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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Dutch Girl Poster- Coloring Page- National Costume

Dutch Girl Poster- Coloring Page- National Costume



The famous poster of the American designer artist- the school project- Coloring page and classromm decoration for the blackboard, the month of March. The poster is DESIGNED BY FLORA V. SHOEMAKER in 1931. In the picture- The Dutch girl in the national costume.

The National costume of the Dutch girls and boys traditionally is studied and discussed in the month of March in The USA.

For design 

The little girl's face and arms should be flesh-color,her eyes blue, and hair yellow, or light-brown. Her dress may be yellow, pink, or blue, the roses red, with yellow centers, and green leaves and stems. The cap may be the same color as the dress, with the plain part of the cap, the apron and cuffs white. The tulips may be red, orange, or yellow, depending on the color of the girl's dress. The flower pot may be green or brown. 

The poster maybe used as the coloring page, or printed out as the decoration of the blackboard of the class for the month of March. 

The poster was approved for the decoration of the classes of the Public Schools and Kindergartens of The United States Of America by The Department Of Education Of The United States Of America.

Themes suggested: Holland, Civic Educattionm Traditions, Spring, Tulips, Literature, Nature Studies.,Art. Drawing, Coloring pages,

References:

1.Grade Teacher, March 1931.


Monday, March 23, 2026

The Dutch Girl- National Costume- Coloring Page

 The Dutch Girl- National Costume- Coloring Page 


The coloring page for the Primary Grades for the month of March- The Dutch month. Theme- The National Costume- Dutch- Holland. Maybe used for the lessons of Civic Education, Arts, Drawing, Geography.

The little poem about The Dutch Girl

I am a Dutch girl.
 I have blue eyes. 
I have yellow hair. 
I wear a white cap.
 I wear a big skirt. 
             by Dorothy Sloop 

The coloring page and a poem was approved by The Department Of Education Of The United States Of America for the lessons of Art in Kindergartens and Primary Grades of the Public Schools Of The USA.

References:

1. The coloring page was published in the magazine for educators of The USA- Grade Teacher, March 1931.

Tulips- Coloring Page

 Tulips in the vase on the windowpane 


The famous project of the American designer artist- Isabel Carlock. The window decoration of the classroom- month of MARCH- calendar of 1931. Art project- freehand paper cutting.

The project maybe used as the coloring page, or printed out as the decoration of the blackboard of the class for the month of March- The Dutch month. 

The classroom window decoration was approved for the decoration of the classes of the Public Schools and Kindergartens of The United States Of America by The Department Of Education Of The United States Of America.

Themes suggested: windows, tulips. Holland, Geography, Nature Studies, Art, Drawing, Craftwork

References:

1.Grade Teacher, March 1931.

Tulips in Holland- Coloring Page

 


The famous poster of the American designer artist- Phylis Leatha Darch. The poster- month of MARCH- calendar of 1931. Windmils and tulips of Holland- symbols of the month of March- the Dutch month.

The poster maybe used as the coloring page, or printed out as the decoration of the blackboard of the class for the month of March. 

The poster was approved for the decoration of the classes of the Public Schools and Kindergartens of The United States Of America by The Depatment Of Education Of The United States Of America.

Themes suggested: windmill, tulips. Holland, Geography, Nature Studies, Art, Drawing

For design 

 The sky may be bright blue, with white clouds, and the water of the canal a darker blue than the sky. The windmills and fence may be dark gray or brown, and the windows yellow. The grass should be bright green, and the tulips bright yellow. red. orange pink. with gray green leaves. Outline all with black. 

References:

1.Grade Teacher, March 1931.

The original poster 


March

March

Poem by Sel. 


Tints of green upon the grass; 
Swelling buds on every tree; 
Fleecy clouds that quickly pass; 
Birds to sing for you and me.

Flowing brooks and melting snow; 
Winds that whistle loud and clear; 
"Wake, O flowers! Awake and grow!" 
March has come and spring is here.   

March is called The Dutch Month in American school. The themes of the Geography, Nature Study, Art lessons are windmills, scenes along canal on the sand-table, bulb flowers, tulips, pussy willow, pine, Coloring pages- Dutch children, Dutch national costume, stories about children Kit Kat. Charts of buds in the school yard are made everyday. Birds are watched everyday especially bluebird and robin. Hot- beds are made in the school yard, dog, chicken, horse drawings. Spring signs, sap of hard maple discussed, raking the ground, rubbish off, The birds watched  Those due are fox sparrow kill deer kingfisher Phœbe and golden crowned kinglet. 

The poem is recommended by The Department Of The USA as the program of education for Kindergartens and Primary Schools Of The USA  illustration - the textbook of Arts discipline of the Public Universities Of The USA.

References:

1. Magazine for educators of The USA- Primary Educator, March 1912
2. Grade Teacher, Primary Education for February 1923 
3.HERALDRY AND FORMS AS USED IN DECORATION BY HERBERT COLE WITH DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHOR  NEW YORK 1922