Christmas coloring pages · free · no sign-up
Christmas tree coloring pages: 7 free printables
A simple tree with six baubles for the youngest, kids decorating a tree, a cozy living room — and a tree made of swirls for grown-ups. Print with a name or color online.
Line art drawn with AI and converted to crisp black and white for printing. Free for personal and classroom use.
Page by page: what is on it and who it suits
Simple Christmas tree
Easy · ages 2–4
One tree, six round baubles, a star and a pot, drawn with extra-thick lines. Ages 2–4; let them choose a color for every ball.
Christmas tree with presents
Kids · ages 5–10
A big tree with garland, baubles and a star over a pile of wrapped presents. Ages 5–8 — the presents are fun to pattern with stripes and dots.
Tree in the living room
Kids · ages 5–10
The tree next to a fireplace with stockings, an armchair with a sleeping cat and a clock on the wall. A whole room to color, ages 6–10.
Snowy fir forest
Kids · ages 5–10
A snowy fir forest with one decorated tree and two rabbits. Good for practising snow: leave it white and shade with light blue. Ages 5–9.
Kids decorating the tree
Kids · ages 5–10
Two kids decorating the tree, one on a stepladder with the star, a basket of ornaments on the floor. Ages 5–9.
Kawaii Christmas tree
Kids · ages 5–10
A smiling kawaii tree holding a present, with thick round outlines — one of the simplest Kids pages; a four-year-old manages it with a little help.
Patterned Christmas tree
Detailed · older kids & adults
A tree filled with swirls, paisleys and tiny baubles — a calm page for teens and adults, fine-tip markers, an hour or more.
How the first Christmas trees were decorated
The decorated Christmas tree comes from the Upper Rhine. Records from Strasbourg show the city buying fir trees for its parishes in 1492, and a 1521 forestry account in Sélestat pays for guarding trees from 21 December. In 1605 a Strasbourg writer described the custom as widespread and listed the decorations: roses cut from colored paper, apples, wafers and sugar.
That makes a nice challenge for older kids: color one tree the 1605 way — red apples, paper roses in many colors, pale wafers — and one the way your family decorates it today.
Coloring tips for a tree
- Use two or three greens: dark at the bottom of each branch layer, lighter at the tips. It gives the tree depth even with crayons.
- Color baubles last, with bright colors and a small white spot left as a shine.
- Gold is hard with crayons — yellow with a touch of orange along one edge reads as gold from across the room.
Printing
Every page is sized for US Letter (8.5 × 11 in). In the print dialog choose 100 % or “Fit to page”; on A4 paper “Fit” keeps the whole drawing.
Crayons and colored pencils: ordinary 20–24 lb copy paper is fine. Markers and watercolor bleed through thin paper — use 65 lb cardstock.
Add your child's name before printing and it appears over the picture, so a stack of pages from a party or a class sorts itself.
Ideas
- Cut out the finished tree and tape it to a window — the light shines through thin copy paper.
- Print the simple tree twice: one to color, one to decorate with stickers or glued paper circles.
- Classroom: everyone colors a tree, and the trees together make a paper forest on the wall.
Questions
- Which Christmas tree page is easiest?
- The simple tree: one shape, six baubles, a star and a pot with extra-thick lines, made for ages 2–4. The kawaii tree is also easy, with big round outlines.
- Is there a Christmas tree coloring page for adults?
- Yes, the patterned tree: it is filled with swirls, paisleys and tiny baubles. Use fine-tip markers or sharp colored pencils.
- How do I color a Christmas tree so it doesn't look flat?
- Use two or three greens — darker under each branch layer, lighter at the tips — and leave a small white spot on each bauble as a shine.
- Where did the Christmas tree come from?
- From the Upper Rhine: Strasbourg bought fir trees for its parishes in 1492, and a 1605 description from Strasbourg lists paper roses, apples, wafers and sugar as decorations.
- Are the tree coloring pages free to print?
- Yes, free to print, download and color online, without sign-up or watermark.
Sources
Facts checked on 7 October 2026.