‘Mum, can you print a colouring sheet for me? Please!’.

I am pretty sure you know that question very well. And you also know the next step – searching, landing on tons of questionable websites, and mostly ending in images that are either too small and require too many steps to download.

I know! It is frustrating and so annoying. Especially because one might think that it is a very easy mission to print out a colouring sheet.

And I am also pretty sure that colouring is in extra high demand these days. For a little break from homework, or when you need some quiet time to finish something for work.

Therefore I went out to find some very nice colouring pages for kids. For different ages. And you can either print them from here directly or go to the website and do it from there. No spam, no strange stuff!

Let’s have a look at the 10 Best Colouring Pages for Kids for Long Days at home:

Monsters to colour in and to personalise. Give them expresssions, eyes, outfits, and whatever your creativity comes up with.

You can download and print it from here or visit the website.

Does your child love the underwater world? These turtles are fun and a great for younger ages.

Download and print from here or visit the website.

Butterflies are always great and come with many shapes and details.

You can download and print from here or visit the website.

Oh Totoro. We love him so much in our house and this colouring sheet is a firm favourite for all of my children. I am sure it will be in your house very soon as well.

Print and download Totoro from here or visit the website.

Probably my favourite – this Scandinavian colouring sheet.

Please download and print from here or visit the website.

And here are five more:

Happy summer flowers and with lots of details. Makes the grown ups join and that is a good idea too. To unwind!

Download and print the flowers here or visit the website.

Catlover at home? These fun cats will make them smile. And again – go crazy with your imagination and turn them into cool blue, yellow, or purple creatures.

Please download and print the cats here or visit the website.

One thing I learned last week is, that colour by numbers is really fantastic for little people. Searching for the colours in your box of pens and finding the numbers. Both great ways of repeating and/ or learning colours and numbers. With the  fun of colouring in.

You can download and print this cute ocean colouring page here or visit the website.

Cacti and succulents!

Please download and print from here or visit the website.

Fun gecko that you can make as colourful as you like or give him all shades of his natural colours as you have available.

Print and download the gecko here or visit the website.

Have fun colouring in and I hope these colouring pages help to pass time a bit!

Please also see the craft activities I gathered to do with the children! They are very fun.

Yesterday we announced to the children that tomorrow school will be open for the last time. Until further notice.
We had very mixed reactions over the news.

Leonor started crying and when I told her that we will do school work at home she came up with a waterfall of ideas and did not stop talking for a while. Romy, my little super brain, is concerned on how to keep up with the curriculum. Whilst Antoine started to make ‘reward cards’ for everyone. Now, this shall be fun.

And, yes I did start a schedule that we will try to follow. But realistically will be more a guideline seeing that we have to guide, help, and stay cool with 4 children of different ages next to our own workload.

Next to some math and science I also put things like music and art on our schedule. And that is why I thought it would be good to share some great ideas to inspire and help you as well. And of course, schools closed or not, having some craft ideas handy is never a bad idea.

The 10 best ‘stuck at home’ craft ideas with the kids:

The Shoe Box Mansion
This idea is fantastic and would allow to keep on going over a few days or as long as you want it really. Starting with the structure and adding details. Of course you can add boxes and make it bigger with time. Plus, it is great to do with your siblings. Team building activity :)

Magna Tiles Window

So easy and great when you need to entertain a younger sibling whilst the older children need to finish their school work. I love the idea of placing the magna tiles on the window, but there are even more fun ways and ideas for them!

Salt Dough

To make salt dough you need: 2 cups of plain flour, 1 cup of water, and 1 cup of salt. Mix, mould, and shape into anything you like. And once you are done you bake it in the oven (180C) until hard. fantastic to make ornaments, tiny bowls, or rainbows… rainbows are great these days to lift the mood.
For the rainbow DIY please follow this link.

Egg Carton Art
Super easy to set up and everyone can join! You only need egg cartons and paint. The rest your child’s imagination will come up with…

Painted Branches
Another great one and you could pick up branches during a walk outside. Paint them and even adorn them with anything you have in the house. They will make great decoration as well.

XOXO Painting
At first sight this might be more for teenagers but I think everyone can have a go. Show them the images and the idea of the project and let them go about. I find this a great activity for a soothing moment. Just concentrating on your painting.

Paper Robot
Your kids could come up with their own robot or use the template provided by La Maison de Loulou.

Paper Plate Snake
I ordered a big pack of white paper plates yesterday because they are so versatile when it comes to kids crafts. One idea is this fun paper snake that involves bubble wrap paper too.

Rainbow Mobile
More rainbows and more decoration. Our house will probably look like a museum and we can open for an arts tour when things go back to normal again. But this rainbow mobile is really so easy to make. And lovely as well!
And we definitely need lots of rainbows these days.

Cupcake Liner Flowers
Another simple craft idea that involves things you most likely have in the house already. Simple white cupcake/muffin liners, pens, paper straws, and imagination. That’s it. Some sustainable flowers for your kitchen table coming up!

Altogether some wonderful DIY ideas. But I have a few more if you like: Wooden Bead Necklace  / DIY kite / Dotty Tshirt / Button Heart

PS: We will sit over the plan all together this weekend and I am happy to share it once ready and approved. Let me know if that interests you.