Electric fan Coloring Pages

A Machine That Sends Wind

An Electric fan is a machine that turns blades to make a breeze and send cool air to you.
On a hot summer day, blowing air on your face and body feels so nice and cool.
People also use it with an air conditioner to mix the air in the room.

Parts of an Electric Fan

In the middle of an Electric fan, there are blades.
Around the blades is a net called a guard so your fingers cannot get in.
Behind the blades is a motor, and a long stand with a round base holds the whole thing up.
You can change how strong the wind is with the buttons on the base.

Swinging Side to Side

Many Electric fans can swing side to side.
The top part moves slowly to the left and right to send wind all over the room.
Everyone in the family can enjoy the wind from the same Electric fan.

Long Ago, People Used Hand Fans

When there was no Electric fan, people used a flat Uchiwa fan or a folding Sensu fan to make a cool breeze.
An Uchiwa fan is made by putting paper on a bamboo frame.
Holding an Uchiwa fan while wearing a Yukata at summer festivals or fireworks shows is still fun in the summer!

Rules When Using an Electric Fan

Do not put your fingers or pencils into the gaps of the Electric fan guard.
If you touch the moving blades, you could get hurt.
If the strong wind hits you for a long time, your body can get too cold, so be careful!

A Tool for the Season

Many families bring out an Electric fan only for the summer.
When autumn comes, they wipe the blades and guard clean and put it away in a box.
Changing your tools with the seasons is a fun part of living in Japan.

Electric Fans and Summer Fun

If you say "Ahhh" in front of an Electric fan, your voice sounds like it is shaking!
This happens because the spinning blades break up your voice into tiny parts.
It is a fun summer game that many children have enjoyed for a long time.

Together with the Air Conditioner

If you run an Electric fan while cooling the room with an air conditioner, cool air spreads all across the room quickly.
It helps save electricity, too!

3 Coloring Pages

The coloring pages are an Electric fan, a baby cooling off with an Electric fan, and a morning glory Uchiwa fan.
Pick cool colors and make a picture that feels just like summer!

Use Cool Colors

Many Electric fans are white, but if you color the blades light blue or light green, your Electric fan will look nice and cool.
For the second Electric fan, color the base light blue to match the picture.

Leave the Guard White

If you leave the spaces between the wire lines on the guard white, it will look see-through.
The trick is to color only the blades inside the guard with light colors.

The Baby's Clothes

Try coloring the baby's clothes in the second picture with light blue and white stripes.
If you color the floor an orange-brown, the room will feel warm and cozy.

The Morning Glories on the Hand Fan

In the third picture, color the morning glories on the hand fan using blue, purple, and pink.
Leaving the center of each flower white makes them look just like real morning glories.
Color the leaves green, the paper part of the fan light blue, and the bamboo handle yellow-ochre.
Try coloring the dragonflies purple or light blue too.

Draw the Wind

In front of your Electric fan, try drawing squiggly lines for the wind.
If you color the wind lines light blue, it will look like a cool breeze is blowing.

The Buttons on the Electric Fan's Base

Try coloring the buttons on the base of the first Electric fan with light blue or green.
Just changing the button colors will make it your very own Electric fan.

The Hand Fan Handle

Color the handle and ribs of the hand fan in the third picture yellow-ochre. If you make the line details a little darker, it will look just like real bamboo.

Number of Blades

Many Electric fan units have 5 blades or 7 blades.
People say that having more blades makes the breeze smoother and gentler.
Try counting the number of blades on your Electric fan at home!

Electric fan without Blades

Now, there are also Electric fan models where you cannot see any blades from the outside.
They suck in air inside the base and blow the breeze out from a ring-shaped gap.

The Difference Between Uchiwa and Sensu

An uchiwa is a flat fan made by pasting paper onto a frame, and you cannot fold it.
A sensu can be folded up like an accordion.
The sensu was born in Japan, while the uchiwa is said to have come from China.

A Famous Place for Uchiwa

Marugame City in Kagawa Prefecture is a town famous for making uchiwa fans.
Most of the bamboo uchiwa made in Japan are crafted in Marugame.
Workers split bamboo into thin pieces to make the frame, paste paper on it, and finish each one by hand.

Wind Chimes

Along with uchiwa, wind chimes are another item that helps you feel cool in summer.
When the wind blows, they make a gentle ringing sound, so you can feel cool with your ears too.
There are wind chimes made from various materials, such as glass and iron.