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How to Draw a Cradle
Draw a cradle in 12 easy steps, about 9 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 cradle box.
Step 1: The cradle box
In the middle draw a wide box, a little narrower at the bottom, like a tub from the side.
Step 2: The hood
Start at the box's top left corner. Curve over like a rainbow, down to the top edge near the middle.
Tip The hood is about as tall as the box.
Step 3: 2 big eyes
On the box, right of the hood, draw 2 big egg eyes. Colour a big black dot in each.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a U smile from eye to eye. Draw a small flat oval cheek at each end.
Step 5: The blanket
Along the top edge, right of the hood, draw 3 soft bumps like little hills, for the blanket.
Step 6: 2 legs
Under the box draw 2 short upright legs, one near each end, going straight down.
Step 7: The rocker
Under the legs draw a fat curved runner like a wide smile, poking out past both legs.
Step 8: 3 stars
On the hood draw 3 big stars, 2 near the top and 1 under them.
Step 9: The floor
Draw a long floor line under the rocker, from past the left end to past the right end.
Step 10: Yellow stars, pink cheeks
Colour the stars yellow and the cheeks pink.
Step 11: Wood cradle
Go over your lines, then colour the box, legs and rocker wood brown, around the cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Navy hood, sky blanket
Colour the hood navy, going around the stars, and the blanket sky blue. Your cradle is ready to rock!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a cradle, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
