How to Draw a Bunny (Easy Step-by-Step for Kids)

To draw a bunny, start with a round head and two long ears. Add a face with whiskers, then a sitting body with front legs. Finish with two big back feet, paw pads and a fluffy tail.

Finished cartoon bunny sitting, white with pink inner ears, a pink nose and pink paw pads
The finished bunny
Steps
6 easy steps
You need
  • Pencil
  • Eraser
  • Black marker
  • Pink crayon

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Teaching this to a class?

Show one step at a time on the board and wait for the class before the next. The directed drawing for kids page explains how to run it.

How to draw a bunny step by step

  1. A round circle for the bunny's head

    Step 1 of 6: Draw a round circle for the head.

  2. Two long ears standing up on top of the head, each with an inner ear line

    Step 2 of 6: Add two long ears on top, each with a smaller ear shape inside.

  3. Two round eyes with shine dots, a small triangle nose, a smile and three whiskers on each side

    Step 3 of 6: Draw two eyes, a small triangle nose, a smile and three whiskers on each side.

  4. A rounded sitting body under the head with two front legs and toe lines

    Step 4 of 6: Add a rounded body under the head with two front legs and toe lines.

  5. Two big back feet over the body sides, each with one big pad and three toe pads, and a fluffy tail on the right

    Step 5 of 6: Draw two big back feet with paw pads over the body sides, and a fluffy tail on the right.

  6. The bunny left white with pink inner ears, a pink nose and pink paw pads

    Step 6 of 6: Color the inner ears, nose and paw pads pink. Leave the rest of the bunny white.

Tips for little artists

  • Tip: Press lightly with the pencil first. Trace the lines you like with the marker, then erase the rest.

  • Tip: Draw the ears long and narrow, almost as tall as the head. Long ears make it look like a bunny.

  • Tip: Draw the back feet over the body, then erase the body lines inside the feet. Each foot gets one big pad and three toe pads.

Make it yours

  • Brown bunny

    Color the bunny light brown and keep the tail and paw pads lighter.

  • Easter bunny

    Draw a basket of colored eggs next to the back feet.

  • Floppy-eared bunny

    Let one ear bend over at the top, so it flops toward the face.

Common mistakes and easy fixes

  • The ears look like horns

    Make each ear long and round at the top, wider in the middle than at the bottom.

  • The whiskers cover the eyes

    Start the whiskers at the sides of the face, level with the nose and below the eyes.

  • The back feet are too small

    Make each back foot a big oval, almost as tall as the body under the head. Big feet make the bunny look cute.

Fun facts about the bunny

  • A baby rabbit is called a kit. A female is called a doe and a male is called a buck. (Source: National Geographic Kids)

  • A rabbit's teeth never stop growing. Chewing on grasses and vegetables wears them down. (Source: National Geographic Kids)

  • Rabbits have eyes on the sides of their head, so they can see almost all the way around them. (Source: National Geographic Kids)

Questions grown-ups ask

How do you draw a bunny easy?

Draw a round head and two long ears. Add a face, a body, two big feet and a tail. The 6 steps above follow that order.

How do you draw a cute bunny?

Give it a big round head, shiny eyes and a small pink nose. Big back feet with paw pads and a fluffy tail finish the cute look.

How to make a simple bunny?

Use a circle for the head, two long ovals for the ears and a rounded body. Add two feet and a small fluffy tail.

If the ears came out different lengths, that's fine. Your bunny has its own look. More easy drawings for kids are on the home page.

Step 1 of 6

A round circle for the bunny's head
Draw a round circle for the head.