Planet Earth Held in Two Hands Coloring Page

Two open hands rise from the bottom of the page and cup a globe between them. The hands appear from the wrist up, fingers spread wide and thumbs tucked under the curve of the sphere. Fingernails are outlined on the near fingers. The globe rests above the palms rather than inside a grip, so the planet reads as held gently and not clutched. Continents cover most of its face in loose outlines. Africa and Europe sit right of center, the Americas run down the left side, and small island shapes fill the gaps between them. Lines are fine throughout. This is the thinnest linework on the hub apart from the wreath page, and it asks for a pencil rather than a marker. The forearms run off the bottom edge, which pulls the viewer into the frame and gives the sheet its poster quality. Older children and adults will spend their time on the land masses. A younger child can color both hands one tone and the ocean another and still finish with a page worth keeping. There is no ground, no sky and no text. The white around the arms belongs to the composition, so resist filling it.