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Wide Places

Picnic by the sea

Coloring page of a seaside picnic with watermelon, a sun hat, and a sailboat. Regular version.
Regular
Coloring page of a seaside picnic with watermelon, a sun hat, and a sailboat. Bold version, with thicker lines.
Bold

In the library, in Regular and Bold.

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At the table
“Watermelon: did you eat it with a fork, or spit the seeds?”
Story Starter for Picnic by the sea. Read it aloud while they color.

Pass around a wide straw sun hat, like the one in the picture, to try on.

Talk about picnics, and what was always in the basket. Fits July and summer cookout days.

In the pack Wide Places.

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.