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Easy to Make Colouring Book Using Free Printable Colouring Sheets
Colouring is still a realistic activity for young children. It's easy, simple, not to
messy (unless your little Rembrandt starts Colouring in the flowers on the
wallpaper...), and most children will not need to be supervised while
Colouring. It's great for a rainy day or when your little one is in bed with a bad
cold.
Colouring books are portable---take them anywhere! It's is even an activity
that can be done in the car, which makes it great for a long car trip when
going on vacation or to visit out-of-town family and friends.
Colouring is relatively inexpensive! You can buy Colouring books in most
supermarkets, stationery/siscount stores like Waltons or Makro, and dollar
stores. But the most inexpensive kind of Colouring book is the one you make
yourself using free printable Colouring sheets that you can find on numerous
websites offering free printables.
It is easy to make a Colouring book! Here's what you need:
1. Free printable Colouring sheets (download from your favourite free
printable website and print on plain computer paper)
2. A three-hole punch, or a hand-held one-hole punch
3. Curl ribbon, string, or yarn
4. Scissors
As an option, create front and back covers by printing one of the free
printable Colouring sheets on card stock. Card stock is heavier that regular
computer paper. You can find card stock at office supply stores such as
Office Depot, and sometimes at discount stores such as Waltons or Makro.
Assembling the Colouring Book
If you are going to use card stock for the front and back cover, then choose
one or two of the free printable Colouring pages and print on card stock. Set
these aside.
Print the free printable Colouring sheets on plain white computer paper. Print
as many as you like. Set aside.
If you are using a three-hole punch, then begin by punching holes in the front
cover. Be sure that the image is facing up, so that you punch holes along the
left-hand side of the page. Punch the holes in the back cover by turning the
page image side down, so that you punch holes along the right-hand side of
the page. Then punch holes in the Colouring pages. Do three or four at a time
so that the three-hole punch doesn't jam.
If you are using a hand-held single-hole punch, then you will need to mark
where the holes are going to go. Use spacing that is similar to paper that you
would put in a three-ring binder. Mark holes on the front cover, down the
left-hand side, and mark holes on the back cover, down the right-hand side.
Punch all holes marked. Now mark the Colouring sheets using the same
spacing as the front/back covers. Punch only a few pages at a time so that
the hole punch doesn't jam.
Put the Colouring book together: back cover, image side down; Colouring
sheets, image side up; front cover, image side up.
Use curl ribbon, string, or yarn to loosely tie the pages together. Be sure to tie
loosely enough so that the pages will lay flat when you open the Colouring
book. (Here's a tip: If you don't have any curl ribbon, string, or yarn, then use
twist ties that come with plastic bags!)
For an illustrated tutorial for making a Colouring book using free printable
Colouring sheets, go to:
Make a 4th of July Colouring Book
Use this idea to make Colouring books for any occasion, holidays, birthdays,
or just to have on hand for those times when your little one asks you "Mommy,
what can I do now???"
Colouring is still a realistic activity for young children. It's easy, simple, not to
messy (unless your little Rembrandt starts Colouring in the flowers on the
wallpaper...), and most children will not need to be supervised while
Colouring. It's great for a rainy day or when your little one is in bed with a bad
cold.
Colouring books are portable---take them anywhere! It's is even an activity
that can be done in the car, which makes it great for a long car trip when
going on vacation or to visit out-of-town family and friends.
Colouring is relatively inexpensive! You can buy Colouring books in most
supermarkets, stationery/siscount stores like Waltons or Makro, and dollar
stores. But the most inexpensive kind of Colouring book is the one you make
yourself using free printable Colouring sheets that you can find on numerous
websites offering free printables.
It is easy to make a Colouring book! Here's what you need:
1. Free printable Colouring sheets (download from your favourite free
printable website and print on plain computer paper)
2. A three-hole punch, or a hand-held one-hole punch
3. Curl ribbon, string, or yarn
4. Scissors
As an option, create front and back covers by printing one of the free
printable Colouring sheets on card stock. Card stock is heavier that regular
computer paper. You can find card stock at office supply stores such as
Office Depot, and sometimes at discount stores such as Waltons or Makro.
Assembling the Colouring Book
If you are going to use card stock for the front and back cover, then choose
one or two of the free printable Colouring pages and print on card stock. Set
these aside.
Print the free printable Colouring sheets on plain white computer paper. Print
as many as you like. Set aside.
If you are using a three-hole punch, then begin by punching holes in the front
cover. Be sure that the image is facing up, so that you punch holes along the
left-hand side of the page. Punch the holes in the back cover by turning the
page image side down, so that you punch holes along the right-hand side of
the page. Then punch holes in the Colouring pages. Do three or four at a time
so that the three-hole punch doesn't jam.
If you are using a hand-held single-hole punch, then you will need to mark
where the holes are going to go. Use spacing that is similar to paper that you
would put in a three-ring binder. Mark holes on the front cover, down the
left-hand side, and mark holes on the back cover, down the right-hand side.
Punch all holes marked. Now mark the Colouring sheets using the same
spacing as the front/back covers. Punch only a few pages at a time so that
the hole punch doesn't jam.
Put the Colouring book together: back cover, image side down; Colouring
sheets, image side up; front cover, image side up.
Use curl ribbon, string, or yarn to loosely tie the pages together. Be sure to tie
loosely enough so that the pages will lay flat when you open the Colouring
book. (Here's a tip: If you don't have any curl ribbon, string, or yarn, then use
twist ties that come with plastic bags!)
For an illustrated tutorial for making a Colouring book using free printable
Colouring sheets, go to:
Make a 4th of July Colouring Book
Use this idea to make Colouring books for any occasion, holidays, birthdays,
or just to have on hand for those times when your little one asks you "Mommy,
what can I do now???"
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