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How to Draw a Firecracker
Draw a firecracker 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 top.
Step 1: The top
A little above the middle of your paper, draw a flat oval, a bit wider than a thumb.
Step 2: The tube
From each end of the oval, draw a long line down, almost to the bottom. Join them with a smile.
Step 3: Two big eyes
In the middle of the tube, draw 2 big egg eyes, not touching the sides. Add black dots and shines.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes, draw a U smile. Add a small flat cheek under each eye, away from the sides.
Step 5: The fuse
From the middle of the top oval, draw a short wiggly line going up, stopping a thumb above the top.
Step 6: The spark
At the top of the fuse, draw a sparkle star, and 3 tiny dashes flicking away from it.
Step 7: Two bands
Draw a gentle curve across the tube above the eyes, side to side, and another below the cheeks.
Step 8: Ground and sparkles
Draw a ground line under the tube from well left to well right, and 3 sparkle stars around it.
Step 9: Yellow sparkles
Colour the spark and the 3 sparkles yellow. Leave the top oval white.
Step 10: Pink cheeks
Colour the cheeks pink.
Step 11: Cream band
Colour the middle band cream, going around the pink cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Red bands
Go over your lines, then colour the top and bottom bands red. Your firecracker is ready to pop!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a firecracker, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
