A beautifully decorated Christmas tree is one of the happiest sights of the holiday season, and this Cute Christmas Tree Coloring Page gives kids the chance to design one exactly the way they want.
With its cheerful Christmas theme and plenty of room for colorful creativity, this printable makes a lovely activity for quiet December afternoons, Christmas parties, classroom fun, or cozy family coloring time.
Crayons, markers, colored pencils, glitter pens—anything goes. Your Christmas tree can be traditional, pastel, rainbow-colored, sparkling with gold, or completely unlike any tree anyone has ever seen!
🎄 Decorate Your Own Christmas Tree
One of the best things about coloring a Christmas tree is that there really are no rules.
Children can create the classic green Christmas tree they know and love or invent something completely different.
Try coloring the tree:
- Forest green
- Emerald green
- Mint
- Icy blue
- Pink
- Purple
- Rainbow colors
Kids can even use several shades of green throughout the branches to make the tree look fuller and more dimensional.
For a snowy Christmas tree, leave small sections of the branches white or add pale blue shading to suggest freshly fallen snow.
⭐ Make the Christmas Star Shine
If your Christmas tree has a star at the top, give it a little extra attention.
Classic choices include:
- Bright yellow
- Gold
- Silver
- White
- Red
Metallic pencils and glitter pens can make the star look especially magical.
Children could also draw little lines around the star to make it appear as though it is glowing.
For something completely different, try a rainbow star or decorate it with tiny dots and patterns.
🔴 Colorful Christmas Ornaments
Christmas ornaments are a perfect excuse to use almost every crayon in the box.
Try traditional colors such as:
- Red
- Green
- Gold
- Silver
Or make the ornaments bright and playful with:
- Pink
- Turquoise
- Purple
- Orange
- Blue
- Yellow
Children can alternate colors or make every ornament different.
You could even give the ornaments little patterns by adding:
- Stripes
- Polka dots
- Stars
- Snowflakes
- Hearts
- Zigzags
Older children may enjoy adding tiny highlights to make the ornaments look shiny.
✨ Make the Tree Sparkle
Christmas trees are supposed to twinkle, so this is a great coloring page for experimenting with glittery supplies.
Try adding sparkle with:
- Glitter gel pens
- Metallic markers
- Gold pencils
- Silver pencils
- Sequins
- Stickers
- Small adhesive gems
A tiny bit of sparkle around the ornaments, star, or branches can transform the finished picture into a wonderfully festive Christmas decoration.
For younger children, glitter glue pens can be easier to manage than loose glitter.
🌈 Try a Christmas Tree Color Theme
Choosing a color palette before starting can make coloring even more fun.
Traditional Christmas Tree
Use forest green, red, gold, and white.
Winter Wonderland Tree
Try pale blue, white, silver, and lavender.
Candy Christmas Tree
Use red, white, pink, and mint green.
Pastel Christmas Tree
Choose pale pink, mint, lavender, baby blue, and soft yellow.
Elegant Christmas Tree
Use deep green, burgundy, gold, and cream.
Rainbow Christmas Tree
Use every color you can find!
Kids can choose a theme or simply color each decoration whatever shade makes them happy.
🎁 Add Presents Under the Tree
A Christmas tree looks even more exciting with presents underneath it.
If there is room around the bottom of the tree, children can draw their own gift boxes.
Add:
- Big presents
- Tiny presents
- Bows
- Ribbons
- Candy-cane wrapping paper
- Snowflake patterns
- Gift tags
Then decide who each present belongs to.
Maybe Santa has already visited—or perhaps the presents are waiting to be handed out on Christmas morning.
You can also pair this page with the Christmas Gift Boxes Coloring Page for even more present-themed coloring fun.
🖍️ Coloring Supplies to Try
You don’t need special art materials for this activity.
Try:
- Crayons
- Colored pencils
- Washable markers
- Gel pens
- Metallic pencils
- Glitter pens
- Watercolor pencils
Crayons work especially well for younger children, while colored pencils are useful for smaller decorations and details.
Markers create bold, bright colors that can really make Christmas ornaments stand out.
If you’re using markers, place a spare piece of paper underneath the coloring page to help protect your table.
❄️ Turn It Into a Winter Wonderland
The fun doesn’t have to stop with the tree.
Children can create an entire Christmas scene around it.
Add:
- Falling snowflakes
- Snow-covered ground
- A snowman
- Wrapped presents
- Candy canes
- Gingerbread people
- Santa Claus
- Reindeer
- A fireplace
- A cozy Christmas house
A dark blue background can transform the page into a magical Christmas Eve scene.
Add little yellow stars or a crescent moon and imagine Santa’s sleigh flying somewhere overhead.
🎅 A Fun Christmas Activity for Kids
Coloring is an easy activity to keep ready during the busy holiday season.
This Christmas tree printable can be used for:
- Christmas break
- Classroom Christmas parties
- Homeschool activities
- Snow days
- Holiday playdates
- Christmas Eve
- Family gatherings
- December quiet time
- Christmas craft tables
- Holiday movie afternoons
Print several different designs from our Christmas Coloring Pages collection and create a simple Christmas coloring station.
Put crayons and markers in the middle of the table, play some Christmas music, and let everyone choose their favorite picture.
👧 Turn Coloring Time Into a Creative Game
Give children a different Christmas tree challenge each time they color the page.
Try:
Decorate Santa’s Christmas tree.
Create a tree using only three colors.
Make the fanciest Christmas tree possible.
Design a rainbow Christmas tree.
Create a tree for the North Pole.
Decorate a tree entirely with candy colors.
Make the silliest Christmas tree you can imagine.
If several children are coloring together, everyone can complete the same challenge and then compare their very different trees.
✏️ Tell a Story About the Christmas Tree
Coloring can also inspire storytelling.
Ask children questions such as:
Who decorated this Christmas tree?
Where is the tree?
What presents are underneath it?
Who will open them?
Did Santa visit yet?
What is the most special ornament on the tree?
Older kids can write a short Christmas story on the back of their finished picture.
Younger children can tell their story aloud.
🖼️ Display the Finished Christmas Tree
Once the masterpiece is complete, turn it into part of your Christmas décor.
The finished coloring page could be:
- Hung on the refrigerator
- Added to a Christmas art wall
- Displayed in a child’s bedroom
- Given to grandparents
- Framed as a keepsake
- Added to a December scrapbook
- Displayed in a classroom
- Used as homemade Christmas décor
You could even have every family member color a Christmas tree and display all of them together.
The result is a homemade Christmas tree gallery—and no two trees will look exactly alike.
❤️ Create the Christmas Tree of Your Dreams
Maybe your perfect Christmas tree is covered in classic red and gold ornaments.
Maybe it’s snowy white with icy blue decorations.
Perhaps it’s bright pink with rainbow lights and a purple star.
That’s the wonderful thing about a coloring page: your Christmas tree can look exactly the way you imagine it.
So grab your favorite crayons, sharpen those colored pencils, and turn this cute little tree into a Christmas masterpiece filled with color, sparkle, and holiday cheer. 🎄✨🎨
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