How to Draw a Snowy Owl (Easy Step-by-Step for Kids)
To draw a snowy owl, start with a big round head and an egg shape under it for the body. Add big eyes, a small beak and two folded wings. Finish with V marks, two feet and a branch.
- Steps
- 6 easy steps
- You need
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Black marker
- Yellow, gray and brown 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 snowy owl step by step
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Step 1 of 6: Draw a big round head that is a little wider than it is tall.
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Step 2 of 6: Add a large egg shape under the head for the body. Erase the body line inside the head.
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Step 3 of 6: Draw two big eyes with black pupils and white shine dots, and a small triangle beak.
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Step 4 of 6: Add two folded wings with three feather points. Erase the body lines inside them.
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Step 5 of 6: Draw V marks on the body and wings, two three-toed feet and a branch. Erase the body line behind it.
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Step 6 of 6: Color the eyes and feet yellow, the beak gray and the branch brown. Leave the rest of the owl 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: Leave a white ring between each pupil and its eye circle so there is room for the yellow.
Tip: Draw the feet over the top line of the branch so the owl looks like it is holding on.
Make it yours
Owl in the snow
Draw snowflakes around your owl and a pile of snow on top of the branch.
Owl at night
Color the background dark blue and add a yellow moon and a few stars.
Extra spotty owl
Add more V marks on the wings and a row of small spots on the head.
Common mistakes and easy fixes
The eyes look small
Draw big eye circles that fill most of the middle of the head, with the beak between them.
The wings stick out like arms
Start each wing under the head and let it hang down along the side of the body.
The owl floats above the branch
Draw the feet so the toes curl over the top line of the branch.
Fun facts about the snowy owl
Male snowy owls are generally whiter than females. (Source: National Geographic Kids)
The favorite prey of snowy owls is lemmings, which are small mouselike rodents. (Source: National Geographic Kids)
Satellite tracking studies indicate that some snowy owls fly more than 800 miles in just 11 days. (Source: San Diego Zoo)
Questions grown-ups ask
How to draw a snowy owl easy?
Draw a big round head with an egg shape under it for the body. Add big eyes, a small beak, two folded wings, V marks and two feet on a branch.
How to draw a snowy owl for kids?
Follow the 6 steps above, one shape at a time. Start with the head and body, then add the face, wings, feet and branch.
How to draw a snowy owl step by step?
Draw the head, the body, the eyes and beak, the wings, then the V marks, feet and branch. Color the eyes and feet yellow, the beak gray and the branch brown last.
If one eye came out a little bigger than the other, that's fine. Your snowy owl still looks wide awake. More easy drawings for kids are on the home page.