How to Draw a Star (Easy Step-by-Step for Kids)
To draw a star, start with a big five-pointed star with rounded points. Add two big eyes, a smile and round cheeks. Finish with three small sparkles around it.
- Steps
- 6 easy steps
- You need
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Black marker
- Yellow, pink and light blue 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 star step by step
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Step 1 of 6: Draw a big five-pointed star with soft, rounded points.
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Step 2 of 6: Add two big round eyes in the middle. Fill them black and leave two white shine dots in each.
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Step 3 of 6: Draw a small curved smile between the eyes, a little lower.
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Step 4 of 6: Add two small round cheeks, one under each eye.
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Step 5 of 6: Draw three small four-pointed sparkles: one at the top left and two on the right side.
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Step 6 of 6: Color the star yellow, the cheeks pink and the sparkles light blue. Leave the eye shine 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: Start with a dot for each of the five points. Then connect the dots with lines that dip in.
Tip: Put the eyes just below the two side points. It makes the face look cute.
Make it yours
Shooting star
Draw three curved lines trailing out behind one of the bottom points.
Sleepy star
Draw the eyes as closed curved lines and add a small moon beside it.
Star family
Draw two smaller stars next to the big one, each with its own face.
Common mistakes and easy fixes
The points are different sizes
Mark five dots first, evenly spaced, and check them before you connect the lines.
The face is too high
Draw the eyes below the top point, between the two side points.
The sparkles touch the star
Leave a little white space between each sparkle and the star.
Fun facts about the star
Our Sun is a star. It is a hot, glowing ball of hydrogen and helium at the center of our solar system. (Source: NASA Science)
There are billions of stars in the Milky Way, the galaxy we call home. (Source: NASA Space Place)
More than half of all stars are in multiple star systems, with two or more suns. (Source: NASA Space Place)
Questions grown-ups ask
How to draw a simple 5 point star?
Mark five dots around a circle shape, one at the top. Connect them with lines that dip in between each point, then round the tips.
How to draw a star for beginners?
Draw the star shape lightly with a pencil first and fix the points. Then add the eyes, smile, cheeks and sparkles in that order.
How to make a very easy star?
Draw one star shape with soft, rounded points and give it a happy face. Color it yellow, and it is done.
If your star's points came out a little different, that's fine. Your star still shines. More easy drawings for kids are on the home page.