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A 10–20 minutes craft for ages 3–10, using supplies you likely already have — Markers, Crayons, and Paper.

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    Find Supplies

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    Make Football Coloring Pages

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    "Are you as excited to make this as I am?"

    Step 1: Get your coloring pages.

    May need grown-up help
    First, get your free football coloring pages. You can ask an adult to help you get them from the website and print them out. Now you are ready to start your fun!

    Step 2: Color the football pictures.

    Use your crayons or markers to color the football pictures. You can use the colors of your favorite team! Try to stay inside the lines if you can, but it's okay if you go outside them too. If your crayons are long, you can ask an adult to break them in half. This helps your fingers hold them better for coloring.

    Step 3: Make your pictures bumpy or fuzzy.

    Make your pictures extra special! You can glue small pieces of tissue paper onto parts of your picture to make them bumpy. Or, use washi tape to add cool patterns. If you want fluffy clouds or fuzzy animals, pull apart some cotton balls and glue them on. Remember, glue can be messy, so be careful!

    Step 4: Color in new ways to make your body strong.

    You can make coloring a fun game for your body! Ask an adult to tape your coloring page to a wall. Stand up and color on the wall. Or, lie on your back under a table and have an adult tape the page to the bottom of the table. Reach up to color! You can also sit at a table without leaning your back on the chair. This helps make your tummy muscles strong!

    Step 5: Add bumpy lines to help you color.

    HOT! Grown-up required May need grown-up help
    If you want to make it easier to stay inside the lines, ask an adult to help you. They can put a thin line of liquid glue around the main parts of your picture. Let the glue dry overnight. When it's dry, you will feel a little bump, which helps you know where the lines are. If you use hot glue, make sure an adult helps you because hot glue guns get very hot and can burn you!
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    Clean up

    Put things away so your space is tidy for next time.

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    Put away our supplies

    Check off each supply when it is put away — and any clean-up tips underneath are done too. You might find a fun surprise!

    • A cartoon of Markers
      Where they belong:
      • — Don't forget! Close all marker caps tightly.
    • A cartoon of Crayons
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Paper
      Where they belong:

    If you used these optional supplies, make sure they're cleaned up, too!

    • A cartoon of White Glue
      Where they belong:
      • — Don't forget! Close glue lids.
    • A cartoon of Cotton Balls
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Hot Glue
      Where they belong:
      • — Don't forget! Let the hot glue gun cool before putting it away.
    • A cartoon of Tissue Paper
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Washi Tape
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Hot Glue Guns
      Where they belong:

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