About this coloring page
A Christmas tree is built from three stacked triangle tiers, with a star perched on the very top. Six round baubles hang along the edges and middle of the tiers: one on the top tier, two on the middle and three on the bottom. A short trunk rests on the ground, with a dash of snow on each side.
The three triangles are large and simple, and counting the baubles tier by tier is a gentle math moment. Kids can make each tier a slightly different green, or keep the whole tree one color and let the baubles do the decorating.
Color ideas
- Color the three tiers in different greens, darkest at the bottom and lightest at the top.
- Make each of the six baubles a different color, or alternate red and gold all the way up.
- Color the star on top bright yellow and the trunk a warm brown.
Did you know?
- The tradition of decorating evergreen trees at Christmas comes from Germany.
- The custom spread in Britain after a newspaper picture from 1848 showed Queen Victoria and Prince Albert with their family around a decorated tree.
- The first electric Christmas tree lights were shown off in New York in 1882.
Try this
Draw wrapped presents under the tree, one for each person in your family, and color each one in that person's favorite color.
