City Theme Giant Coloring Banner

The new city theme GIANT coloring banner is “wheely” fun for kids! Roll it out, grab coloring supplies, and go.

The city theme giant coloring banner is everything I hoped for (and more!)

I have used sidewalk chalk to draw cities for our preschoolers to play in for years.

I draw the roads and buildings, and the kids color them all in + add their own ideas and touches, too.

Then, the kids grab toy cars, and they’re captivated.

There was just one problem: the chalk would fade or blow away quicker than we liked, and we needed a solution.

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Four wooden vehicles are lined up in a parking lot on the city theme giant coloring banner

Enter: City theme giant coloring banner

This enormous, adorable, interactive 10-foot coloring page banner was the BEST solution!

Kids can color in the buildings, streets, water, and plants with any of their favorite art supplies, PLUS they can add their own designs.

Add in cars, and it’s hours and hours and hours of fun.

When done, roll it up and then unroll when you’re ready to play with it next.

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A young girl smiles at the camera while drawing in the banner

What you need

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City theme giant coloring banner
Drawing or painting supplies – ex: paint, markers, crayons, tempera sticks, watercolors, colored pencils, twist crayons
Toy cars – optional

A section in the corner of the banner says "Draw: Add in your own details!" with sample signs, vehicles, and plants for kids to draw on their banner.

Directions

The best thing about this banner is that you can color it with any of your favorite art supplies!

Here, we used watercolors, crayons, and markers.

Simply roll it out and invite your kids to unleash their creativity.

You can use it:

On a table
Taped to a wall
On the kitchen floor
On the back patio
In a classroom hallway
In your driveway with neighbors
On a playdate
As a birthday gift
And in so many more places!

The amount of excitement and collaboration that kids use when creating is the very best part.

We also love that the banner can be used with kids of all ages!

How do you store the banner?

Just roll it up in between uses!

The coloring banner comes shipped in a tube that can also be used as a protective storage option in between uses.

A young girl lays on the banner and colors it in while holding a blue marker

Coloring is one the best gifts you can provide to your children

I watched a video years ago about Mo Willems (Caldecott-winning author/illustrator of the “Elephant & Piggie” series + the “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus” series) and took away something I think about daily.

In the video, Mo shared that they cover the kitchen table each night in white butcher paper and add drawing supplies around the table at his house.

While they eat, they color.

And do you know what kids do when they color? They talk.

Coloring occupies parts of the brain that simultaneously allow other regions to light up.

While kids are working on spatial skills, building fine motor muscles, and imagining… they think, talk, plan, and create.

Coloring with our preschoolers is one of my favorite activities to do with kids for the same reason. I love sitting, chatting, coloring, collaborating, brainstorming, and creating.

Something special happens when kids color and our coloring banners are beautiful for facilitating magic.