Drawing Ideas for Kids

These are drawing ideas for kids who want to draw but can't pick what. Each idea below comes with the shapes it starts from, so your child can begin right away. Start with the easy ones at the top.

Sheet of small doodles to draw: ice cream, rainbow, star, fish, flower, car and cloud

Drawing ideas with step-by-step tutorials

10 easy drawing ideas for kids

  1. Cat: a circle face and two triangle ears.
  2. Dog: floppy ears are two ovals.
  3. Flower: a circle in the middle and petals around it.
  4. Tree: a trunk and a cloud shape on top.
  5. House: a square and a triangle roof.
  6. Butterfly: two big wings and two small ones.
  7. Snowman: three circles.
  8. Penguin: one tall oval.
  9. Bunny: long ear ovals.
  10. Car: a rectangle and two wheels.

Things to draw when you're stuck

No ideas at all today? The things to draw list has quick prompts that work for kids and for anyone starting out.

Holiday drawing ideas

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Questions parents ask

What are some fun drawing ideas?

Ask your child to pick an animal, then draw it doing something silly: a cat in a hat, a dog on a skateboard. Start from any shape recipe below and add the extra part at the end.

What can kids draw when they are bored?

Something in the room. A cup, a shoe, a plant or the family pet all start from simple shapes. Drawing what they can see also gives them something to check their picture against.

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