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The month of December can quickly turn boring for children, especially if they are cooped up inside because of the cold. Introducing December coloring pages into their day can help keep them preoccupied and busy even while stuck in the house. They also provide learning opportunities to help broaden children’s minds without them realizing that they are actually learning.
Brighten Up Those Dreary Winter Days
Winter can quickly become cold and dreary, and often times a bit depressing. December coloring pages, on the other hand, depict festive scenes that can quickly turn your ho-hum mood cheery. Many of the coloring pages feature smiling animals, holiday-related activities, and outdoor winter fun. Coloring these scenes can make a cold winter day go by much quicker. Especially if you enjoy some hot chocolate and sugar cookies while coloring the December coloring pages.
Get Children into the Holiday Spirit
There are a slew of holidays that take place in December, and many of the December coloring pages will depict these holidays. Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Eve are a few of the most commonly celebrated holidays that take place in December. Having children color pages featuring holidays will help get the kids into the holiday spirit. Another option is to make a day of holiday-related activities that include December coloring pages, decorating the house, making cookies, and drinking hot cocoa. If you’re children enjoy the activity, consider making it a family tradition that occurs every December.
Teach Children About Other Holidays
Since December has its fair share of holidays, this would be the perfect time to teach children about all the other different holidays. And December coloring pages are an effective and enjoyable way to do just that. For children who celebrate Christmas, having them color December coloring pages that feature Hanukkah or Kwanzaa while teaching them about the history of these holidays can help them learn about these other important dates. Hanukkah, for example, is the Jewish holiday also known as The Festival of Lights that lasts for 8 nights. You can even have 8 different Hanukkah coloring pages and have the children color one page a night for every night of Hanukkah, making sure to provide them with a fact about Hanukkah for each one of the 8 days.
Use the December Coloring Pages as Gifts
If you celebrate one of the gift-giving holidays that occur in December, these coloring pages can make a great gift for the grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other relatives of the children. Let your kids know that they will be coloring pictures as gifts for their family members. Furthermore, let the children pick out what pictures will go to what people, and give them free rain to decide how to color and decorate the coloring pages. You could even give the opportunity to embellish the pages with glitter or stickers to make them even more special.
Outdoor December Activities
Everyone knows just how important it is to let children go outside and get some much needed fresh air. In the winter, however, it can be a bit difficult, especially if the weather doesn’t cooperate. This results in kids being pent up inside, bored and wishing for clearer weather. While coloring pages are no substitute for outdoor activities, it can help keep their minds occupied while getting them excited for some fun outdoor December adventures. Choose December coloring pages that feature sled riding or ice skating, and then take the kids outside when possible to recreate those scenes that they colored.
