Articles in "Inspiration & Ideas"

Pirate coloring pages for kids who design their own flag

Pirate ships, treasure maps, and flags your kid gets to design, with the real story behind the Jolly Roger.

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Color your way through a hot air balloon flight

One balloon, one morning flight, and a page to print for every part of it, from the first burner roar to a sky full of color.

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Funny coloring page ideas start with one broken rule

A breakdancing dinosaur is not a distraction, it is how kids think. Why the best silly ideas break one rule, plus twelve to steal.

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Tiger coloring pages for a stripe pattern that has never existed

No two tigers share a stripe pattern. Researchers count wild tigers by them. Six signatures, plus pages to print for Tiger Day.

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Space coloring pages for kids who'd rather invent than copy

Space is the one subject with no wrong colors. Planets, rockets, astronauts, and galaxies to color and invent, all summer long.

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Unicorn coloring pages for kids who know the difference

Classic unicorns, cute foals, rainbows and castles, and the real difference between a unicorn, a pegasus, and an alicorn.

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Peacock coloring pages, and where the blue actually comes from

The blue on a real peacock is a trick of light, not paint. On paper, your child gets to decide what color those famous feathers are.

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Color your team's colors: flags and jerseys for young soccer fans

Cheer in crayon. Help your child find their team colors, color a flag, and design a jersey that is completely their own, name and number included.

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Hot air balloon coloring pages for a slow summer morning

A balloon flight has a clear little arc, from the dawn launch to the gentle landing. Print a page for each part of the ride.

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Sunflower coloring pages, and the pattern hiding in the middle

A sunflower hands you its colors and hides a pattern in its face. Print pages for the spiral, the petals, and a whole field, then color it your way.

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Castle coloring pages from the moat to the throne room

Color a castle the way you'd explore one: moat, gatehouse, towers, throne room, one named part at a time.

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Rainbow coloring pages and the rule you get to break

Real rainbows always stack their colors the same way. On a coloring page, yours can do anything. Here is why, with pages to print.

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