Category: Learning

Cuir dath air aon-adharcach! Here’s a Scottish Gaelic colouring page for all ages.

an image of a black and white colouring sheet. The image is of a dancing unicorn in front of a sun and the words Suas leis a' Ghàidhlig

Today’s offering is simple and special: a free colouring sheet featuring a happy dancing unicorn cheering on your Gaelic learning with the phrase “Suas leis a’ Ghàidhlig” – Up with Gaelic!

Sometimes we need a quiet moment of mindfulness with a cup of tea and a little creativity. I enjoy colouring when I need to unwind, but don’t want to give in to television. I’ve also coloured with groups of friends, at home or at a cafe. It’s fun and very low stress, and who couldn’t use more of that these days?

Could you find a moment to slow down this weekend, on your own or with friends or family to colour? Learning Gaelic doesn’t have to be serious all the time – it can also be bright, joyful, and fun.

How to Use It

This page is perfect for:

  • Quiet moments of mindfulness
  • Gaelic-themed activities with children or learners
  • Adding a little cheer to your language learning space
  • A fun craft to go alongside storytelling or music
  • Print it out, grab your favorite pencils, crayons, or markers, and make it your own
  • Keep a few on hand for rainy days or waiting rooms

Download the Page

You can download the aon-adharcach coloring page for free here: unicorn-colouring-page.pdf

Until next time, happy colouring – and Suas Leis a’ Ghàidhlig!

a bullet journal open to a new calendar page that has August and An Lùnasdal written in art lettering. Around the journal are all sorts of art supplies like paper, pencils, markers, and stickers

‘S e lath leabharán ùr a th’ ann an-diugh! Today is new bullet journal day – for me anyway. Hooray!

I love a new notebook – the promise of the blank page, the fun of personalizing the cover with stickers, one place to capture all of my thoughts…

Keeping a bullet journal is one of my favourite tools for working on my Gaelic language skills. Every day I’m applying what I’ve learned to something that is uniquely important to me. It’s not a class, it’s not grammar exercises, it’s not a conversation circle. I record my own thoughts, as I think them, even if it’s just a grocery list. I only use words I know so it’s always at a level I can understand. It’s also a great incentive to keep learning more words!

I acquired my first bullet journal in 2019. After many failed attempts at keeping diaries, junk journals, and planners over the years, for some reason, this time it stuck. I love the flexibility of an open page layout where I can plan, draw, brainstorm, and make lists – all in one place.

I’d been journaling for a year or two already when I started learning Scottish Gaelic so it made sense that I’d keep notes and favourite words and phrases in there as my learning progressed.

I started writing the date, recording the weather, and doing my best with a sentence or two whenever I opened my journal. Before long I was writing as much as I could in Gaelic until there was more Gaelic in there than English.

This coming May 2025 I’ll be organizing a getting-started-with-Gaelic-bullet-journaling workshop as part of Mìos nan Gàidheal. I’ll be writing more posts between now and then with tips on getting started and keeping going with a journal of your own. I hope you’ll join me!

As the winter season and chilly days continue in the northern hemisphere, I know I’m not the only one looking forward to Oidhche nan Seachd Suipearan – literally “The Night of the Seven Suppers” aka Winter Solstice! In just about a week the days will start to get a little longer and the nights a little shorter. Until then, here’s a little Scottish Gaelic Nollaig Chridheil word search to help pass the time — and review some winter and holiday season vocabulary!

The download includes both a colour and a black-and-white version for printing.

Tha mi an dòchas gun còrd e ribh! I hope you enjoy it!

A word search worksheet of holiday words in Scottish Gaelic. The words Nollaig Chridheil are in red at the top and there are illustrations of a bird wearing a hat, a pair of candy canes, and a fox with a scarf in each of the cornersNollaigChridheil_wordSearch_2024moreGaelic.pdf