Christmas Tree Coloring Pages: Free Printable Trees, Ornaments & Gifts

Light up the holiday season with our collection of free printable Christmas tree coloring pages, filled with evergreen branches, ornaments, stars, garlands, presents, snowy scenes, and cheerful Christmas characters.

This collection gives you several completely different ways to decorate a tree. Start with a simple undecorated Christmas tree and invent every ornament yourself, color beautifully wrapped presents beneath another tree, create a cozy winter street scene with lights and falling snow, help an adorable teddy bear hang decorations, or join a happy little girl as she adds bells, stars, and candy to her Christmas tree.

Traditional forest green, red, and gold are always beautiful choices, but Christmas trees can become almost anything on a coloring page. Try an icy blue tree with silver ornaments, a pink candy-themed tree, a rainbow tree covered with mismatched decorations, or a deep green evergreen glowing beneath hundreds of imaginary lights.

Grab your crayons, colored pencils, or markers and start decorating!

🎄 Explore Our Christmas Tree Coloring Pages

The collection includes six different Christmas tree scenes:

• A plain Christmas tree ready for your own decorations
• A Christmas tree surrounded by gifts
• A cozy snowy Christmas scene with a tree, star, lights, snowflakes, present, warm drink, and street lantern
• A cute teddy bear decorating a Christmas tree
• A happy little girl decorating a tree with bells, stars, and candy
• Another festive Christmas tree with presents beneath it

Together, the pages let kids move from completely open-ended tree decorating to more detailed Christmas scenes with people, animals, gifts, winter weather, and holiday decorations.

If you want an even broader collection with Santa Claus, reindeer, gingerbread houses, penguins, Christmas gnomes, and other holiday favorites, visit our Christmas Coloring Pages.

💚 Start With a Classic Green Christmas Tree

For a traditional evergreen look, don’t use only one green.

Gather several shades:

• Yellow-green
• Pine green
• Forest green
• Emerald
• Blue-green

Start with a medium green across most of the branches.

Add darker green near the trunk and underneath overlapping branches.

Use lighter green along some of the outer tips.

The variation will make even a simple tree look much more interesting than one colored with a single flat shade.

🌲 Look at Evergreen Colors in Nature

Evergreen doesn’t mean every needle is exactly the same green.

Real conifers can appear:

• Bright green
• Deep green
• Blue-green
• Gray-green
• Yellow-green

Lighting changes the colors too.

A branch in bright sunlight may look much lighter than one hidden beneath several layers of foliage.

Use that idea when coloring your tree.

The outer branches might be bright while the inside becomes much darker.

💙 Create an Icy Blue Christmas Tree

Green is optional.

Turn your Christmas tree into a winter wonderland with:

• Pale blue
• Turquoise
• Navy
• Silver
• White

Add snowflakes and silver ornaments.

Use a pale yellow or white star on top.

This color scheme works especially well on the snowy Christmas scene in the gallery.

Maybe your tree is made of magical ice rather than evergreen branches.

🩷 Create a Pink Christmas Tree

Try a candy-inspired tree using:

• Pink
• Blush
• Rose
• White
• Mint

Decorate it with:

• Candy canes
• Cupcakes
• Lollipops
• Peppermints

Add a giant pink bow on top instead of a star.

Place turquoise and lavender presents underneath.

Your finished tree might look as though it belongs inside a Christmas candy shop.

🌈 Make a Rainbow Christmas Tree

Why choose one color family?

Divide the tree into broad sections.

Use:

Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Purple

Or keep the branches green while making every ornament a different rainbow color.

Add rainbow garland that winds from top to bottom.

A Christmas tree coloring page is one of the easiest places to use nearly every crayon in the box.

🤍 Make a Snow-Covered Tree

Imagine the Christmas tree has just been brought indoors from a snowy forest—or perhaps it is still standing outside.

Leave parts of the branches white.

Add pale:

• Blue
• Lavender
• Gray

beneath the snowy areas.

Keep the tree itself dark green so the white snow stands out.

Add tiny snowflakes around it for an even more wintry scene.

🎨 1. Decorate the Plain Christmas Tree

One of the most useful pages in this collection is the plain Christmas tree, because the undecorated branches give kids complete control over the finished design.

You decide everything.

Add:

• Ornaments
• Lights
• Garlands
• Candy canes
• Bows
• Stars
• Snowflakes

Maybe every ornament is round.

Perhaps no two decorations match.

The simpler starting point makes this page especially easy to reuse.

Print it several times and create an entirely different tree each time.

🔴 Design Round Christmas Ornaments

Start with traditional round ornaments.

Draw circles throughout the branches.

Make them:

• Red
• Gold
• Blue
• Pink
• Purple
• Silver

Add tiny highlights near one edge to make them look shiny.

