About this coloring page
A small bonsai tree grows in a shallow, rectangular pot. Its twisting trunk curves up to three cloud-shaped clumps of leaves that overlap at the top, and a line runs across the front of the pot.
The foliage clouds and the pot are big and easy to color, while the narrow, winding trunk takes a steadier hand. It is a good page for talking about how something can be a real tree and still be tiny.
Color ideas
- Color the three foliage clouds in slightly different greens so each clump stands out.
- Make the pot a glossy blue or deep red, like the glazed pots bonsai are often grown in.
- Shade the twisting trunk brown and add a darker line along one side to show its curves.
Did you know?
- The word bonsai is Japanese and roughly means "planted in a tray."
- A bonsai is not a special kind of tree – it is an ordinary tree kept small by careful trimming of its branches and roots.
- Some bonsai trees are looked after for many decades and passed down in families.
Try this
Draw a tiny figure, like a little person or a bird, next to the bonsai so it looks like a giant forest tree.
