[blparent] Coloring with your sighted children

[Jennifer Jackson]

I am sorry that I do not have a source for this, but several years ago one
of the Braille stores had a book of directions for using the Braille writer
to make a variety of designs. Some of it seemed pretty obvious, but why
reinvent the wheel every time. :) I know there where Christmas trees and
presents with bows in the designs, but I do not remember any other
specifics.

I remember thinking that this might be a fun way to participate with my kids
in making cards for thank you notes, and for making my own coloring pages.

If anyone has a source for something like that, will you please share it
with the list. I lost the info in a computer crash and had forgotten about
it until I read Joe Elizabeth's post. 

Jennifer

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 8:17 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Coloring with your sighted children


There are a couple of tactile coloring books on the NFB Web site.  I bought 
two of them but haven't tried them with Sarah yet because they're kind of 
expensive, and I don't want her to scribble all over them before she has 
some idea of what she's doing.  I don't know if it would work or not, but 
when I used to sew, I would trace simple patterns on heavy paper with a 
sewing wheel, and I could then feel where to cut, or color, that would work 
as well.  Also, if you have a Perkins brailler, you can make your own 
tactile shapes and patterns to color, using especially the letter c and the 
letter l.  Straightforward squares and rectangles are the best to start 
with.

Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of 
the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of 
these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "Miranda B." <knownoflove at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 3:31 PM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [blparent] Coloring with your sighted children

> Hi,
>
> I'm wondering if anyone knows of any place I can get crayons that are
> pre-marked in Braille? If not, what do you do to be able to identify 
> crayon
> colors when coloring with your sighted child? I also know the Independence
> Market used to have tactile coloring books. Are these still available? Are
> there any other ideas for tactile pictures to use with your child? My
> husband and I are both Blind, and finding someone sighted to put tactile
> markings on pictures is not a feseable option.
>
> Thanks, and have a great week!
>
>
>
> In Christ, Miranda
>
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