Certificate: Super Colorer
Toddler · 2–3A free printable certificate reading "Super Colorer" — for wonderful coloring and creativity. Suited to a child who has finished a long or detailed page — a peacock, a zebra, a castle — where the achievement was staying with it rather than getting it right. Print it on A4 or US Letter and have your child write their own name on it if they can. Name the specific thing on the certificate rather than leaving it generic: children are considerably more motivated by praise that says what they actually did.
For sustained work
This one suits a child who has finished a long or detailed page — a peacock, a zebra, a castle — where the achievement was staying with it rather than getting it right. Those pages take real persistence and it often goes unremarked.
Colouring the certificate itself is part of the reward, and it is deliberately simple so it does not become another task.
Naming what they did
Write the specific thing on it — for finishing the whole peacock — rather than leaving it generic. Children are considerably more motivated by praise that names what they actually did than by praise for being good at colouring.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is this one for?
- A child who has finished a long or detailed page — a peacock, a zebra, a castle — where the achievement was staying with it rather than getting it right.
- Should my child colour the certificate too?
- Yes, and it is deliberately simple so it does not become another task. Colouring the reward is part of the reward.