Colouring Pages

The Woof Wag colouring challenge is designed to be a flexible, low-resource activity that promotes creativity and mindfulness within various group environments.

Instructions for teachers and staff

To implement this activity effectively, follow these three steps:

1. Preparation: Print any of provided colouring pages on standard paper for individual work or enlarge it to A3 paper for collaborative group work. Ensure a variety of media are available, such as coloured pencils, markers, or even collage materials like tissue paper.
2. The Creative Session: Dedicate a specific time for the activity. This could be a 20-minute ‘calm-down’ session after lunch, a focused art lesson, or a Friday afternoon reward.
3. Submission and Judging: Set a clear deadline for when pages must be finished. Use the categories below to evaluate the entries, ensuring that effort and imagination are rewarded alongside technical skill.

Expanded ideas for running the challenge

Individual or collaborative formats

• Solo Artists: Each pupil receives their own sheet to express their personal style. This allows for high levels of concentration and individual pride.
• The Big Build: Tape four colouring pages together or use a large-scale printout. Assign a group of four children to work on one corner each, requiring them to communicate so their colours and patterns match at the edges.

Specific judging categories

• Most Colourful Design: Reward the boldest use of a wide spectrum of colours.
• Best Teamwork: Awarded to a group that showed excellent communication and a cohesive final design.
• Most Creative Background: Encourage pupils to draw what they think the background would look like behind one of the dog characters. They could add people, trees, or other animals.
• Happiest Dog: Focus on the expression of the character. How did the children use colour or extra details like ‘wagging’ lines to show joy?
• Texture Master: For children who use different techniques like stippling, cross-hatching, or shading to make the dogs’ fur look realistic.

How to extend the activity

In-House Gallery Create a ‘Woof Wag Wall’ in a high-traffic area like the hall or the main reception. Organise the entries by year groups so children can see how their peers approached the same design.

The Public Vote Give each child three small stickers or ‘tokens.’ Let them walk through the display and place their tokens next to the designs they find most inspiring. This teaches children how to appreciate the work of others.

Community Connection Invite parents to view the gallery during pick-up or include a photo of the winning designs in the newsletter. You could also offer a ‘Take Home’ version of the sheet so families can participate together, bridging the gap between your setting and their home.

The Story-Telling Bridge Ask children to give the dogs in the pictures names and write three sentences on the back of the page about what each dog is doing in the picture. This turns a simple art task into a literacy exercise.

Here Are The Colouring Pages 

Colouring Booklet - Woof Wag Festival

There are 4 Woof Wag Festival colouring pages in this pack. Click the image to download the Festival pack (4 sheets), save to your electronic device and print the sheets you want to use.

Colouring Book - Merlyn's Colouring Adventure

There are 17 Merlyn's Colouring Adventure pages in this book. Click the image to download the Merlyn book (17 pages), save to your electronic device and print the pages you want to use.