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Snow is falling outside, and nobody here is in a hurry. This cozy reading day coloring page shows a girl curled up in a huge armchair with a patchwork quilt over her lap. She holds an open book with a star on one page and a heart on the other. An orange cat naps on the arm of the chair beside her.
The room is full of small comforts. There's a window with pink curtains, a shelf of books with a clock, a steaming mug on a side table and a pair of fuzzy slippers on a round rug. A short stack of books waits at the edge of the rug for later.
Who will enjoy it
We call this one medium. The chair and the rug are large and simple, but the quilt has eighteen little squares. Kids from 6 up tend to enjoy it, and plenty of adults do too. Set aside 30 minutes, or pick up the page on a few slow afternoons.
Cozy reading day coloring page color ideas
Start with the quilt, since it sets the mood. Each square holds a shape: a heart, a star, a ring or a cross. Choose four soft colors and repeat them in a pattern, so that no two matching squares touch.
- Warm room: teal chair, cream walls and a red quilt border
- Soft room: lavender chair, pale pink walls and mint squares
- Cabin room: brown chair, tan walls and plaid colors on the quilt
The rug is a set of rings, like a target. Pick a color for each ring, working from dark on the outside to light in the center. The cat can be orange with darker stripes. Or make it gray if your own cat is gray, which is what most kids will want to do anyway.
Tips for a soft, warm look
Press lightly. A cozy picture looks best with gentle color, not heavy wax. Rub a flat crayon across the wall, then go over it a second time in a slightly different shade.
The window is the only cold spot in the room, so keep it pale. Light blue glass and white snow make the room feel warmer by comparison. Add a touch of yellow around the mug and the book, as if a lamp were shining on them.
Colored pencils work best for the quilt, and a small sharpener on the table saves trips. Sharpen them before you start, because the tiny stars and hearts sit tight inside their squares.
Biggest bookshelf around
The Library of Congress in Washington, DC, is the largest library in the world. British troops burned its first collection of 3,000 books in 1814. A year later, Congress paid $23,950 for the personal library of Thomas Jefferson, which held 6,487 books. Today, some 15,000 items arrive every working day. That is a lot of reading for one snow day.
Plan your own reading day
This page pairs well with a real one. Pick a cold weekend morning, stack up three books, make cocoa and build a nest of blankets on the couch. Your child can color a few squares of the quilt between chapters.
Teachers can use it for a reading log. For every book a student finishes, they color one square of the quilt. Eighteen squares means eighteen books, and the sheet becomes a bright record of their year. Kids can also write the title of each book in tiny letters on the back.
Or try a quiet game of spot the shape. Call out a heart, a star or a mug, and see how fast your child can point to it.
More quiet pages
Another reader is waiting on the girl reading a book coloring page. For something warm to go with it, print the hot chocolate coloring page.
Questions
How many squares are on the quilt?
There are eighteen, in three rows of six. Each one holds a heart, a star, a ring or a cross, though the book hides part of the top row.
Is this page good for older kids?
Yes. The quilt, rug and bookshelf reward slow, careful coloring, so tweens and adults often enjoy it as well.
Can it be used as a reading log?
It can. Have your child color one quilt square for each book they finish, and the page turns into a record of their reading.
