Instructions

• Step 1: Draw pictures Draw your own Earth Day Pictures on a piece of paper with a pencil, trace it with a black marker, and scan it into your computer.
• TIP: Use a search engine to find Earth Day coloring pages you can print.
• Step 2: Scan Scan pictures from magazines or existing coloring books. Do not break any copyright laws and just print them for your own personal use.
• Step 3: Open pictures Open your pictures in a graphics program and make corrections or changes to your liking and then print them out.
• Step 4: Punch holes Punch holes along one edge of the coloring pages with your hole punch.
• Step 5: Bind pictures Bind your pages together -- tie them with ribbon.
• TIP: You can also staple them together.
• Step 6: Get crayons Get out your crayons and markers and let the kids enjoy coloring in their homemade Earth Day coloring book.
• FACT: Senator Gaylord Nelson founded Earth Day in 1970.

You Will Need

• Pencil
• Black marker
• Scanner
• Computer
• Printer
• Magazines or coloring books
• Graphics program
• Hole puncher
• Ribbon
• Crayons and markers
• Internet access (optional)
• Stapler (optional)