Colouring · Drawing · Talking
Colour your own front door
Colour a house and make it look like your own home, with the details only you would know.
- 20 minutes
- On your own, In pairs
- Ages 5–7, Ages 7–9
- At home
- Printable: colouring page
What to do
- Read the meaning together: there is no place like home.
- Go and look at your own front door and windows together. What colour is the door? Is there a plant, a step, a window box? Leave out the house number.
- Colour the house on the sheet to look like your home.
- Add the small things that make it yours: a pet in the window, a bike, a light on.
- Talk about your favourite place inside your home and why.
Questions to talk about
- What makes your home feel like home?
- What is the best thing about coming home?
You will need
- The printed colouring page
- Crayons, coloured pencils or felt-tip pens
Make it fit
Simpler: Colour the door and windows only, and talk about the rest.
More of a stretch: Draw the people who live there looking out of the windows.
Printables
The instructions card is for the adult running the activity; the worksheet is for the children. Prints on A4 or US Letter at 100% / actual size; colour is optional.
The colouring page
Colour your own front door
Name
Colour the house so it looks like your home. Add the things that make it yours.
The instructions card
How to run it · Colouring · Drawing · Talking
Colour your own front door
Colour a house and make it look like your own home, with the details only you would know.
20 minutesOn your own, In pairsAges 5–7, Ages 7–9
What to do
- Read the meaning together: there is no place like home.
- Go and look at your own front door and windows together. What colour is the door? Is there a plant, a step, a window box? Leave out the house number.
- Colour the house on the sheet to look like your home.
- Add the small things that make it yours: a pet in the window, a bike, a light on.
- Talk about your favourite place inside your home and why.
You will need
- The printed colouring page
- Crayons, coloured pencils or felt-tip pens
Talk about
- What makes your home feel like home?
- What is the best thing about coming home?
Make it fit
Simpler: Colour the door and windows only, and talk about the rest.
Stretch: Draw the people who live there looking out of the windows.
Goes with the printable colouring page.