You can also fill the ornaments with patterns instead of solid colors.

Try:

• Stars
• Stripes
• Snowflakes
• Hearts
• Polka dots

Every ornament can become its own miniature coloring page.

⭐ Add a Christmas Tree Topper

What belongs at the very top?

The classic choice might be:

• Star
• Angel

But your tree could have:

• Snowflake
• Bow
• Crown
• Teddy bear
• Rainbow
• Giant ornament

Make the topper one of the brightest parts of the entire picture.

A yellow or gold star can stand out beautifully above a dark green tree.

🎀 Add Christmas Bows

Draw bows between the branches.

Try:

• Red velvet-inspired bows
• Gold bows
• Plaid-style bows
• Pink bows
• Rainbow ribbons

Repeat the bow color on a few presents beneath the tree.

That helps connect the whole scene.

🍬 Make a Candy Christmas Tree

Decorate the plain tree using only sweets.

Add:

• Candy canes
• Peppermints
• Lollipops
• Gingerbread cookies
• Gumdrops

Use lots of red, white, pink, mint, and turquoise.

Maybe the tree itself is made from chocolate.

For more sweet Christmas coloring, pair the page with our Gingerbread Man Cookies Coloring Page.

🌟 Create a Star-Themed Tree

Cover the branches with stars.

Make them:

• Yellow
• Gold
• Silver
• Blue
• Rainbow

Use large stars near the bottom and smaller ones toward the top.

Place one enormous star at the very peak.

Add a night sky behind the tree so the decorations look like a tiny constellation.

❄️ Create a Snowflake Tree

Use only winter decorations.

Draw snowflakes throughout the tree.

Choose:

• White
• Pale blue
• Silver
• Lavender

Add icy garland.

Make the topper a giant snowflake.

This is a good way to create a Christmas design that feels strongly connected with winter.

🐾 Create an Animal-Themed Christmas Tree

Imagine the tree belongs to an animal lover.

Decorate it with tiny:

• Dogs
• Cats
• Bears
• Rabbits
• Birds

Add paw-print ornaments.

Place a stuffed animal beneath the tree.

You could even draw a pet trying to investigate the lowest ornament.

🎨 Create a Color-Themed Tree

Choose just two or three colors.

For example:

Red + Gold

Blue + Silver

Pink + White

Purple + Turquoise

Green + Copper

Use those colors on:

• Ornaments
• Garland
• Gifts
• Tree topper

A limited palette can make the page look coordinated even when the decorations themselves are very different.

🎁 2. Color the Christmas Tree With Gifts

Several pages in the gallery pair Christmas trees with wrapped presents, giving you twice as much to decorate.

Begin with the tree.

Then turn every gift box into its own little design.

Try:

Red wrapping + gold ribbon

Blue wrapping + silver bow

Green wrapping + red ribbon

Pink wrapping + white dots

Purple wrapping + turquoise stars

No two gifts need to match.

🎀 Design Christmas Wrapping Paper

Instead of coloring gift boxes with one solid shade, draw your own wrapping-paper patterns.

Try:

• Candy canes
• Snowflakes
• Christmas trees
• Stars
• Stripes
• Polka dots
• Reindeer
• Hearts

Use tiny repeated patterns across the paper.

Then choose a contrasting ribbon.

A red box with white snowflakes might have a green bow.

A navy box with silver stars could have gold ribbon.

🎁 Imagine What’s Inside Each Present

Once the presents are colored, invent their contents.

Maybe one box contains:

• Book
• Art supplies
• Puzzle
• Teddy bear
• Toy train
• Board game

Perhaps one enormous present contains something impossible.

Maybe it’s a pony.

Or a portal to the North Pole.

Write a tiny label beside each gift explaining what’s inside.

🏷️ Add Gift Tags

Draw little tags on the presents.

Write names such as:

Mom

Dad

Grandma

Friend

or the names of imaginary Christmas characters.

Decorate each tag with a miniature tree or star.

This can also become simple name-writing practice for younger kids.

📏 Stack the Presents

Add more packages until they form a giant tower.

Use:

• Large boxes
• Tiny boxes
• Long rectangles
• Square gifts

Put the biggest one on the bottom.

Try to balance the smallest at the top.

Perhaps the present tower becomes taller than the Christmas tree itself.

✨ 3. Color the Cozy Snowy Christmas Scene

One of the most detailed designs includes a Christmas tree with a star, garland lights, falling snowflakes, a present, a warm seasonal drink, and a street lantern.

This page offers much more than tree decorating.

It can become an entire Christmas evening.

Start with the tree, then choose the mood for the background.

Maybe the scene is:

• Snowy twilight
• Deep Christmas Eve night
• Golden sunset
• Pale winter morning

The sky color will change the feeling of the whole picture.

