Kids Coloring Pages

Disney Princess Coloring Pages

Check out LovetoKnow's special section on Disney Princess Coloring Pages. You'll find links to pages on your favorite characters, such as:

• Ariel, Little Mermaid
• Aurora, Sleeping Beauty
• Belle, Beauty and the Beast
• Cinderella, Cinderella
• Jasmine, Aladdin
• Mulan, Mulan
• Pocahontas, Pocahontas
• Snow White, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

In addition to links to specific coloring pages for each of the princesses, you'll also find many links to additional resources for children on this page. Today, many girls are having Disney Princess themed birthday parties. Print out a few of the princess coloring pages for a free and fun activity to entertain the kids at your daughter's party!

Story Kids Coloring Pages

Many coloring pages and books tell a story or stories. Children learn as they write and can find out about great literature, scientific principles, history, and many other topics. Here are a few sites that offer these types of pages:

• Kinderart offers thematic units with coloring pages
• God's Little Rugrats offers Bible stories and pages on animals, people, nature, and more
• Classbrain offers printables that teach American History, offer Mother Goose nursery rhymes, Black History pages, and government and how it works
• Thanksgiving and Pilgrim website offers printable kids coloring pages and learning activities on our nation's history
• ABC Teach offers a huge number of resources for parents and teachers including kids coloring pages based on theme units and specific subjects.

Education Reinforcement

For home school families or families who like to reinforce skills children are learning at school, there are many sites that offer kids coloring pages based on a specific text book or theme of study. Some children learn through touch and some through sound or sight. Since each child is different, and some learn through a combination of learning styles, it is a good idea to teach in many different ways until you learn your own child's style. Reinforcing skills learned from educational television or radio can be a wonderful tool to help your child not only learn skills but remember what he's learned. Even better, most children just think coloring is great fun and don't realize Mom or Dad is slipping in some extra learning time. A quick Internet search turns up dozens upon dozens of education based coloring pages such as:

• Coloring Fun from McGee and Me!, which is based on the same titled video series from Tyndale House. The coloring button is located at the bottom of the website page.
• Kid Explorers offers lesson plans and coloring pages that go together courtesy of Eden Communications.
• PBS offers one of the most popular and successful series of children's program around. Their kids coloring pages tie into their shows. Let your child watch Sesame Street, for example, and then color a page related to that day's theme, reinforcing any skills learned.

The Alphabet

If you're trying to teach your child letters and the sounds they make, a coloring page can reinforce what you've worked on for the day. Teaching the alphabet can be a challenge for any parent, so fun activities can make it less tedious. Many sites offer alphabet coloring pages. Here are a few printable ones:

• Learning Planet
• Alphabet Posters
• Apples 4 the Teacher
• Phonics Jazzles—excellent site for teaching phonics too!

You may also want to try sites such as Time4Learning.com, where alphabet and phonics help is provided along with fun activities, printable coloring worksheets, online games, and more.

More Ideas

No matter what your child's interest, you are sure to find many different websites offering free coloring pages. There are pages on dinosaurs, birds, frogs, horses, sports, dance, music, and many other topics. Allow your child to choose the pages that interest him, and he'll be more likely to remain interested and color his way into an excellent education.