Free Canoe Plant Coloring Page (Digital Download)

Color, learn and go on a plant hunt with your keiki.

This free two-page printable takes the plants from our Canoe Plants Memory Game off the table and into little hands. These are the plants Polynesian voyagers carried to Hawaiʻi on their waʻa so they could grow food, medicine and everyday things in their new home.

What’s inside

• A coloring page with six canoe plants (kalo, ʻulu, niu, maiʻa, lāʻī and kukui), each with its Hawaiian and English name and a simple line about how it was used
• A Spot-It checklist for a plant hunt at the park, the farmers market or tūtū’s yard

Print it at home on regular letter paper. Grab your crayons, then head outside and see how many you can find. When you spot one, snap a photo and tag @thekeikidept. We love seeing where you find them.

Want to keep learning? Our Canoe Plants Memory Game helps the whole family learn the Hawaiian names of these plants and animals together.