coloring pages

[WisconsinDisneyGirl]

I am making a coloring book for my 5 year old son to take with him on our trip (DCL, WDW). I am looking for coloring pages of anything that has to do with WDW resort and the theme parks. I have a bunch of pages with all the characters but I am looking for somethin unique. Any help?

 

[Amirah95]

On the Disney Tips board, at the top, there is a post that has lots of info and website where you can look to download activity sheets for your child/children. Here's the link...

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=226819

 

[CheapMom]

If you go to kodak.com you will see a free EasyShare software download. You can use it as a photo editor- one of the "fun effects" options is "coloring book". I will try to post an example.

 

[CheapMom]

This is my baby and my cat.

 

[Amirah95]

You can do the same type of thing using Windows Paint in your Accessories on your PC. I've done that in the past. Good idea CheapMom.

 

[CheapMom]

Thanks for the tip Amariah- how do you do that in "paint"

 

[nancyj]

I made activity books for my kids before we went to WDW in June. I included a word search using Disney words, a crossword puzzle (also Disney related), and a maze as well as coloring pages. Since I decided on the words in the word search and the clues in the crossword, I geared them to be appropriate for the child's age and interests. There are several websites that will create these activities for free. After I printed them, I added a bunch of blank pages at the end and had them "bound" at Staples - included a clear plastic cover (oh yeah, I made a personalized cover page too), a black backing page and one of the plastic binding things (have no idea what it's called). I think it was about $1.00 or $1.50 per book to bind. The kids loved these for the plane and any other downtime we had at the resort.

 

[MichelleB]

Nancyj, Can you list a couple of the websites that will do these activity sheets free?

 

[CheapMom]

http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/
Here is one I used for planning Sunday SChool lessons.

Once again- if anyone can tell me how to make coloring book pages in 'PAINT' I would appreciate it. I do lots of graphic work for the school and church and would prefer to use 'paint' than the Kodak site I mentioned earlier. As it is a simpler program and runs faster than Kodak EasyShare software.

 

[C.Ann]

Originally posted by CheapMom
If you go to kodak.com you will see a free EasyShare software download. You can use it as a photo editor- one of the "fun effects" options is "coloring book". I will try to post an example.

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That is SOOOO cool! I have a Kodak digital camera - and therefore have an EasyShare program already loaded into my computer.. Will that work? And if so, could you tell me how? I have a ZILLION photos of WDW that I could load scan and load in there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[CheapMom]

Hi CAnn-
Take any photo and open it in EasyShare- chooe EDIT- then FUN EFFECTS- You will see an option called - COLORING BOOK- just hit APPLY and then save it.

If you don't see those options on your EasyShare software then go to Kodak.com and you can do a download so you have the latest release and then you should have no problem.

Some pictures don't turn out very well- You just have to experiment to see which ones turn out.

 

[WisconsinDisneyGirl]

Thanks for the GREAT ideas! I what a good idea to get the coloring books bound! I will have to do that. As for the word searches- my son is too your. I will have to look for a mase.

 

[nancyj]

I used the puzzlemaker site referenced above. It can be used to create mazes, word searchs and crossword puzzles (they call them criss-cross puzzles) as well as a bunch of other puzzle types that I haven't looked into. I also bought each child a new small box of crayons (these are really cheap now for back-to-school) so there was no bickering about colors.