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How to Draw a Sandbox
Draw a sandbox 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 sand.
Step 1: The sand
Below the middle of your paper draw a wide flat table top: 2 slanted sides and a long bottom line.
Step 2: The bucket
Draw a bucket in the sand on the left. Arch a low handle from rim end to rim end.
Step 3: Bucket eyes
On the bucket draw 2 round eyes a gap apart. Colour a black dot in each with 2 white shines.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a U smile from eye to eye. Add a tiny oval cheek under each eye.
Step 5: The front board
Under the sand draw a long flat plank right across, a finger tall. It covers the bottom of the bucket.
Step 6: Back and side boards
Above the sand draw a thin plank. From each end draw a slanted line down to the front board.
Step 7: The spade
On the right draw a spade standing in the sand: a rounded grip, a thin handle, a wide pointed blade.
Step 8: Sand pile and grass
Start left of the spade, draw a low sand hump, stop right of it. Add grass by each box end.
Step 9: Sparkles and ground
Add 3 sparkles in the air. Draw a ground line under the front board, edge to edge.
Step 10: Sandy sand
Go over your lines, then colour the sand and the sand pile sand yellow, leaving the eyes white.
Step 11: Cheeks and boards
Colour the cheeks pink. Colour the front, back and side boards wood brown.
Step 12: Red bucket, blue spade
Colour the bucket red around the face, and the spade blue. Your sandbox is ready to play in!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a sandbox, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
