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Learning · The activity desk
Four picture color-by-number pages
Match numbers to colors on a dinosaur, flower, pencil or rocket picture.
Let's play →
A little plan for play
Open interactive activity →Add to play journal →What you need
The printable pages and large child-appropriate crayons
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Stay with the child throughout. Check the space and supplies, including anything within reach of younger siblings. Skip any activity that is unsuitable. Stop if a child puts non-food material in their mouth or becomes distressed. Use intact books, full sheets of paper, a large child-appropriate crayon and a clean, dry towel. Follow product labels; remove torn paper and keep broken crayons and caps away from children. Adult handles and stores supplies.
Set up: Open the printable and print the picture the child chooses. Find the three colors listed in its key.
Adult's role: Read the key aloud and help the child find matching numbers if invited.
Let's make it happen
- Choose a picture and look at the color key together.
- Find a number on the picture and choose the matching crayon from the key. Color that space.
- Continue with the other numbers, then add your own drawing around the picture if you wish.
Make it simpler: Choose one number together and color only its matching spaces.
Clean up: Put crayons away and keep or recycle the page.
Stay nearby while young children use crayons and remove broken pieces.