🌨️ Create a Snowy Christmas Evening

Color the sky:

• Navy
• Deep blue
• Purple

Leave snowflakes white or pale blue.

Add yellow around the streetlamp so it appears to glow.

Keep the snow mostly white with lavender or blue-gray shadows.

The Christmas tree can shine brightly against the darker surroundings.

🏮 Make the Street Lantern Glow

A street lantern is a perfect place to practice light.

Color the center:

• Pale yellow
• Warm gold
• Cream

Then gradually use softer yellow around it.

The farther you move away from the lamp, the darker the background can become.

Imagine the light reflecting on the nearby snow.

Add a little pale yellow there too.

☕ Color the Warm Christmas Drink

The detailed page also includes a cozy warm drink.

What is it?

Maybe:

• Hot chocolate
• Spiced cider
• Tea
• Mulled fruit drink

Color the cup to match the rest of the scene.

Add steam above it.

Perhaps the steam curls into the shape of a Christmas tree.

❄️ Make Every Snowflake Different

Snowflakes are naturally beautiful winter decorations.

Draw extra flakes around the scene.

Try:

• Large snowflakes
• Tiny snowflakes
• Simple six-branched shapes
• Detailed geometric designs

Keep some white.

Color others pale blue, silver, lavender, or even rainbow.

The snowy sky can become as detailed as the Christmas tree itself.

🌙 Create a Christmas Eve Scene

Add a moon above the tree.

Draw stars.

Maybe a tiny sleigh passes across the sky.

Use dark blues and purples throughout the background.

The tree lights, streetlamp, and star can become the brightest parts of the page.

Write:

CHRISTMAS EVE

beneath the finished picture.

🧸 4. Help the Teddy Bear Decorate the Tree

Another page shows an adorable teddy bear decorating a Christmas tree.

This design brings a storybook feel to the collection.

Start with the bear.

Try natural teddy-bear colors such as:

• Honey
• Tan
• Chocolate
• Cream
• Gray

Or make the teddy pink, blue, or purple.

Then coordinate its clothing or accessories with the tree decorations.

🎄 Give the Teddy Bear a Decorating Theme

Maybe the teddy bear has a very specific plan.

Traditional Teddy Tree

Red, green, and gold.

Snow Bear Tree

Blue, white, and silver.

Candy Bear Tree

Pink, mint, and red.

Rainbow Bear Tree

Every color.

Draw a little checklist beside the bear showing its decorating plan.

🧸 Give the Teddy Bear a Name

Try:

• Holly
• Noel
• Cocoa
• Cinnamon
• Snowball
• Teddy
• Nicholas
• Star

Write the name underneath.

Then decide why the bear is decorating the tree.

Maybe this is its first Christmas.

Perhaps it stayed awake all night to surprise everyone.

⭐ What Ornament Is the Teddy Hanging?

Look at the decorating scene and invent a special ornament.

Maybe it is:

• Star
• Bell
• Candy cane
• Tiny bear
• Snowflake

Give that ornament the brightest colors on the page.

Perhaps the teddy bear made it by hand.

Write a one-sentence story about where it came from.

📖 Write the Teddy Bear Christmas Story

Try:

The teddy bear waited until everyone was asleep and then…

There was one ornament that had to go at the very top because…

On Christmas Eve, the teddy bear heard a sound near the tree…

The Christmas lights began blinking a secret message…

Use the colored page as the first illustration.

👧 5. Color the Girl Decorating the Christmas Tree

Another cheerful illustration shows a little girl decorating a Christmas tree with ornaments shaped like bells, stars, and candy.

This page focuses on the act of decorating rather than the finished tree.

Give the girl a colorful holiday outfit.

Try:

• Red sweater
• Green dress
• Purple pajamas
• Christmas-patterned shirt

Then decide which decorations she has chosen.

🔔 Color the Christmas Bells

Bells are perfect for metallic-inspired colors.

Try:

• Gold
• Silver
• Bronze

Or make them:

• Red
• Blue
• Pink
• Rainbow

Add a small darker area on one side and a pale highlight on the other.

This can make the bell appear shiny.

⭐ Color the Christmas Stars

Make some stars:

• Yellow
• Gold
• White
• Silver

But add a few unexpected ones too.

Try blue, pink, or purple.

You could color stars according to size.

Large stars might be gold while small ones are silver.

🍬 Add Candy Decorations

The girl is decorating with candy-inspired ornaments too.

Color candy canes in the traditional red-and-white pattern.

Then create new varieties:

• Green and white
• Pink and white
• Blue and white
• Rainbow stripes

Maybe the entire tree has a candy-shop theme.

