Planet Earth in a Wreath of Leaves Coloring Page

A globe sits inside a thick ring of foliage. The ring is built from long pointed leaves, each with a center rib and a run of side veins, layered so the tips point outward in every direction. Small flowers break up the leaves at intervals. Each flower has five rounded petals and a circle at its middle, and some gather in clusters of three. The globe inside is drawn in the same fine weight as the wreath, with continents as thin outlines and a scatter of small island marks. Nothing is bold here. This is detail work, and it is the page on the hub that takes the longest to finish. Adults and older children will like that. A young child will not. The leaves alone run into the dozens, so the practical way to approach this sheet is to pick three or four greens and work around the ring rather than trying to vary every leaf. The flowers want a contrast color. Leave the globe pale and the wreath reads as a frame around it. Print this one on heavier paper if you plan to use markers, because the gaps between the leaves are narrow.