How to Draw a Crayon (Easy Step-by-Step for Kids)
To draw a crayon, start with a tall rectangle and add a pointed tip on top. Draw two bands across the body, then a happy face. Finish with a zigzag stripe under the face.
- Steps
- 6 easy steps
- You need
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Black marker
- Blue, light blue, dark blue and pink crayons
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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 crayon step by step
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Step 1 of 6: Draw a tall thin rectangle standing upright.
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Step 2 of 6: Add a pointed cone tip with a rounded top on the top edge of the rectangle.
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Step 3 of 6: Draw two straight lines across the body, one near the top and one near the bottom.
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Step 4 of 6: Add a face on the wrapper: two eyebrows, two black eyes with white shine dots and a smile.
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Step 5 of 6: Draw a zigzag stripe under the face with two thin zigzag lines going all the way across.
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Step 6 of 6: Color the tip and bands blue, wrapper and a tip stripe light blue, zigzag dark blue. Add pink cheeks.
Tips for little artists
Tip: Press lightly with the pencil first. Trace the lines you like with the marker, then erase the rest.
Tip: Make the rectangle nearly three times taller than it is wide so it looks like a crayon.
Tip: Keep both band lines straight and level so the ends look neat.
Make it yours
Crayon box
Draw three crayons side by side and color each one a different color.
Coloring crayon
Draw a wavy scribble line coming out from the crayon's tip.
Sleepy crayon
Draw the eyes as closed curved lines instead of black ovals.
Common mistakes and easy fixes
The tip is too wide
Start the tip lines a little inside the corners of the rectangle.
The face lands on a band
Draw the face in the wrapper area between the two band lines.
The zigzag runs off the side
Start and end each zigzag line on the side lines of the body.
Fun facts about the crayon
Crayola crayons were invented in 1903 by the Binney & Smith Company of Easton, Pennsylvania. (Source: Smithsonian National Museum of American History)
The name Crayola comes from craie, the French word for chalk, and oleaginous, which means oily. (Source: Smithsonian National Museum of American History)
Binney & Smith made Crayola crayons from paraffin wax and nontoxic pigments, so they were safe, sturdy and affordable. (Source: Smithsonian National Museum of American History)
Questions grown-ups ask
How to draw a crayon easy?
Draw a tall rectangle with a pointed tip on top. Add two band lines, a happy face and a zigzag stripe.
How to draw a crayon step by step?
Draw the body, the tip, the two bands, the face and the zigzag. Color the tip and bands blue and the wrapper light blue, then add pink cheeks.
How to draw a crayon for kids?
Use one tall rectangle and one triangle for the tip. A smiling face turns the crayon into a cute character.
If your crayon came out a little crooked, that's fine. Your crayon is ready to color. More easy drawings for kids are on the home page.