A free printable coloring page of a Japanese New Year afternoon in the snow: one child runs with a kite painted with a daruma face while another rolls the head onto a snowman, with snow-covered hills and pine woods behind them. Kite flying, takoage, is one of the traditional New Year games, so two winter pastimes share the same picture. The scene is framed like a small landscape and has many separate areas to fill, which makes it a good sheet for a longer session with adults, seniors or a family group. No registration is needed: download the PDF and print it.
🗣 Conversation Starters — for care activities and family time
Do you remember flying a kite, or building a snowman, as a child?
What did you have to eat or drink after coming in from the snow?
Has the way people mark this occasion changed since you were a child?
What do you enjoy most at this time of year?
Tell me about kite flying and snowmen in Japan.
Kite flying is one of the traditional New Year games in Japan, alongside battledore and spinning tops, and the kites are often painted with a daruma or a warrior’s face, as this one is. Snow is another matter: much of the Pacific side, Tokyo included, can go a whole winter without enough of it for a snowman, while the Sea of Japan side is buried. A picture with both in it is a slightly wishful one — the New Year game and a proper snowfall on the same day.
Can this coloring page be used for care-home activities?
Yes. A scene like this makes an easy conversation starter in reminiscence-style sessions. Ask who could get a kite highest, or whether there was enough snow where they grew up, and keep the coloring going while they talk.
Any tips for a neat, polished result?
Work from the largest areas first and save the fine details for last. If you go over a line, a white correction pen can tidy it up. With colored pencils, layering lets you control how light or deep each shade looks.
