultimate failsafe, screen-free entertainment for kids of all ages. Whether you’re looking for something to keep children busy during the long school summer holiday, an easy activity to pull out on a rainy day or simply a way to occupy the kids while you’re trying to cook dinner, a colouring book will never let you down.
Over the next year or so, we will be adding more and more free adult coloring books to download, so be sure to pin or bookmark this collection of coloring pages to download.
Here are some of our favorite picks for finding good coloring pictures. When printing and coloring from these sites, we recommend something heavier than standard 'printer paper,' which is known by the more technical term '20 lb.
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Do you have finished coloring pages piling up, or looking for a creative spin on how to use these pages? Here are 20 fun and creative ways in which you can bring these printables to life!
The books offer so many amazing benefits to children, helping boost everything from fine motor skills and concentration to creativity and patience – not to mention the pride they feel when showing off their finished masterpieces.
Instruct the children to glue the illustration onto the posterboard. You’ll want a really tight adhesion, because if you’re sending it through the mail, it’s got to withstand some abuse.
Then you’ll have the children glue the background into the shoebox. After that, they’ll cut out the foreground objects, leaving about a half-inch of paper underneath each object.
As well as this comprehensive tour of art history, Prestel also has smaller colouring books following the same interactive style, focussing on individual artists like Klee and Monet, which also got the thumbs up from our older testers.
These downloadable and printable coloring pages are fun for adults as well as children. From Peppa Pig to ocean life, we have it all when it comes to coloring pages that Information you can use as single coloring sheets or put them together to create an entire coloring book.
The rave reviews for our adult coloring books continue to pour in! Specially designed for more experienced colorists, these inspiring titles offer highly detailed illustrations based on today's most popular and sophisticated themes. And according to CNN, FOX News, The Huffington Post, and other major media outlets, coloring is a great way for adults to relax and beat stress.
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Shrink the illustration of your choosing down to one-fourth of the page and put it in the bottom right corner.