Manx Folklore Colouring & Story Pack

Eight colouring pages, each with a short true-to-the-record story from old Manx folklore: May Eve crosses, primroses on the doorstep, a fairy tune and more. Useless the apprentice (in a hat that is far too big) helps out.

Who it’s for: Ages 5 to 10.

What’s inside:

- Hello page with Useless the apprentice

- Eight colouring pages, each with a short story from Manx folklore and a question: May Eve crosses, primroses on the doorstep, the cottage elder, a mugwort crown for the cow, the four-leaved clover, the tune from the hills, Good Friday by the fire, and the daisy wheel

- Design Useless a hat that fits

- Your family’s story page

- Credits, licence & sources

Pages: 13 (including cover and credits). Sizes: A4 (210 × 297 mm) and US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), both PDFs in one zip.

Printing: print at 100% / actual size. Inside pages have light backgrounds and print well in black and white; covers are dark, so start from page 2 to save ink.

Every historical and folklore fact is checked against named sources (A. W. Moore, The Folk-Lore of the Isle of Man (1891), Internet Archive; Historic England: What are witches’ marks?), listed on the credits page. It’s a history and folklore resource: it records what people believed and what the records say, makes no claim that any charm works, and treats modern Pagan and witchcraft traditions with respect. All drawings and layouts are REALLYBYTE’s own work, starring Useless the eraser as a well-meaning apprentice in a hat that is far too big. No photographs are used.

Licence: personal and single-classroom use. Print as many copies as you need for your own family or your own class. Please don’t resell, re-upload or share the files publicly. For school-wide use, email info@reallybyte.com.

Made by REALLYBYTE, the team behind witchcraft.im. Questions: info@reallybyte.com

This is a digital download: no physical item will be shipped.