About this coloring page
A single maple leaf fills the page, with sharp pointed lobes all around its edge and a short stalk at the bottom. One long vein runs up the middle, and two pairs of shorter veins branch off it.
The veins are open lines rather than closed shapes, so the whole leaf can be colored as one space or split into sections along the veins. Following the zigzag edge is a nice fine-motor challenge.
Color ideas
- Start with yellow near the stalk and blend into orange and then red toward the pointed tips.
- Color each section between the veins a different autumn color for a patchwork leaf.
- Keep the leaf green and trace over the veins with a darker green, the way a summer maple looks.
Did you know?
- Maple syrup is made by collecting sap from maple trees and boiling it down; it takes about 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of syrup.
- Maple seeds have papery wings and spin like little helicopters as they fall.
- Leaves turn yellow and orange in fall when the green coloring in them breaks down and lets other colors show.
Try this
Collect a real leaf, put it under a sheet of paper and rub a crayon over it to make a leaf rubbing. Compare its veins to the ones on this page.
