How to Download Valentine's Day Coloring Pages
On Valentine's Day, children exchange cards at school and can enjoy a little candy and color. However, you don't have to buy a special coloring book to celebrate this holiday. Valentine's Day coloring pages are available free online, if you know how to download them.
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Instructions
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Decide what kind of Valentine's Day coloring pages you want to provide to your children. Some popular children's characters, such as those from Disney, are sometimes featured in coloring pages. You can also choose basic pages with hearts and other typical Valentine's Day symbols.
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Find websites that offer free downloads of Valentine's Day coloring pages. You can do a search for sites such as Coloring Book Fun, Kinderart and Coloring Pages (see Resources below).
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Check your software for compatibility with the sites you have chosen. Some websites offer files only in certain formats, such as .PDF or .DOC. If your software isn't compatible, you won't be able to open the file. However, many software manufacturers offer updates or trial versions for free, which many enable you to get the pages you want.
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Download coloring pages from the websites you've chosen. If you can, preview the pages before you download them. Save the pages onto your desktop or into a folder you can locate.
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Open the coloring pages before you print them. You should verify that the coloring book pages are what they say they are before you print them out and give them to your children. If they don't open easily, delete the pages and immediately start a virus scan in case a virus was attached to the files.
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Try printing the Valentine's Day coloring pages on pink paper for a festive touch. If you can, provide glitter markers or glue to let your children use to decorate the pictures. Do not choose coloring pages that are inappropriate for your child's age. If he can't connect the dots, he won't enjoy a coloring page that is full of them and nothing else.
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Tips & Warnings
Do not download pages from a website you don't trust. If you're having trouble finding the download link, or the page seems suspicious in any way, find another place from which to download pages. A few free coloring pages aren't worth your computer's security.
