Tracing and Coloring Outlines
Printed outlines change the first action from choosing a picture to following its lines. Trace Then Color supplies 50 characters for ages 3+, followed by the child’s own color choices. An invented picture on spare paper can be another activity when that sounds inviting.
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These titles provide references in the stated method. A separately invented drawing can be another activity, not a feature being added to each edition.
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Books in this starting format
Trace and color · Ages 3+
Trace Then Color: Mermaids, Unicorns, And Other Cute Stuff
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Trace and color · Ages 3+
Trace Then Color: Fairies, Princesses, And Other Cute Stuff
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Try an independent beginning afterward
Keep the next idea open
Shape Drawing Challenge gives artists 16 repeated beginnings, six illustrated examples per shape, and room for 480 independently chosen drawings.