Monday, May 15, 2017

Dressed for The 4th of July!

Description of Coloring Page:  fireworks, stripes and stars wall paper, by Kathy Grimm for National holidays like: 4th of July, President's Day, Memorial Day, little girl holding two American flags and wearing a stars and stripes dress, three cornered hat with stars

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United We Stand! patriotic coloring

Description of Coloring Page: text, "United We Stand" and eagle, ribbon, sunrise, fireworks, stripes and stars wall paper, by Kathy Grimm for National holidays like: 4th of July, President's Day, Memorial Day
 
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Mistletoe for coloring


Description of Coloring Page: Mistletoe is the common name for most obligate hemiparasitic plants in the order Santalales. Mistletoes attach to and penetrate the branches of a tree or shrub by a structure called the haustorium, through which they absorb water and nutrients from the host plant. Read more...

Mistletoe is relevant to several cultures. It is associated with Christmas as a decoration, under which lovers are expected to kiss.

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Evening Primrose for Coloring


Description of Coloring Page: flower, evening primrose, stem, leaves, blooms

Oenothera is a genus of about 145 species of herbaceous flowering plants native to the Americas. It is the type genus of the family Onagraceae. Common names include evening primrose, suncups, and sundrops. They are not closely related to the true primroses (genus Primula). Read more...

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A scout treehouse for coloring

Description of Coloring Page: tree, house, ladder, American flag, scout uniform, branches, tree trunk

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Thursday, May 11, 2017

Color Japanese Iris Growing in A Stream

Description of Coloring Page: two versions of Japanese iris, stream, river, water, plants
 

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Wednesday, May 10, 2017

The eagle captures the viper flourish design...

         Above is a sample of how your eagle and snake could look when they have been completed. It's o.k. if your creatures have more or fewer flourishes etc...  The reason for the exercise here is to inspire young students to practice swirls and curls (flourishing) similar to cursive writing and enjoy themselves in the process of it. The teacher or parent could print out the above sample for their student to look at or post it onto a white board or use this website directly if they have a laptop to access the collections here.
Print this version out to practice using a variety of flourishes
 to describe the eagle and the serpent caught in it's talons.

Three step-by-step quill pen flourishes


        Above are three samples of quill pen flourishes. It's o.k. if your quill pens look different from these. Every feather is unique to the little artist drawing it. The reason for the exercise here is to inspire students to practice swirls and curls similar to cursive writing and enjoy themselves in the process of it. The teacher or parent should print out the above sample for their student to look at and include in a penmanship practice book. Fun exercises such as these provide young students with a variety of lessons when learning to write in cursive.

How to make quill feather pens.

A penmanship peacock feather fan for practice...

        Above is a sample of how your peacock feather fan should look. It's o.k. if your fan has more flourishes etc... Every feather is unique to the little artist drawing it. The reason for the exercise here is to inspire young students to practice swirls and curls similar to cursive writing and enjoy themselves in the process of it. The teacher or parent should print out the above sample for their student to look at.

       You may wish to laminate this image so that a child can practice drawing curves over and over with a dry erase pen.
       Most teacher's stores have laminating machines. You can take your prints there and have them covered for pocket change. In St. Louis, The Teacher's Lounge laminates paper items for a small fee.
A peacock showing off his beautiful feathers.

Practice a penmanship swan...

       Above is a sample of how your swan should look. It's o.k. if your swan has more flourishes etc... Every swan is unique to the student drawing it. The reason for the exercise here is to inspire little hands to practice swirls and curls similar to cursive writing and enjoy themselves in the process of it. The teacher or parent should print out the above sample for their student to look at.
Print this worksheet out and have your little one draw their own swan using cursive swirls and curls.
       You may wish to laminate this image so that a child can practice drawing curves over and over for  with a dry erase pen.
       Most teacher's stores have laminating machines. You can take your prints there and have them covered for pocket change. In St. Louis, The Teacher's Lounge laminates paper items for a small fee.

These swans are swimming in circles, "a rotation display."

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

These peony would be fun to color...


Description of Coloring Page: peonies, come in multiple reds, pinks, and white

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Arum lily coloring page


Description of Coloring Page: stems and lily, Arum, Cala lilies, giant lilies

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