Coloring Book Part 4: Getting Crafty

I'm a little sad that this is the last of the series of our downloadable coloring book project. Major props to Designing Mom Tori for organizing this...thank you, this was so much fun and I hope everyone has made good use of the pages! And if any of you creative moms out there want to add to this coloring book please email me a jpg and we'll add it on. The more the merrier!
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Coloring Book Part Four: Getting Crafty
by Designing Mom Tori

I love coloring and doing crafts with kids which is why I especially love Liberty's sweet dresses that her daughter always has her draw so that she can color them in. Be sure to read Liberty's paragraph on her page and be inspired to help your little one blossom as a designer.

We all know that Jackie is a very talented photographer so I love the idea of taking a photographic image and turning it into something so your child can experience part of the creativity process with you. I think that this is a particularly fun image to try to color match or even just make up your own crazy color palette (which kids are so great at doing).

Lastly, I thought it would be fun to include a blank puzzle so kids can create something they can play with out of their own artwork. Just print the puzzle image (preferably onto a somewhat thick grade of paper), let your little one create a masterpiece with crayons or markers, cut around the edges, and store in a plastic bag or some other container. It would also be cute to print it on magnetic paper (as long as it's matte and not glossy) as a new way to mount your child's artwork to the fridge.

So that concludes our little Designing Mom Coloring Book series - I have a feeling that I will enjoy coloring these pages in as much as my little guy!

Our Projects: Coloring Book Part 3

Hope all of you are having fun downloading the coloring book (click here for the previous pages)! Here is part three...
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Coloring Book Part Three: For the Boys
by Designing Mom Tori

For those of us who have boys, these pages will definitely go to good use. Lori, Kate, and I had fun creating something that we know our sons would enjoy. My son really loves trucks and Kate's son is obsessed with balls.

Our Projects: Coloring Book Part 2

We're continuing with Tori's group project today with part 2 of the down-loadable coloring book project!
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Garden Party
by Designing Mom Tori

Cat, Guissell, and Erika did a beautiful job illustrating these flowers. What little girl wouldn't want to spend their time adding vibrant color to these pages?

Our Projects: Coloring Book

by Designing Mom Tori

Coloring Book Part One: Animals

I'm really excited to be able to introduce a new Designing Moms collaboration: free down-loadable coloring book pages! Several of the designing moms have contributed a page (and sometimes more than one) for this fun project that your kids (and you) are sure to enjoy. Simply click on the page you want to color and a high resolution image will pop up. Drag it to your desk top, print, and color with your kids and their friends! Please note that these designs are only meant for personal use and may not be used for any other reason unless written permission is given by the artist.

I love these animal pages by Kira, Erika, and Lori. I especially love how each of their own individual style comes out in their work.

Our Projects: Coloring Book

I am SUPER excited to share with you a "Designing Moms" project that Tori put together for everyone: A down-loadable coloring book! Tori is a natural at envisioning and putting together creative projects (did I also mention that she is joy to work with?). It came as no surprise when she suggested for the Designing Moms to contribute their work for a coloring book. This is just a sneak peek, but check back later in the week when I post up the first series of "animal" pages for your little one to color away on.