👗 Design a Christmas Outfit

Draw patterns on the girl’s clothing.

Try:

• Snowflakes
• Trees
• Candy canes
• Stars
• Reindeer

Add matching socks or slippers.

Perhaps she has a Christmas headband or festive bow.

Now the person decorating the tree becomes just as colorful as the tree itself.

🎁 6. Decorate the Second Tree With Presents

The gallery includes another tree-and-gifts illustration, which is useful because kids can create a completely different decorating style without reusing the exact same scene.

Make the first tree traditional.

Then turn this one into something unexpected.

Try:

Pastel Tree: Pink, lavender, mint.

Midnight Tree: Navy, silver, white.

Golden Tree: Yellow, gold, cream.

Rainbow Tree: Every color.

Display the two completed pages side by side.

🎄 Compare Two Christmas Tree Designs

Use the two tree-and-gift pages for a simple art comparison.

Ask:

Which tree is taller?

Which has more presents?

Which has more ornaments?

Which palette feels warmer?

Which feels more wintry?

Then give each tree its own name.

Maybe one is the North Pole Tree and the other is the Candy Cane Tree.

🌲 A Little Christmas Tree History

Evergreen plants have been part of winter traditions for a very long time, but the decorated Christmas tree familiar today developed much later.

Smithsonian material traces evergreen winter symbolism through several earlier cultures, while the tradition of decorating Christmas trees is strongly associated with German-speaking Europe.

By the nineteenth century, decorated Christmas trees were becoming increasingly familiar in North America, helped in part by German immigrant communities and the growing popularity of the custom in Britain and the United States.

That means Christmas trees have changed a great deal over time.

The tree you color today can become one more version in a very long history of holiday decorating.

🇩🇪 The German Christmas Tree Tradition

Smithsonian historical material describes decorated Christmas trees as a tradition believed to have developed in Germany by roughly the fifteenth century.

The custom eventually traveled widely.

By the nineteenth century, German communities in the United States were already celebrating around decorated trees, and the tradition gradually became more broadly adopted.

Older trees could include decorations such as:

• Apples
• Nuts
• Cookies
• Paper decorations
• Candles

Modern ornaments give you even more possibilities.

🍎 Decorate an Old-Fashioned Tree

Use historical tree decorations as inspiration.

Instead of shiny round ornaments, draw:

• Apples
• Nuts
• Cookies
• Paper chains

Use warm:

• Red
• Brown
• Gold
• Cream
• Green

Add handmade-looking decorations.

This can create a tree that feels very different from a modern one covered with electric lights and glass ornaments.

🔗 Make a Paper-Chain Garland

Draw a long chain looping around the tree.

Color the links:

Red
Green
Red
Green

Or use:

Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Purple

You can also make a real paper chain with strips of construction paper and age-appropriate supervision.

Hang it near the finished coloring page.

🕯️ Christmas Trees Before Electric Lights

Before electric Christmas tree lights, people sometimes used candles on trees—a practice that also created a serious fire hazard.

The Library of Congress records an important change in 1882, when Edward H. Johnson, a business associate of Thomas Edison, created a strand of electric lights specifically for his Christmas tree.

His tree used 80 red, white, and blue bulbs.

Electric lights remained expensive for years, but the technology gradually became more accessible.

💡 Color an 1882-Inspired Christmas Tree

Imagine your tree is inspired by Edward H. Johnson’s famous electrically lit tree.

Use:

• Red lights
• White lights
• Blue lights

Draw tiny bulbs throughout the branches.

Then add a few Victorian-inspired ornaments.

Write:

1882

beneath the page.

It becomes a Christmas coloring activity with a little technology history mixed in.

🌈 Electric Christmas Lights Become Colorful

Electric tree lighting continued to develop after Johnson’s early display.

The Library of Congress notes that the White House family Christmas tree used hundreds of multicolored electric bulbs in 1895, helping draw attention to the new technology.

By 1903, General Electric was offering preassembled strings of Christmas lights.

Today, tree lights are available in almost every imaginable color and style.

Your coloring page doesn’t require any electricity at all—but you can draw as many lights as you want.

🔴 Draw a String of Christmas Lights

Add a wire looping around the tree.

Draw small bulbs.

Use a repeating pattern:

Red
Yellow
Green
Blue

Or make the lights random.

Add a pale halo around each bulb to suggest glow.

On a nighttime background, the colored lights can become the main focus.

🏛️ The National Christmas Tree Tradition

Christmas trees are not limited to homes.

The United States has several well-known public tree traditions.

The National Park Service traces the National Christmas Tree tradition in Washington, D.C., to 1923, when a tree was erected on the Ellipse near the White House.

Public tree-lighting ceremonies have continued in various forms for more than a century.

