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How to Draw a Shape Sorter
Draw a shape sorter 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 box front.
Step 1: The box front
A little below the middle of your paper draw a box, wider than it is tall, sitting on the ground.
Step 2: 2 big eyes
On the box draw 2 big egg eyes, one eye apart, each with a black dot. Leave the rest white.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a wide U smile. Draw a small flat oval cheek out beside each eye.
Step 4: Top and side
Draw a slanted top on the box, then a thin right side down to the box's bottom corner.
Step 5: Shape holes
On the top draw the holes in a row: a star, a circle, a slanted square and a triangle.
Step 6: The star block
Beside the box's right side, draw a small star block standing on its 2 bottom points.
Step 7: Blocks on the ground
Draw a round block on the left of the box, and a square block to the right of the star.
Step 8: Ground line
Start a little in from the left edge. Draw a ground line across and stop near the right edge.
Step 9: Sparkles
Draw 2 little sparkles in the air above the box.
Step 10: Sand top, yellow box
Go over your lines. Colour the top light sand, then the front, side and sparkles yellow, around the face.
Step 11: Pink cheeks, grey holes
Colour the cheeks pink and the 4 holes grey.
Step 12: Red and blue blocks
Colour the star block and the ball red, and the square block blue. Your shape sorter is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a shape sorter, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
