Tiered Zentangle Tree with Swags, Baubles and a Five-Point Star

A tiered Christmas tree fills the page, topped with a five-pointed star and standing on a short trunk. Thick garland swags curve across each layer of branches, and round ornaments hang along them with stripes, zigzags, swirls and wavy lines inside. The tree itself is packed with fine pattern work, including leaves, curling spirals, paisley shapes, teardrops and flower mandalas, while the lower branches have a few larger ornaments with scrolls and petal designs. The thin inner lines make it a good fit for fine-tip markers or sharp colored pencils. Try coloring each ornament in a different shade, then keep the leaves and flowers in a calmer set of greens and blues so the round baubles stand out. Older kids and adults can work slowly on one branch tier at a time. It's a nice quiet activity for a winter afternoon, and you can print it as many times as you like to try out new color schemes.