🇺🇸 Create a National Christmas Tree

Imagine your tree is standing outdoors in Washington, D.C.

Decorate it with:

• Red
• White
• Blue
• Gold

Add tiny stars.

Draw the Washington Monument in the distance if you want a geography challenge.

Write:

National Christmas Tree

underneath.

🏛️ The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree

The U.S. Capitol has its own Christmas tree tradition as well.

The Architect of the Capitol documents modern Capitol trees arriving from national forests across the United States.

Different years feature different tree species, heights, and home states.

That can inspire a geography activity.

Choose a state and imagine your coloring-page tree grew there before traveling to Washington.

🗺️ Create a Christmas Tree Map Activity

Choose a place where evergreen trees grow.

Draw a little map.

Mark:

• Forest
• Town
• Road
• Home

Imagine the journey your Christmas tree takes.

Older children can research what evergreen species grow naturally in their own state.

🌲 What Kind of Tree Is a Christmas Tree?

Many different conifer species are used as Christmas trees.

Common examples can include types of:

• Fir
• Spruce
• Pine

Different species vary in:

• Needle shape
• Branch arrangement
• Color
• Scent
• Overall form

A coloring-page tree doesn’t need to represent one exact species, but looking at real evergreens can provide interesting ideas.

🔎 Compare Pine, Fir & Spruce Shapes

Look at photographs or real trees with an adult.

Notice:

• Needle length
• Branch shape
• Tree silhouette
• Shade of green

Then draw three imaginary Christmas trees inspired by those differences.

They don’t need to be scientifically perfect.

The point is to notice that “evergreen tree” describes many different-looking trees.

🌿 Create a Nature-Inspired Tree

Instead of glitter and ornaments, decorate the tree with natural objects.

Add:

• Pine cones
• Berries
• Dried orange slices
• Birds
• Stars made from twigs

Use earthy:

• Brown
• Green
• Orange
• Red
• Cream

This can create a woodland Christmas tree.

🐦 Create a Bird Christmas Tree

Imagine the tree is outside and belongs to winter birds.

Decorate it with:

• Bird shapes
• Berries
• Pine cones

Add several little birds resting on the branches.

Color them realistically or make them rainbow-colored.

For many more feathered designs, visit our Coloring Pages of Birds.

🐻 Create a Woodland Animal Tree

Add tiny ornaments shaped like:

• Bears
• Foxes
• Deer
• Rabbits
• Owls

Use forest colors such as green, brown, rust, cream, and gold.

Place a few animal footprints beneath the tree.

Perhaps the teddy bear decorating one of the gallery trees lives in this woodland Christmas world.

❄️ Create a Winter Wonderland Tree

Choose:

• White
• Pale blue
• Silver
• Lavender

Add snowflake ornaments.

Make the lights cool white or blue.

Add snow-covered branches and an icy star.

Draw snow around the presents.

This tree can connect naturally with your broader Seasonal Coloring Pages and winter coloring activities.

🍭 Create a Gingerbread Tree

Decorate the tree with:

• Gingerbread people
• Candy canes
• Peppermints
• Gumdrops
• Cookie stars

Use:

• Brown
• Red
• White
• Pink
• Green

Then add a gingerbread house beside it.

Continue the sweet holiday theme with our Gingerbread Man Cookies Coloring Page.

🧸 Create a Teddy Bear Christmas Tree

The teddy-bear page already provides one adorable decorating scene.

Take the theme further.

Draw teddy bear ornaments.

Add tiny bows.

Place stuffed bears underneath instead of presents.

Put a bear-shaped topper on the tree.

Use:

• Honey brown
• Red
• Green
• Gold

Maybe this tree stands inside a toy shop.

🎠 Create a Toy-Shop Christmas Tree

Decorate the branches with tiny:

• Trains
• Dolls
• Cars
• Blocks
• Teddy bears

Add wrapped presents underneath.

Draw shelves of toys in the background.

Perhaps the girl decorating the tree works in Santa’s workshop.

🎅 Create Santa’s Christmas Tree

What would Santa’s own tree look like?

Maybe it has ornaments shaped like:

• Reindeer
• Sleighs
• Stockings
• Elves
• North Pole signs

Use plenty of red and green.

Place a giant bag of presents underneath.

Draw snowy windows behind it.

🦌 Create a Reindeer Tree

Cover the tree with:

• Antler ornaments
• Bells
• Red noses
• Snowflakes

Use brown, gold, red, and green.

Make the topper a giant reindeer.

Perhaps every member of Santa’s team has an ornament.

🌌 Create a Galaxy Christmas Tree

Use:

• Navy
• Purple
• Magenta
• Turquoise

Make the ornaments look like:

• Planets
• Moons
• Stars

Add a glowing star at the top.

