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Printable Coloring Tablecloths and Posters

by Nikkala · on September 3, 2016 · 14 Comments ·

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I’m a little obsessed with printing huge coloring pages right now! I know that adult coloring books are really popular, but I think what is even better than solo coloring is when you can have a large enough coloring page that many people can work on it together. There is something relaxing about coloring and it allows a small group a chance to keep their hands busy and still carry on conversations with each other.

coloring posters and tablecloths

We took large coloring pages to Girls Camp this year that we mounted onto sheets of plywood with spray adhesive and they were the girls favorite place to hang out. Whenever there was down time they would gather around the coloring sheets. It was such a great way to keep their hands busy while still being a relaxing and calming activity.

Having the posters mounted on plywood let us move the posters on and off the table easily and also provide a hard surface to color on. Since the grooves of the picnic table would have made it difficult. To mount the posters you’ll need:

  • Spray adhesive, we used Scotch Super 77
  • Wood or foam board to mount onto
  • Squeegee for removing air bubbles
  • Print
  • Friend to help

Engineering prints are a great (inexpensive!) way to have these large posters printed. I use Staples, but most print shops offer engineering prints.

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Mounting a Print

You’ll want to take this outside, because the adhesive spray is messy. Think spraying glue all over your house. And the fumes are very strong. You’ll also want another person helping you. Thanks to his college job, my husband is great at making sure the print goes on evenly and smoothy.

First, spray the backer with adhesive spray.

Second, hold the corners of the print and start with one edge, slowly setting the print down and smoothing out as you go to be sure you remove all the air bubbles.

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Free Printable Coloring Posters

I’ve created 4 different coloring posters in 2 different sizes that you can use as tablecloths or posters. Select the size you want and download using the download button under the image. Once the image is downloaded you can upload and order your copy as an engineering print from a print shop of your choice.

Floral Coloring Tablecloth

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Floral Coloring Poster

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Feather Coloring Tablecloth

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Feather Coloring Poster

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Tribal Coloring Table Cloth

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Tribal Coloring Poster

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Frame Coloring Table Cloth

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Frame Coloring Poster

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We also have coloring tablecloths for Halloween and Thanksgiving!

halloweentablecloth

thanksgiving_coloring_tablecloth

To learn more about Coloring For Adults, don’t miss THIS post from DIY Candy.

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Comments

  1. Leslee says

    September 23, 2016 at 11:09 am

    thank you SO much for these!

    Reply
  2. April says

    October 4, 2016 at 8:59 pm

    Will you do a Christmas tablecloth? How about one for each holiday. Thanks you guys are awesome

    Reply
    • Becky says

      October 4, 2016 at 9:00 pm

      We are working on them. 🙂 Glad you like them.

      Reply
  3. Marcia Beckett says

    January 16, 2017 at 11:59 am

    Love these! Thanks so much. Do you have any animal themed ones on your blog or for sale?

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    • Becky says

      January 25, 2017 at 3:05 pm

      Hi Marcia,
      We don’t currently, but hoping we can get some made up. Thanks so much!

      Reply
  4. Natalie Daily says

    December 11, 2019 at 10:36 am

    Have you heard that Staples is now saying that they won’t print anything on their engineering print paper if it is not specifically a blueprint or construction plans? It seems that they have learned about people discovering this hack and have decided to shut it down.

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    • Becky says

      December 11, 2019 at 10:20 pm

      Oh man! That’s the worst! I’ve still been able to get mine to print them, but I’m sure it will start making it around all the stores. We have a copy place called Alphagraphics and we’ve started using them more for our prints. I’d just call around and find some place that will do them for you for a good price.

      Reply
  5. Elliana says

    December 9, 2020 at 2:06 pm

    stupid and didn’t work. 😡😡😡😡😡

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    • Becky says

      December 9, 2020 at 5:14 pm

      I’m sorry. What didn’t work for you?

      Reply
  6. Deb says

    October 13, 2022 at 7:18 am

    Love these! I am going to look around your site some more. I work at a High School and we are looking to print off some of these for the kids to color here and there and then we are going to hang them up. Thank you

    Reply

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    September 3, 2016 at 3:39 pm

    […] Find the free downloads for the large posters hanging on the wall here. […]

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    September 7, 2016 at 6:40 am

    […] week, I shared printable coloring sheets large enough to be tablecloths, and today I’m sharing coloring pages on a little smaller scale. Like the tablecloths, there […]

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  3. Valentine's Day Coloring Tablecloth - The Crafting Chicks says:
    March 10, 2017 at 11:03 am

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  4. "Wild About the Arts" Fine Arts Night - says:
    April 14, 2017 at 9:21 pm

    […] they could take something home.  But, it was still a fun idea.  I downloaded the free file from the Crafting Chicks, at the bottom here, and I had it printed as an oversize black and white engineering print at Staples.  It was under […]

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