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The Kitchen Garden

Apple tree and baskets

Coloring page of an apple tree in a meadow with two baskets of apples. Regular version.
Regular
Coloring page of an apple tree in a meadow with two baskets of apples. Bold version, with thicker lines.
Bold

In the library, in Regular and Bold.

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At the table
“When the apple tree was loaded, who got the extras?”
Story Starter for Apple tree and baskets. Read it aloud while they color.

Pass a crisp apple around to hold and smell, and notice how cool and smooth it feels.

Talk about school lunches, and an apple for the teacher. Fits September and October, apple season.

In the pack The Kitchen Garden.

Free to start

This drawing is in the library. Start with six others, free.

The First Pack: six hand-drawn pages, one in Bold too, with your organization’s name on the cover and a Story Starter on each.

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Questions

Good to know

How do I run a coloring activity?

Print the same drawing in Regular and Bold, and hand pages out wherever people are, even at a bedside. Read the Story Starter once, slowly, then wait longer than feels comfortable. Never correct a memory. Sign and date the ones they're proud of.

Which version should each person get?

Choose by the person and the day. Regular suits a long, quiet sit. Bold has thicker, darker lines and fewer tiny details, so it's easier to see and finish. Same picture either way, so no one gets "the easy page."

When do new pages arrive?

On the 1st of each month, in time for next month's calendar. One email that morning lists what's new.

Will people find it childish?

We draw for adults: gardens, cats, lighthouses, sailboats, teacups. There's not a cartoon in the library.