Draw constellations around the background.

Perhaps this tree belongs aboard a spaceship celebrating Christmas far from Earth.

🦄 Create a Fantasy Christmas Tree

Decorate with:

• Unicorns
• Dragons
• Fairies
• Stars
• Magical crystals

Make the branches lavender or blue.

Add sparkling rainbow garland.

Perhaps the presents contain magical objects.

This can bridge Christmas coloring with your Fantasy Coloring Pages.

🖤 Create an Elegant Black, Gold & White Tree

For a completely different palette, try:

• Black
• Gold
• White

Keep the branches dark green or make them nearly black.

Use gold ornaments and white lights.

Wrap presents in black paper with gold bows.

A very limited color scheme can make a detailed tree feel surprisingly sophisticated.

🎀 Create a Pastel Christmas Tree

Use:

• Blush pink
• Lavender
• Mint
• Baby blue
• Peach
• Pale yellow

Add white or silver details.

Make the presents match.

This creates a softer Christmas palette that looks especially good on the teddy-bear and little-girl decorating pages.

🔢 Count the Christmas Ornaments

Turn the tree into a simple counting activity.

Ask younger children to:

• Draw 2 red ornaments
• Add 3 stars
• Color 4 gifts
• Draw 5 candy canes

Then count everything.

Older children can create their own instructions for someone else.

🔴 Create Ornament Patterns

Add ornaments in a repeating sequence.

Try:

Red, gold, red, gold.

Or:

Blue, silver, white, blue, silver, white.

Start at the top and continue down.

Can you maintain the pattern all the way around the tree?

🔤 T Is for Tree

Use the page for simple alphabet practice.

Write a large T.

Practice:

T is for Tree.

Think of other T words:

• Teddy
• Toy
• Train
• Tiger
• Turtle

Decorate the letter T with tiny ornaments.

For more simple learning activities, explore our Educational Coloring Pages & Activities.

🎄 C Is for Christmas

Write a large C.

Practice:

C is for Christmas.

Add:

• Candy cane
• Cookie
• Candle
• Card

Decorate the letter C with red and green stripes.

Now the coloring page can support a small Christmas alphabet activity.

🎲 Play Christmas Tree Roll-and-Color

Grab one six-sided die.

Assign each number:

1 — Red
2 — Green
3 — Gold or yellow
4 — Blue
5 — Purple
6 — Your choice

Roll the die.

Color one ornament, gift, or decoration with the corresponding color.

Continue until the tree is complete.

Every new printout can end up with a different palette.

🎯 Play Ornament I Spy

Once you’ve added plenty of decorations, ask someone else to find:

• 3 red ornaments
• 2 stars
• 1 candy cane
• 4 blue decorations

Older kids can make the search harder by creating tiny ornaments with similar patterns.

The plain tree page is especially useful for designing your own visual-search challenge.

✏️ Design Your Own Christmas Tree

Draw a large triangle-like evergreen shape.

Add a trunk.

Then decide:

• How many branches?
• How many ornaments?
• What topper?
• What garland?
• How many presents?

Maybe the tree is enormous.

Perhaps it’s tiny enough to sit on a table.

Use the printable gallery for inspiration without copying any one design exactly.

🖍️ Design Your Own Ornament Collection

Draw twelve ornament shapes.

Try:

• Circle
• Star
• Bell
• Heart
• Snowman
• Tree

Decorate each differently.

Add numbers from 1 to 12 and turn them into a countdown collection.

You can even cut them out with age-appropriate supervision and place them around the room.

📅 Create a Christmas Tree Countdown

Draw 24 ornaments on a blank tree.

Beginning December 1, color one ornament each day until December 24.

Add a star on Christmas Day.

The finished coloring page becomes a homemade Advent-style countdown.

Families who observe Advent in a religious context can connect the activity with their own traditions, while others can simply use it as a December countdown.

🗓️ Pair the Trees With December Coloring

Christmas trees are one of the main elements of our December Coloring Page, which also includes presents, stars, and a Santa hat.

Use the same palette on both pages.

Maybe your dedicated Christmas tree is dark green with red and gold ornaments.

Repeat those colors on the December page so the two pictures feel like part of the same series.

🎄 Compare This Collection With the Top 10 Christmas Pages

Our Top 10 Christmas Coloring Pages offer a broader curated collection.

That roundup includes:

• Nativity
• Stocking
• Snowman
• Santa
• Ornament
• Wreath
• Gingerbread house
• Christmas tree
• Teddy bear

Use that page when you want a little bit of everything.

Use this collection when decorating Christmas trees is the main event.

🎅 Explore the Bigger Christmas Gallery

For still more holiday choices, visit our Christmas Coloring Pages.

