ONCE I WAS A…

Dream, draw, and color

Choose an individual sheet or print the whole set. Made for home and classroom use.

Back to the story world

ONCE I WAS A… / COLORING

A tail at the window

Where does the light catch the folds of the curtains?

A dinosaur tail slipping through a curtained window, ready to color
The original scene in color
Adapted from Noam Venturero’s illustrations for Once I Was a Dinosaur.

ONCE I WAS A… / COLORING

The house under the moon

Choose two colors for the night sky and one for the moonlight.

A small house on a hill beneath a crescent moon, ready to color
The original scene in color
Adapted from Noam Venturero’s illustrations for Once I Was a Dinosaur.

ONCE I WAS A… / COLORING

Across the quiet pond

Give the water a color that looks different from the reflections.

Dinosaur feet crossing a wooden dock above a pond, ready to color
The original scene in color
Adapted from Noam Venturero’s illustrations for Once I Was a Dinosaur.

ONCE I WAS A… / COLORING

A surprise under the blanket

What color would you give the blanket and the dinosaur toes?

Clawed toes peeking out from beneath a blanket, ready to color
The original scene in color
Adapted from Noam Venturero’s illustrations for Once I Was a Dinosaur.

ONCE I WAS A… / COLORING

Tracks in the grass

Color the tracks then draw one more at the edge of the grass.

A trail of dinosaur footprints in tall grass, ready to color
The original scene in color
Adapted from Noam Venturero’s illustrations for Once I Was a Dinosaur.

ONCE I WAS A… / STORY MAKING

Once I was a…

Pick something to turn into. Draw what happens first, next, and at the end.

Once I was a

  1. First
  2. Next
  3. At the end

ONCE I WAS A… / DRAWING GAME

Follow the footprints

Give your dream creature three places to visit. Draw a trail of footprints from the window to each stop, then back to bed.

Start at the window

Draw your three stops and a trail here

Back to bed

ONCE I WAS A… / CUT AND MAKE

Make a bedtime bookmark

Draw a dream creature in each bookmark. Cut around the dashed lines and save one for a friend.

✧ ☾ ✧

My bedtime book

✧ ☾ ✧

My bedtime book

ONCE I WAS A… / FOLD AND DRAW

Make a fold-out dream

Draw your room on one side and what it becomes in a dream on the other. Fold along the dashed line and open the dream.

Before the dream
Inside the dream

ONCE I WAS A… / CUT AND SORT

Put the dream in order

Cut out and shuffle these three cards. Put them back in story order, then tell the story to someone.

Cross the dock

Go back to bed

Slip out the window