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Color the months
Choose a month, color its picture, and draw something you enjoy.
Let's play →
A little plan for play
Open interactive activity →Add to play journal →What you need
The month coloring pages or a full sheet of paper, plus 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 and print a chosen month page, or write a month name on paper and draw a simple shape underneath.
Adult's role: Help choose and read a month name. Follow the child's choice of colors and drawing.
Let's make it happen
- Choose a month page and look at its picture together.
- Color the picture with any colors you like.
- Draw something you enjoy during that month in the space below, if you wish.
Make it simpler: Color one shape together and say the month name if the child wants to.
Clean up: Put crayons away and save or recycle the page.
Stay nearby while young children use crayons and remove broken pieces.