This Land Is Your Land!

A colorful and informative print-n-color activity

ADDED February 25, 2009

Everyone's colored a map of the United States at some point or another. It's always fun and sometimes messy. But here at TIF, we are fans of art with a purpose. We're talking about coloring that tells a story and provides deeper meaning.

Today we have a cool map of the USA to download and color. The map includes a fun and informative key that your little cartographer can use to enhance the experience.

Have your colorer use one color for your home state, another color for states where you guys have family or friends, and yet another color for states that you have visited. Finally, find states with names that tickle your funny bone, and assign them a "funny name" color.

Of course, for little kids, this map can be a great introduction to our States and to maps in general. For both younger and older kids, this activity could serve as the starting place for some nice one-on-one, parent-kid time.