Well, if the coloring pages and books that older folks (those of us over the age of twenty-five) used before weather was invented and when we all knew what a phone cord was are fading, they’re reborn on the internet. Children’s coloring pages are everywhere online. A whole new dimension of coloring and drawing has opened up with the advent of the internet.

When the internet was still pretty new, is anyone here old enough to remember those days? –only a few websites offered free printable coloring pages, and most of them simply contained some rough sketches or produced tiny images. But today one can find a multitude of websites from which one can print high-quality coloring sheets on almost any subject you can imagine.

Why are children’s coloring pages important?

Kids today still love to color just as much as the Oldies did when they were kids. Adding to this fact, coloring is now known to be a wonderful pre-reading activity that helps children develop the hand-eye coordination they will need to learn to write. Parents who encourage children’s use of coloring pages also encourage a variety of other developmental skills, including decision-making, patience, persistence, and creativity.

Children’s coloring pages online offer a greater variety of themes than books in stores, and if your children want coloring books in print, you can turn on your printer and create a personalized and unique coloring book for your child. It only takes a few minutes to print multiple coloring pages, creating hours of entertainment and brain stimulation for your child.

The Options in Online Coloring Pages for Kids

On some websites you will find the basic coloring pages for kids that can be printed out and colored by hand with crayons, colored pencils and anything else. However, you can also find websites that offer interactive coloring pages that require your child to work on the computer to fill in the pictures with colors. Many times these interactive coloring pages are part of an entire online community and the pages are just one of many things available to do on the website.

For example, a website with these pages could be about dolls, and it would also contain all shapes, sizes, and types of dolls for children to play with and even create. Your favorites can be turned into pictures on coloring pages. There will also be articles, games, quizzes, contests, and chat forums for doll lovers. Your child will love being able to learn so much and be so creative with something they already love.

So, old man, find your child some good coloring pages on the internet and open up a world of wonder for him!