Ben 10 is a hugely popular cartoon and a great way to motivate boys in particular to get creative with art. Here is where to find the best selection of free coloring resources for Ben 10, along with the sequels to the series, Ben 10: Alien Force and Ben 10: Ultimate Alien.
Best Ben 10 Coloring Pages
Coloring-pages-for-kids.com has a great selection of printable images, ranging from Ben Tennyson in a variety of poses, to scenes from the series and a range of different aliens.
Morningkids.net has only a small selection, but includes some different characters and aliens in varied poses.
Ben-tennyson.com has a fantastic selection of coloring printables that parents will love, including Ben, Diamondhead and Cannonbolt. Not only are the images perfect for coloring, but they come with a range of printed names and letters, to help little ones with spelling too.
Finally, cartoonjnr.com has nine coloring pages, but three of them are superbly detailed drawings, which make for excellent printables for the more experienced child!
Ben 10 Coloring Projects
There are many ways to use the free coloring pages. Print out the images in different sizes for different projects. Here are a few ideas:
- Use as posters or framed art for bedroom walls.
- Make into invitations, cards or posters for a Ben 10 birthday party.
- Color and cut out the images for decorating other objects such as school books.
- Use for illustrations in a creative writing project or Ben 10 story.
- Make a Ben 10 scrapbook, illustrated journal or A-Z of aliens.
- Turn into homemade stickers and magnets with a Xyron machine.
- Color in 12 pictures and make a Ben 10 calendar.
- Make a Ben 10 picture storybook.
- Make gifts for friends and family or turn into greetings cards.
Ben 10 Coloring Activities
Encouraging children to color in their favorite characters can help them develop greater artist and creative skills, as well as fire their imagination. Encourage children to:
- Practice coloring and painting.
- Learn to draw by tracing or copying the drawings.
- Use different mediums to color the pictures, such as coloring pencils, felt tip pens, watercolors, crayons, charcoal, chalk, acrylic paint, stamps and ink and so on.
- Create patterns and backgrounds behind the character images.
- Draw other characters around the printed character to create an action scene.
- Explore colors by coloring the aliens in with different combinations to see which colors work together and which clash.
- Create new aliens from the color combinations, encouraging them to think up names, powers, and stories.
- Practice spelling, writing styles or descriptive writing on the images, depending on the child’s age.
- Create a story, poem or cartoon strip from the images.
- Experiment with different coloring and painting styles, from pop art to Impressionism!
However the coloring images are used, they will provide lots of entertainment for children, and possibly even some peace and quiet for parents!
Readers may also be interested in the articles Free Ben 10 Printables, Games and Activities and How to Make a Ben 10 Birthday Cake.
Louise Heyden - Louise Heyden is a writer, artist, work at home mum, sound technician and former school Library Manager.
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