Keeping Children Safely Occupied Part 2
By Stacey | Posted on May 25, 2009 | No Comments
Coloring is a favorite pasttime at our house. Everyone, except our oldest son, loves to color. Even Dad is a coloring man. If your children show interest in drawing or coloring, then a new coloring book, some fresh coloring sheets printed off the internet and a new box of crayons may be just the thing. You can have a specified coloring time each day or week, or color for a fun family activity on an evening or weeknight. Couple a coloring time with one family member reading aloud, or listen to a story on CD. Or, if you play board games that tend to be for your older children’s abilties, provide some fresh coloring sheets for your younger children to use right next to the game area. Recently our family purchased some reproducible coloring books. This makes sense for us because we have our own small photocopier. Our oldest daughter loves to draw, and has often created coloring sheets with black thinline markers that can be copied over and over for her younger siblings. Your kids would probably love to color something you drew too!