A birthday party with coloring pages: a table activity, a name card and a small keepsake
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Coloring pages work well at a children's birthday party: as a table activity, as a name card or as a small keepsake to take home. Free pages with cakes and gifts.
At a children's birthday party there is often a moment when the kids are waiting. The food is finished, the games are running and the grown-ups are talking. A table with coloring pages is a calm answer to that moment. It costs little and it is quick to set up. This article gives ideas for using coloring pages at the party itself.
As a table activity
Put a coloring page and a few crayons at each place. Choose a page that fits the party, such as a birthday cake with candles. That picture fits many parties. Put the crayons in the middle of the table so the children can share.
Print a few more pages than you have children. One child will probably finish early or tear a page, and a spare keeps the table calm.
Younger children do best with large areas. Older children often like a page with more detail, such as a birthday cake for a garden party, where there is more to fill in.
As a name card
A colored page can double as a name card. Print a page with a collection of wrapped gifts, and let each child write their name on a blank tag. The children can see where they sit.
If you want the name in colored letters on the page, the site has a free name coloring page tool. Before you enter a child's name, read the privacy page, so you know what happens to the name you type.
As a small keepsake
Children often like to take their own work home. Write the date and the child's name on the back, and it becomes a reminder of the party. You can also put the pages in a folder, so the parents can see what their child made that afternoon.
This is a keepsake that does not need to be a present.
Choose a theme
A theme makes the table feel complete. A cake page and a set of wrapped gifts make a full picture together. Let the child who has the birthday pick the theme, if they want to. A child who picks the picture often takes more interest in coloring it.
The birthday collection gathers pages for parties, and the cake collection has more cakes. The presents collection has gifts for the table.
Print ahead
Print the pages at 100 percent on A4, in portrait orientation. Do this a day before the party, so you do not have to rush. Ordinary printer paper of 80 grams is fine. Thicker paper helps if the children use markers.
Keep the printed pages flat in a folder until the party. That keeps them clean and ready for the table.
Test one page first
Before you print the whole set, print one page and put it next to a crayon on the table. Check that the colors land well on the paper and that the page is big enough for the children. Then print the rest.
To finish
A table of pages, a name for each child and a place to show each other their work is enough. The overview of all coloring pages has more themes for later parties.
