Playing with fallen leaves Coloring Pages

Autumn Parks Have a Carpet of Fallen Leaves

When autumn arrives, tree leaves turn red and yellow, and soon they flutter down to the ground.
In parks and along tree-lined streets, fallen leaves cover the ground like a big carpet.
When you walk on fallen leaves, they make fun rustling and crunching sounds.
Playing with fallen leaves is most fun around November, when the autumn leaves are almost finished.

Many Ways of Playing with Fallen Leaves

If you gather fallen leaves into a big pile and jump right in, it feels soft and wonderful.
If you scoop up a big handful and throw them up into the sky, the leaves float down just like rain.
It is also fun to look for pretty leaves and collect them.
You can even use the leaves you gather to make crowns, bracelets, and bookmarks.

Three Coloring Pages

The 1st page shows a smiling child throwing fallen leaves into the sky. Ginkgo, maple, and cherry leaves are floating all around.
The 2nd page shows three children Playing with fallen leaves in a park. One child jumps into a pile of leaves, one throws leaves, and one picks up a pretty maple leaf.
The 3rd page is a detailed picture of a family Playing with fallen leaves along a row of yellow ginkgo trees.
Each leaf is drawn one by one, so take your time and enjoy coloring it carefully.

Let's Compare Leaf Shapes

Three leaves with different shapes appear in these coloring pages.
The leaf shaped like a fan is a ginkgo, the one split like the palm of a hand is a maple, and the oval leaf with bumpy edges is a cherry leaf.
We also have coloring pages for Ginkgo and Japanese Maple, so look closely and compare their shapes.
Another fun autumn activity is Acorn Gathering.

Things to Be Careful of When Playing with Fallen Leaves

Stones, tree branches, or spiky seeds might be hiding under the fallen leaves.
To stay safe, gently check inside the pile of leaves before you jump in.
Wash your hands really well after you play.
If you take leaves home from the park, only take a few so other people can enjoy them, too.

Color leaves in different colors based on the tree type

Color ginkgo leaves yellow, maple leaves red, and cherry leaves orange or red-brown to make them look like real fallen leaves.
Even with the same yellow, adding a slightly darker yellow or ochre around the edges makes the shape of the leaf stand out clearly.
Mix in a few green leaves that haven't changed color yet, or dry brown leaves here and there, and you will get very real-looking fallen leaves.

Two colors on a single leaf

Real fallen leaves often change color across a single leaf.
Color the tips of maple leaves red and the bases orange or yellow to make a leaf with a pretty color blend.
Try layering a slightly darker color along the lines of the leaf veins.

Use warm colors for clothes

For the children's clothes, hats, and scarves, choose colors different from the red and yellow of the fallen leaves, such as blue, green, or purple.
This makes the children stand out among the fallen leaves and creates a fun picture.
It is also cute to give them red scarves or yellow hats to match nicely with the fallen leaves.

Make yellow the star of the ginkgo tree avenue

In the third coloring page with the ginkgo tree avenue, yellow is the main color for both the tree leaves and the fallen leaves on the path.
Use a few different yellows, like lemon yellow, bright orange-yellow, and ochre, to give the row of trees a deep, rich look.
Color the trunks dark brown and the sky light blue, and the yellow will look even brighter.

Why leaves turn red and yellow

Leaves are green because they have a lot of a green color maker called chlorophyll.
When it gets cold in autumn, the chlorophyll breaks down, and the yellow color maker that was already inside the leaves shows through. This is why leaves turn yellow.
Leaves that turn red like maple leaves make a brand-new red color maker inside themselves in autumn.
Leaves need sunlight to make this red color maker!

Trees drop their leaves to get through the winter

When winter comes and it gets cold, trees get weaker at pulling up water from their roots.
If the leaves stay on, water keeps escaping through them, and the tree runs out of water.
So, trees make a little divider called an abscission layer at the base of the leaves to drop them.

Ginkgo trees are "living fossils"

Ginkgo trees have survived with almost the same shape since the time of the dinosaurs.
That is why they are sometimes called living fossils.
The ginkgo leaves among Playing with fallen leaves have kept the exact same shape from a long, long time ago.

Fallen leaves are a tasty treat for the soil

Leaves that fall on the ground are broken down by bugs, mushrooms, and tiny living things you can't even see, and eventually they turn into soil.
This soil then becomes nutrients that help trees grow again.