That collection includes designs such as:

• Christmas gnome
• Santa’s sleigh
• Santa with reindeer
• Gingerbread cookies
• Skiing bear
• Gingerbread house
• Kawaii penguin
• Cute Santa and deer

The dedicated tree collection complements that page instead of duplicating it.

🎁 Explore Christmas Holiday Coloring Pages

Our Christmas Holiday Coloring Pages add another varied set of holiday scenes and characters.

That makes a useful next stop for kids who have already decorated every tree in this gallery but still want more Christmas coloring.

Keep the finished pages together and gradually create a complete holiday coloring book.

🎨 Create Six Different Tree Themes

Because this gallery contains six designs, give every page its own theme.

Try:

Tree 1: Classic red and gold
Tree 2: Blue and silver
Tree 3: Snowy Christmas Eve
Tree 4: Teddy bear candy tree
Tree 5: Rainbow decorating party
Tree 6: Pink pastel Christmas

Display all six together.

The trees will look completely different even though they share the same holiday theme.

📖 Turn the Six Pages Into a Christmas Story

Put the gallery scenes in your own order.

For example:

1. The family brings home a plain tree.
2. Presents begin appearing beneath it.
3. Snow starts falling outside.
4. Teddy Bear sneaks in to decorate.
5. A little girl adds the final bells and stars.
6. On Christmas morning, the finished tree is surrounded by gifts.

Write one or two sentences beneath every colored page.

Staple everything together.

Add a cover:

The Christmas Tree Story

🕵️ Write the Missing Ornament Mystery

One very special ornament is missing.

Who took it?

Possible suspects:

• Teddy bear
• Family cat
• Santa
• Little girl
• Mischievous elf

Draw clues around the tree.

Perhaps there is ribbon on the floor.

Maybe tiny footprints lead away.

Write the solution to your Christmas mystery.

⭐ Write the Story of the Special Star

Imagine the tree topper has been passed through the family for generations.

Where did it come from?

Perhaps:

• Great-grandparent made it
• It came from another country
• It was found in an old attic
• A child made it at school

Write a short story.

Then color the star in a way that makes it look especially important.

🧸 The Teddy Bear Decorating Adventure

Use the teddy bear page for another story.

Maybe the bear only comes alive in December.

Every night it adds one ornament while everyone sleeps.

By Christmas Eve, the entire tree is finished.

What happens when someone finally catches it decorating?

Draw the next scene.

🎁 The Mystery Present

One gift under the tree has no name.

Who is it for?

What is inside?

Maybe the box begins shaking.

Perhaps it makes a strange noise.

Write a story beginning:

On Christmas morning, everyone noticed one present that hadn’t been there the night before…

🏫 Christmas Tree Coloring for the Classroom

These pages work well for:

• Morning work
• Early finishers
• December art centers
• Christmas parties
• Indoor recess
• Pattern practice
• Creative writing
• Classroom decorations
• Take-home holiday activities

Because there are six designs, students don’t all need to color the same picture.

Some can choose the simple tree while others take on the more detailed winter scene.

🎄 Create a Classroom Christmas Tree Gallery

Let each student decorate a tree differently.

Display them together under a heading such as:

O Christmas Tree!

Our Trees Are Merry & Bright

A Forest of Creativity

Deck the Halls With Color

Even when everyone starts with the same printable, the finished trees will probably look completely different.

🌈 Create a Giant Classroom Rainbow Tree

Give each student one paper ornament.

Assign groups different colors:

• Red
• Orange
• Yellow
• Green
• Blue
• Purple

Decorate a large classroom tree with all the finished ornaments.

The result becomes a collaborative rainbow Christmas tree.

✍️ Add a Christmas Wish Ornament

Give each child a paper ornament.

Ask them to write or draw a Christmas-season wish.

It might be:

• Something they hope to do
• Something kind they want to do
• Something they appreciate
• A favorite holiday activity

Add the ornaments to a classroom display.

🧮 Turn the Tree Into a Math Activity

Decorations make easy counting practice.

Ask:

How many red ornaments?

How many blue?

How many presents?

Which color appears most?

Older children can create a simple graph showing ornament colors.

Keep the activity connected with the art rather than turning the page into a complicated worksheet.

🏠 Christmas Tree Coloring at Home

At home, these pages are easy activities for:

• Snow days
• December weekends
• Christmas Eve
• Family gatherings
• Holiday travel
• Playdates
• Quiet afternoons

Print several designs and set out a mix of crayons, pencils, and washable markers.

Family members can all decorate their own tree.

Compare the finished pages afterward.

👨‍👩‍👧 Create a Family Tree-Decorating Challenge

Give everyone the same plain-tree printable.

Choose one challenge.

Traditional

Only red, green, white, and gold.

