{"id":10470,"date":"2021-07-18T08:40:46","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T08:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/?p=10470"},"modified":"2024-06-24T13:19:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T13:19:38","slug":"best-of-our-summer-colouring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/best-of-our-summer-colouring\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of Our Summer Colouring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/printable-summer-colouring-pages.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/printable-summer-colouring-pages.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/printable-summer-colouring-pages-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/>Ah summer&#8230; and colouring.\u00a0 Two of our favourite things rolled into one!<\/p>\n<p>Our colouring is aimed at children rather than adults, although grown-ups are welcome to it too, of course.\u00a0 After all, studies have shown that simply colouring in a picture\u00a0 is good for your mental health &#8211; a relaxing pastime no matter what age you are.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, we&#8217;ve put all our summer colouring faves together below so they&#8217;re easy to scroll through,\u00a0 starting with a pirate and a pirate cat:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-10470 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/best-of-our-summer-colouring\/funny-summer-pirate\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/funny-summer-pirate-212x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/funny-summer-pirate-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/funny-summer-pirate-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/funny-summer-pirate-1085x1536.jpg 1085w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/funny-summer-pirate.jpg 1130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11412'>\n\t\t\t\tPirate Summarrrrrr!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/magical-creatures-and-magical-people\/pirates\/pirate-colouring\/pirate-cat-colouring\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Pirate-Cat-Colouring-234x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Printable colouring page of a pirate cat sitting on a beach.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-9804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Pirate-Cat-Colouring-e1626597588768-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Pirate-Cat-Colouring-799x1024.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Pirate-Cat-Colouring.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-9804'>\n\t\t\t\tPirate Cat\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Or how about some lovely, simple-to-colour summery unicorns?<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-10470 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/magical-creatures-and-magical-people\/monsters\/creature-colouring\/cute-winged-unicorn-colouring\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cute-winged-unicorn-colouring-212x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A picture of a really cute unicorn to colour in\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-9775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cute-winged-unicorn-colouring-e1626619795693-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cute-winged-unicorn-colouring-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cute-winged-unicorn-colouring.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-9775'>\n\t\t\t\tCute Winged Unicorn\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/best-of-our-summer-colouring\/unicorn-in-the-summer-sunshine\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/unicorn-in-the-summer-sunshine-212x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Colouring picture of a magical unicorn enjoying the summer sunshine.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-11416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/unicorn-in-the-summer-sunshine-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/unicorn-in-the-summer-sunshine-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/unicorn-in-the-summer-sunshine-1085x1536.jpg 1085w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/unicorn-in-the-summer-sunshine.jpg 1130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-11416'>\n\t\t\t\tSummer Unicorn\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>And here&#8217;s the rest:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-10470 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/midsummer-magic\/summer-bird-colouring\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Summer-Bird-Colouring-e1589404195655-203x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-9921\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-9921'>\n\t\t\t\tSummer Bird\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/magical-creatures-and-magical-people\/mermaids\/mermaid-dolphin-colouring\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mermaid-dolphin-colouring-e1525163198853-247x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Free printable colouring of a mermaid in the ocean, playing with her dolphin friends\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-8889\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-8889'>\n\t\t\t\tMermaid with Dolphins\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/magical-creatures-and-magical-people\/mermaids\/mermaid-hugging-fish-colouring\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mermaid-hugging-fish-colouring-e1525191632166-300x247.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Free printable colouring page of a mermaid hugging her fish friends\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-8894\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-8894'>\n\t\t\t\tNature-Loving Mermaid\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/magical-creatures-and-magical-people\/monsters\/creature-colouring\/tortoises-colouring\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/tortoises-colouring-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-7239\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-7239'>\n\t\t\t\tTortoises\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/more-printables\/party-bags\/kidsparty-bags-to-colour-in\/party-bag-colouring-in-caterpillar-birthday\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/party-bag-colouring-in-caterpillar-birthday-e1626597489373-300x205.