The same drawing twice, for Grandparents Day.
Home Sweet Home is in the library: a clothesline, teacups, and a honey jar.
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A coloring hour for Grandparents Day
Grandparents Day brings visitors. Print the same drawing twice, Regular for the visitor and Bold for the person they came to see, and let them color side by side.
Read the Story Starter aloud to both of them. A grandchild who has never pinned a sheet to a line will want to know how it was done, and that’s the conversation.
The day can be tender for anyone without a visit. Offer a page and a seat beside you, and let them decide.
“Did you hang laundry on a line, or use a dryer?”
Three steps, about an hour
- Print both versions of the same drawing, Regular and Bold, on plain letter paper.
- Hand out a page or two to each person, wherever they are: the table, a lounge chair, a bedside.
- Read the Story Starter aloud while they color. Then wait.
Bold has thicker lines and fewer tiny details, easier to see and easier to finish. Everyone colors the same picture.
September activity ideas, week by week: the month's dates and a coloring hour for each week.
6 free pages for your September calendar
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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Good to know
Can volunteers and families use the pages?
Yes. Staff and volunteers can print pages for the people you serve, their families, and visitors. Families can color along, and finished pages belong to whoever colored them.
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."
What if someone won’t join?
Leave a page and a pencil within reach, and read the Story Starter anyway. The question works without the page. Some days it's a no, and that's fine.