Egg Hunt Silhouettes and Vintage Coloring

A little girl and the Easter bunny hide eggs in straw nests.

A little girl dumps dyed eggs from a large pot at the feet of the Easter bunny.

The Easter bunny paints eggs while a little girl collects them in her basket.

We're all dressed up and on our way,
To church, first thing on Easter day

Color a vintage picture of children going to church.

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Paper Cuts of Children With a Pony

A girl and a boy lead a pony through a pasture.

A boy balances on a chair, a pony nips and pulls away.

A boy rides a pony and a girl greets him.

Silhouette of Mother and Child In A Garden

A silhouette of a mother and child touching noses;
 they are pictured with a vase of lilies.

"In the Swing" Silhouette and Poem

Higher! Higher!

Up I go!

Now the spire,

Which I know,

Goes to where

The sky is blue;

Seems no higher

Than I to you.

High! High!

See me fly!

Lower, lower,

Down I swing;

Slower, slower, 

On the wing,

Gently sailing

To and fro,

Almost failing

Now to go.

Low, low,

Slow, slow.

Silhouettes by Artists Unknown

Occasionally I find a silhouette pattern by an unknown artist. These I will file under the category heading with the same title.

A silhouette of a small child, her doll and a child's table set for a tea party.

Shadows

Dance shadows, dance to us, bow to us so;

Come as we come to you; go when we go;

Grow big and little; grow short and grow tall;

You shadows that live on the side of the wall.

Fly shadow, fly from us; fast as we run,

You cannot go from us while there is sun;

Bob up and down again; fall when we fall;

You shadows that live on the side of the wall.

Hide shadows, hide from us; sun's in a cloud,

You will not play then, you're growing too proud.

Ah! there you come out, first one, and then all;

You shadows that live on the side of the wall.

Play shadows, play with us, just as we say,

Mock if you will, you cannot run away,

We are quite sure you will come when we call;

You shadows that live on the side of the wall.

Shadows, good-bye to you, we'll come again,

To-morrow, perhaps, if it does not rain,

There is no finding you, when rain-drops fall;

You shadows that live on the side of the wall.

Poem by Amy Ella Blanchard

Cold Water

Here's water! cold water!

'Tis better than wine.

I drink to your health,

You drink to mine.

See how it glitters

And sparkles so clear.

How men can be drunkards

Seems to me very queer.

Clear water, cold water,

Is good for us all,

The soldiers and sailors,

The great and the small.

Brave lads and fair lasses,

Be you ever so fine,

There is nothing like water

For your health and mine.

The Eastford Boys Silhouettes

Silhouette of a hockey player.

Silhouette of a boy jumping hurtles.

Silhouette of a boy studying a globe.

Josephus Hyde And His Sinful Pride

Josephus loved to strut, and cry:

"No boy in town is rich as I!"

And vainly both his aunties tried

To break him of such foolish pride.

His little playmates, in delight,

Made fun of him with all their might,

While he pretended not to see

Or sneered at them unpleasantly.

At length misfortunes came, -- and left

Josephus of his wealth bereft!

He made his way, -- but first of all

He learned: -- Pride goes before a fall!

by Elizabeth Kirkman Fitzhugh.

Paper Cuts of Children from 1859

The silhouette artist of these particular samples is unknown. These examples come from the era of the American Civil War.