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First Day at the Invention Club Coloring Page Color Example — Nari's Invention Lab No. 01

Color example for the First Day at the Invention Club coloring page. First Day at the Invention Club, a finished full-color illustration from Nari's Sparkling Invention Lab featuring the original characters Nari and Toto. The finished reference used to pick colors. It sits on the left page of a spread.

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The left page is the finished version you look at while choosing colors. The right page is the one you print and color. Each downloads separately.

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Finished full-color illustration of Nari and Toto in the first day at the invention club scene

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Black-and-white coloring page of Nari and Toto in the first day at the invention club scene

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Activity guide for this page

Recommended age: Ages 6–10
Estimated time: 30–45 min
Difficulty: Medium
Areas to color: about 290

Coloring order

Start with the big areas: the swinging-open door, Nari's green jacket and her yellow shorts. A bright blue works well for the door.
Give the goggles on Nari's head, her vest pockets and Toto, the round bouncing robot with its wind-up key, different colors so each stands out.
Last, color the hammer, wrench and pliers hanging on the back wall, the boxes on the workbench and the round lamp, one tool at a time.

Questions to talk about

What do you think Nari saw when she opened the door that made her smile so wide?
Which of the tools on the wall would you like to try first today?
Is there a day you felt butterflies in your tummy at a place you had never been?

Take it further

Picture the first day of an invention club and make up a name for an invention you want to build. Draw it and a name tag on a small piece of paper and stick them beside the page.

Age and time are rough guides for a child coloring alone with pencils or crayons; every child is different. The area count is an estimate counted from the line-art image.

About this image

The finished reference used to pick colors. It sits on the left page of a spread.

Printing and coloring tips

Print on A4 or Letter in portrait to keep the original proportions.
Keep the finished version open beside you while you color.
Use slightly heavier paper with water-based markers so the ink shows through less.
Fill the large areas first and leave the small ones for later.
The finished version is only a suggestion. Any colors you like will work.