I created this Halloween coloring sheet for you to download and print for your kids!  Click on the image below for your free PDF copy!

Coloring inspiration:

With the Fourth of July just around the corner, I thought it was the perfect time to begin holiday crafting! To get started on your American flag, simply print out the sheet below. All you need is a red and blue crayon or colored pencil, a stick to create your flagpole, and double-sided tape.

Click the image above for your printable sheet!

Coloring in the blue behind the white stars can be a difficult task for small hands. A tip to help kids stay in the lines is to outline the stars with your blue crayon or colored pencil, creating a slightly raised boundary, before coloring around the rest of each star! After coloring, ask your children to count all the stars. How many are there? How many horizontal rows of 6 are there? How many horizontal rows of 5?

Next, use your red crayon or colored pencil to color in every other stripe beginning with a red stripe at the top. Ask kids: How many red stripes are there? How many white?

When you’re done coloring, cut out the flag, leaving the left-hand margin intact (you’ll use that edge to attach it to your flagpole!).  After, use some double-sided tape on the back of the flag’s left border to attach it to the top of your flagpole.  Press firmly!

Your flag is finished!

Send a picture or scan of your completed flag to thebirdfeednyc@gmail.com to be featured in a Bird Feed children’s art gallery.

I created this musical instruments coloring sheet to use in our classes at TLB Music when we’re learning about the String family! Click the link below to download and print.

Musical Instruments Coloring Sheet- The String Family PDF

 
Get artsy: supply a variety of copper tones, golden shades, and dark mahogany colors to give your kids more options than just brown!
 
Send a picture or scan of your completed coloring sheet to thebirdfeednyc@gmail.com to be featured in a Bird Feed children’s art gallery.

I created a printable Father’s Day card for your kids to color and design!

First, print page 1 of the “5 Things I Love About My Dad” card. Then, flip the printed sheet over and print page 2 on the reverse side. A sturdy brochure paper works best, but regular printer paper will do the job as well. Now cut, fold, and design!

Ask your children to think of 5 things they love about their father. Encourage them to draw pictures to accompany each item. *If using printer paper, make sure to use crayons or colored pencils instead of markers to avoid bleed-through.

Printable Father's Day Card | Front

Kids can then personalize the inside and…

Printable Father's Day Card | Inside

Printable Father's Day Card | Back

For the envelope, print the template below. Fold in the sides first, then flip up the bottom flap and seal with glue or double-sided tape. I prefer using Scotch’s removable double sided tape. It’s less messy than glue and children can readjust the flaps if they don’t fold it on the lines on their first try! To seal, use a sticker or a piece of double-sided tape.

Click the links below to print the card and envelope! Happy Crafting!

Printable Father’s Day Card PDF

Printable Father’s Day Card Envelope PDF

 Share your card! #5thingsiloveaboutmydad

Printable Father's Day Card

Need a Mother’s Day card?

Print my “5 Things I Love About My Mom” Mother’s Day card for kids!

Use these number coloring sheets for tracing and coloring!
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This coloring sheet is perfect for practicing counting and identifying animals by color.
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Animals Coloring and Counting Sheet

Animals Coloring and Counting Sheet Guide

Animals Counting Sheet (with pictures)

Animals Counting Sheet (no pictures)

Wassily Kandinsky’s paintings are perfect to share with young children- his abstract artwork is full of recognizable shapes and colors! We created a printable coloring activity using Kandinsky’s 1932 painting “Decisive Pink”.

“Decisive Pink” by Wassily Kandinsky

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We created a set of coloring pages for you to use with your children!  On each sheet, start by tracing the color name in the corresponding color then identify all the items and fill in.
Click through to get all the printable coloring sheets!