Things to talk about while coloring
Evergreen trees like firs and pines keep their needles all winter, which is one reason people bring them indoors during the coldest part of the year. Many families top their tree with a star or an angel. Talk about how your family decorates and which ornament is your child's favorite.
Coloring ideas
Use green for the branches, then give each round ornament a different color. Older kids can turn the bead garland into a repeating pattern like red, gold, red, gold, and the three gifts underneath can each get their own wrapping paper. Yellow or gold on the star at the top gives the whole page a finished look.
A little learning
Counting the ornaments row by row from the star down to the gifts is natural counting practice, and it shows how the rows get wider toward the bottom.