Rainbow

Use every major color.

One Color

Choose just one color plus white.

Silly

Make the weirdest Christmas tree possible.

There doesn’t need to be a winner.

The fun is seeing how differently everyone interprets the same page.

✂️ Turn Christmas Tree Pages Into Crafts

Finished trees can become:

• Christmas cards
• Gift tags
• Garland
• Classroom decorations
• Scrapbook pages
• Holiday placemats
• Christmas book covers
• Wall art

Cut out individual trees with age-appropriate supervision and mount them onto colored cardstock.

Add stars, stickers, or paper snowflakes around the edges.

💌 Make a Christmas Tree Card

Color one tree carefully.

Mount it onto folded cardstock.

Write:

Merry Christmas!

Warm Holiday Wishes

Have a Tree-mendous Christmas!

Wishing You a Merry & Bright Holiday

inside.

Give it to a grandparent, teacher, friend, neighbor, or family member.

🏷️ Make Christmas Gift Tags

Draw or shrink a simple Christmas tree shape.

Color it.

Cut it out.

Write:

To:

From:

on the back.

Punch a hole and add ribbon with appropriate supervision.

Use different tree colors for different family members.

🧵 Make a Christmas Tree Garland

Color several trees.

Cut them out.

Attach them along ribbon or string.

Alternate:

Green tree
Pink tree
Blue tree
Rainbow tree

Add paper stars between them.

Hang the garland near your Christmas coloring display.

🎄 Make a Standing Paper Tree

Color the plain Christmas tree.

Cut it out with supervision.

Attach it to heavier cardstock.

Create a small folded paper stand behind it.

Now your finished tree can stand on:

• Desk
• Shelf
• Holiday table

Make several and create a miniature Christmas tree forest.

🖼️ Make Christmas Tree Wall Art

For a more polished project, color one tree carefully and keep the background simple.

Try:

• Cream
• Pale blue
• Navy
• Sage

Add a thin decorative border.

Write:

MERRY CHRISTMAS

or the year beneath the tree.

The finished printable can become seasonal wall art.

📓 Make a Christmas Coloring Book

Combine:

• Christmas tree pages
• Christmas Coloring Pages
• Top 10 Christmas Coloring Pages
• Christmas Holiday Coloring Pages
• Gingerbread Man Cookies Coloring Page

Create a cover:

My Christmas Coloring Book

Add your name and year.

Save the finished collection with your holiday decorations.

🖍️ Best Supplies for Christmas Tree Coloring Pages

Crayons are excellent for younger children and the larger plain-tree areas.

Colored pencils work especially well for:

• Evergreen shading
• Small ornaments
• Teddy bear details
• Clothing
• Presents
• Snowy scenes
• Light and shadow

Markers create bold ornaments, lights, ribbons, and wrapping paper. Slightly heavier paper can help when marker ink tends to bleed through ordinary printer paper.

Gel pens are especially useful for gold, silver, stars, lights, and tiny decoration details.

Mixing supplies can be fun too.

Use pencils for the tree and markers for the ornaments.

🖨️ How to Use These Free Christmas Tree Coloring Pages

Choose your favorite tree design and print it.

Then decide on a theme before you start—or simply choose colors as you go.

Maybe you’re creating:

• Traditional green tree
• Snowy tree
• Rainbow tree
• Pink candy tree
• Blue-and-silver tree
• Teddy bear tree

Color the branches first.

Then add ornaments, lights, garland, presents, and any extra details you can imagine.

Finish the background.

Perhaps it is snowing outside.

Maybe the tree stands in a cozy living room.

Or perhaps it is the biggest Christmas tree at the North Pole.

The printable provides the branches.

You provide the Christmas magic.

🎄 Decorate Christmas Your Way

From plain trees waiting for decorations and colorful presents to snowy Christmas scenes, teddy bears, and a happy little girl hanging bells, stars, and candy, these free printable Christmas tree coloring pages offer plenty of ways to enjoy one of the holiday season’s most familiar traditions.

Color the branches with several realistic evergreen shades, design your own ornaments, create patterned wrapping paper, experiment with vintage decorations, learn how electric Christmas lights developed, make a countdown tree, write a holiday story, or invent a completely pink, blue, rainbow, or candy-covered Christmas tree.

There isn’t one correct way to decorate a real Christmas tree—and there certainly isn’t one correct way to color a paper one.

Choose your favorite design, grab your colors, and make the tree entirely your own.

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📚 Sources

• Smithsonian Institution — The History of the Christmas Tree
• Smithsonian Insider — Agustín Stahl and the Christmas Tree Tradition
• Library of Congress — Who Invented Christmas Tree Lights?
• National Park Service — History of the National Christmas Tree
• Architect of the Capitol — U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree

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