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Garden party gift bag to colour in\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-3666\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-3666'>\n\t\t\t\tCaterpillar Garden Party\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/more-printables\/party-bags\/kidsparty-bags-to-colour-in\/party-bag-colouring-in-flowers-and-bees\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/party-bag-colouring-in-flowers-and-bees-e1626597523362-300x205.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bees and flowers party bag to colour in\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-3640\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-3640'>\n\t\t\t\tFlowers and Bees\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/magical-creatures-and-magical-people\/fairies\/fairy-colouring\/fairy_in_the_rain\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/fairy_in_the_rain-e1514767988338-213x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Colouring in page of a fairy sheltering from the rain\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-506\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-506'>\n\t\t\t\tFairy in the Rain\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/magical-creatures-and-magical-people\/fairies\/fairy-colouring\/coloring_in_fairyland_flower_tower_by_leone_annabella_betts\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/coloring_in_fairyland_flower_tower_by_Leone_Annabella_Betts-e1523871216168-218x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Flower Tower is a fairy house in Fairyland\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-200\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-200'>\n\t\t\t\tFairy Flower Tower\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/magical-creatures-and-magical-people\/fairies\/fairy-colouring\/fairy_forest_colouring_dot_to_dot_by_linda_betts\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/fairy_forest_colouring_dot_to_dot_by_Linda_Betts-e1522829302166-300x212.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Join the dots and colour in this fairy&#039;s house\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-196\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-196'>\n\t\t\t\tWoodland Fairy\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/magical-creatures-and-magical-people\/monsters\/creature-colouring\/colouring_in_long_lake_monster_by_linda_betts\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/colouring_in_long_lake_monster_by_Linda_Betts-e1523871188321-300x211.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Monster in the Lake\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-188\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-188'>\n\t\t\t\tLake Monster\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/latest-colouring-pages-2\/fruit-colouring\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/fruit-colouring-e1522829126989-212x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Fruity colouring for kids\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-7234\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-7234'>\n\t\t\t\tSummer Fruit\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/magical-creatures-and-magical-people\/monsters\/cute-monster-colouring\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/cute-monster-colouring-e1507378271787-212x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cute Monster\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6533\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-6533'>\n\t\t\t\tCute Monster\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/magical-creatures-and-magical-people\/pirates\/pirate-colouring\/shipwrecked-pirate-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Shipwrecked-Pirate-e1626607164929-300x208.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"This is a kids colouring page of a shipwrecked pirate in shark-infested waters.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-9809\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-9809'>\n\t\t\t\tShipwrecked Pirate\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/best-of-our-summer-colouring\/summer-colouring-ladybird-on-leaf\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-Colouring-Ladybird-on-Leaf-e1626606000599-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Printable kids colouring of a ladybird on a leaf\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-10472\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-10472'>\n\t\t\t\tLadybird on a Leaf Colouring\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/midsummer-magic\/colouring_bottom_from_shakespeares_midsummer_nights_dream\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Colouring_Bottom_from_Shakespeares_Midsummer_Nights_Dream-e1589404225189-214x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Kids colouring page of Bottom with a donkey&#039;s head, as in Shakespeare&#039;s magical play: A Midsummer Night&#039;s Dream\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-10112\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-10112'>\n\t\t\t\tBottom from Shakespeare&#8217;s A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Dream\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/barbecue-decorations\/burger-bunting-kids-colouring\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/burger-bunting-kids-colouring-e1529158156618-180x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Burger-shaped bunting children can colour in and make\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-9049\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-9049'>\n\t\t\t\tBurger Bunting to Colour\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-10470 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/colouring-birds\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/colouring-birds-e1503849611986-213x300.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Printable colouring page of different types of bird\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-8064\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-8064'>\n\t\t\t\tBirds\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/magical-creatures-and-magical-people\/monsters\/creature-colouring\/colouring_in_sunbathing_snake_by_keith_dando\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/colouring_in_sunbathing_snake_by_Keith_Dando-e1529846597328-215x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"This sleepy snake is having a lovely time sunbathing in the summer sun.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-191\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-191'>\n\t\t\t\tSunbathing Snake\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ah summer&#8230; and colouring.\u00a0 Two of our favourite things rolled into one! 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