Do your kids like to set up elaborate scenes with their blocks and toy cars? This month's free, printable coloring page from Melanie Hope Greenberg doubles as items to include in a neighborhood playscape. Cut out this cute school and pizza parlor, color and add to your child's pretend play.
My son loved making up stories as he parked an ice cream truck in front of the school. We'll have to print out the ice cream coloring page, next!
I'm not sure of the significance of the police cruiser in front of the pizza parlor. Maybe pizza is the new doughnut?
I love that he added in the little wooden traffic signs to his neighborhood play scene. My kids have gotten loads of use out of those signs over the years.
Your children will surely want to add to their neighborhood playscape with more of our printable templates for 3D creations:
- Village shops coloring page templates
- Gingerbread house coloring page template - includes finger puppets!
- 3D bookmobile coloring page
- School bus template
What you need:
- Pizza parlor and school house printable coloring page (it's free!)
Download and Print: School and Pizza Parlor Note: when downloading you agree to the Terms of Use, specified at the end of this post.
- Paper, preferably card stock
- Coloring pencils, crayons or markers
- Scissors
How to make the buildings:
After printing out the coloring page, color the buildings however you want. My son didn't even want to color them, and that's okay, too.
It is easier to color the buildings before cutting them out.
When your child has finished coloring, use the scissors to carefully cut out the building templates, being sure to keep the flaps attached.
Fold the building templates along the lines indicated on the printable. Press the creases firmly.
Stand the buildings upright. You may have to take a moment to find the best way to balance the buildings on the folded flaps, but we were able to do so without any trouble.
Final step: Play, play, play!
Don't forget to print out and make the school bus!
About the illustrator:
Melanie Hope Greenberg is an award winning author and illustrator of more than 15 children’s books. Her cheerful, vibrant illustrations can be found in books such as Good Morning, Digger, Down in the Subway, and A City Is. Her most recent book, Mermaids on Parade was selected as a Bank Street Best Book, and for the Texas Reading Club and PBS Kids Summer Reading Lists.
Melanie's art has also appeared in numerous magazines, on greeting cards and even mugs! She conducts workshops at schools, libraries and was an artist-in-residence at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Melanie loves to connect with parents, caregivers and kids on her facebook page or her blog, so stop by and say “Hi!”
Terms of Use: You are welcome to download and print this coloring page as many times as you want for personal use. You may not upload this file to another website or database. All commercial use is prohibited. You are welcome to share this coloring page by sharing the link to this blog page. It is expressly forbidden to directly share the link to the document itself, thus bypassing this blog. The copyright to this coloring page belongs exclusively to Melanie Hope Greenberg.
No Twiddle Twaddle (@Bethanyntt) says
Now that is ADORABLE! Love it!!!
maryanne @ mama smiles says
I love this series, and I think this is my favorite printable so far! Pinning for our next rainy day 🙂