How to Draw a Pineapple (Easy Step-by-Step for Kids)
To draw a pineapple, start with a big upright oval. Add five pointed leaves on top and a happy face in the middle. Finish with crisscross lines, then color it yellow and green.
- Steps
- 6 easy steps
- You need
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Black marker
- Yellow, light green and dark green 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 pineapple step by step
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Step 1 of 6: Draw one big upright oval for the pineapple fruit.
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Step 2 of 6: Add three pointed leaves on top: a tall one in the middle and one leaning out on each side.
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Step 3 of 6: Draw two shorter leaves, one low on each side, curving outward behind the first leaves.
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Step 4 of 6: Add two round eyes and a small smile. Fill the eyes black but leave one white dot in each.
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Step 5 of 6: Draw crisscross diagonal lines over the fruit. Stop them a little before the eyes and smile.
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Step 6 of 6: Color the fruit yellow, middle and far right leaves light green, others dark green. Keep dots 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: Make the middle leaf the tallest so the top of your pineapple looks like a crown.
Tip: Draw all the lines leaning one way first, then cross them with lines leaning the other way.
Make it yours
Pineapple with sunglasses
Draw round sunglasses over the eyes and color the lenses black.
Pineapple slice
Draw a small triangle slice next to your pineapple and give it a smile too.
Pineapple friends
Draw a smaller pineapple beside the first one with a round surprised mouth.
Common mistakes and easy fixes
The leaves look floppy
Give each leaf straight sides that meet in a sharp point.
The lines cover the face
Leave a little space around the eyes and smile when you draw the crisscross lines.
It looks like an egg
Add the pointed leaves on top and the crisscross lines over the oval.
Fun facts about the pineapple
Pineapple is native to tropical and subtropical America. (Source: Britannica)
A pineapple fruit forms when many individual flowers fuse together into one fruit. (Source: University of Florida IFAS Extension)
The crown of leaves on top of a pineapple can be used as planting material to start a new pineapple plant. (Source: University of Florida IFAS Extension)
Questions grown-ups ask
How to draw a pineapple easy?
Draw a big upright oval, then five pointed leaves on top. Add a happy face and crisscross lines over the fruit.
How to draw a pineapple step by step?
Follow the 6 steps above: the oval, three leaves, two more leaves, the face, the crisscross lines and the color. Color the fruit yellow and the leaves light and dark green.
How to draw a cute pineapple?
Give it two big round black eyes with white dots and a small smile. Keep the crisscross lines away from the face so it stays easy to see.
If your lines came out a little wobbly, that's fine. Your pineapple has its own happy face. More easy drawings for kids are on the home page.