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How to Draw a Christmas Cracker
Draw a Christmas cracker in 10 easy steps, about 8 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the tube.
Step 1: The tube
In the middle draw a long box lying on its side, about twice as wide as it is tall.
Tip Leave room on both sides for the twisted ends.
Step 2: Pinched necks
At each end, start at the top corner, slant in to a narrow neck, then out to the bottom corner.
Step 3: Frilly ends
From each narrow neck draw a fan flaring out, with a wavy edge of 3 bumps. Make both ends match.
Step 4: Star
On the middle of the tube draw a 5-point star. Start at the top point, zigzag round, finish there.
Step 5: Stripes
Near each end draw 2 lines close together, from the top edge down to the bottom edge.
Step 6: Ribbon bows
On each neck draw a bow: 2 loops and a round knot.
Step 7: Sparkles
Above the cracker draw 3 little sparkles, each 2 short crossed lines: one over each end, one over the middle.
Step 8: Table
Start past the left end. Draw a table line under the cracker, touching the frills, stop past the right end.
Step 9: Yellow star and bows
Go over your lines. Colour the star and both bows yellow.
Step 10: Red tube, green ends
Colour the tube red around the star, leave the stripes white. Colour the ends green around the bows.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a Christmas cracker, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
