Pinwheel Heart Mandala Built From Three Big Hearts

Three big heart shapes join at the center of a round frame and curve outward like the blades of a pinwheel. Each large heart has a smooth, flowing outline that tapers into a point at the middle. Smaller hearts are scattered around them. Some sit in the narrow spaces between the big hearts, and others float closer to the circle's edge, all tilted at different angles. A thick border rings the whole design with a thin line just outside it. The wide open spaces are easy for little hands to fill in, while the tiny hearts give older kids more detail to work on. Try coloring the three large hearts in three shades of one color family, like pink, red, and purple, then use a contrasting color for all the small hearts so the pinwheel pattern stands out. This page is also a good way to talk about symmetry and repeating shapes.