Try this!  Get a candle or tea light, peel the paper off your crayons, and get some good thick paper.  I used watercolor paper. Then hold the end of the crayon over the flame (not in the flame, it’ll burn the crayon).

Quickly put the crayon to paper!  You’ll have to heat he crayon every time you dot, so it is time-consuming… but totally worth it!  Here’s what we did:

I made a number and alphabet poster for Emma.  :)

You would be surprised how inspiring this is for little learners!  The wax is smooth and raised, and the colors so vivid you can’t help but touch it.   Emma actually started tracing the letters with her finger, saying their names and sounds by herself without my prodding.  She loved it!  I plan to keep these posters hung on the wall low somewhere that she can touch them every day, and we may have to make separate letter posters this way as well.  You’ve gotta try this!

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You know those glass jars you get when you buy pasta sauces or jam?  Yeah, I keep all of those.  I actually love to drink water out of jars – I swear it tastes better.  But my cupboard was getting crowded, so I decided it was time to do something fun with them. So I pulled them out, grabbed some of Emma’s paints, water, and paintbrushes, and said, “There ya go, honey.  Have fun!”

Oh my word, this is fun for a 3-year-old.  Okay, it was fun for me, too.  I may or may not have split the jars up evenly so we could both paint.  ;-)

We put tea lights inside each one (the big jar actually fit three of them!) and turned the lights off to enjoy the show.  Emma loved it!

Ready to dig into your cupboards for some glass jars?  If you don’t have any, I recommend checking out thrift stores – I’ve come across some awesome glasses and jars for very cheap there.

Note: If there is any worry about heat, you can use batter-powered tea lights!  Thanks to readers Penny and Kim for the suggestion.  :)

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So I have to share what I found.  Click on the images to go to the image and save them to your computer or print:

There are many MANY more like this….

Find more coloring pages at:
KarensWhimsy.com,
Coloring Pages for Kids, and
Princess Coloring Pages!

If you’re looking for a specific theme, I would check Pinterest first, then search Google Images.  :)  You have to be kind of careful with Google Images, though – I have been led to sites that want to give me a virus before.  Nothing scarier than trying to click out of a stupid window that won’t let you go!

Tell me, do you like to color?  When is the last time you tried?