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How to Draw a Box Kite
Draw a box kite in 11 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 top box.
Step 1: The top box
Draw a tilted box near the top. Add a wide V under it, with a line up from its point.
Step 2: 2 big eyes
On the front of the top box draw 2 big egg eyes, one eye apart. Add black dots.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a wide U smile from eye to eye. Add a small oval cheek beside each eye.
Step 4: The bottom box
A little way below, draw the same box, V and line again, right under the first.
Step 5: The sticks
Start at the 4 corners of the open end. Draw a stick down from each, stopping at the box below.
Step 6: The string
Start at the bottom left corner of the lower box. Draw a curving string away to the bottom left.
Step 7: Wind marks
On the left draw 3 short curved lines, one above the other, for the wind.
Step 8: Sparkles
Draw 3 little sparkle stars around the kite, not touching it.
Step 9: Yellow sides, sparkles
Go over your lines. Colour the side panels and the sparkles yellow.
Step 10: Pink cheeks, orange ends
Colour the cheeks pink. Colour inside each open end orange.
Step 11: Red front panels
Colour the front of both boxes red, around the eyes and cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a box kite, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
