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How to Draw a Weather Balloon
Draw a weather balloon 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: big round balloon.
Step 1: Big round balloon
In the upper half, draw 1 huge circle, much bigger than your hand.
Tip A weather balloon is a round ball, not a teardrop.
Step 2: Two big eyes
A little below the middle, draw 2 big round eyes with a black dot and a white shine in each.
Step 3: Smile, cheeks and shine
Under the eyes, draw a U smile and 2 oval cheeks. Add a curved shine line high on the left.
Step 4: The neck
Start on the circle, left of the bottom. Draw a little knot hanging down and stop back on the circle.
Step 5: Long string
Start on the knot. Draw 1 long straight line down, a hand long, and stop in the air.
Step 6: Little box
At the string's end, draw a small box. Add a line across and an antenna with a dot on top.
Tip The box is tiny: it only holds the little weather sensors.
Step 7: Clouds
Draw a puffy cloud on each side of the string: 3 round bumps on a flat base.
Step 8: Three twinkles
Draw 3 little twinkles in the sky: 1 high left, 1 high right and 1 low right.
Step 9: White balloon, pink cheeks
Go over your lines. Leave the balloon and eyes white, and colour the 2 cheeks pink.
Step 10: Sky and twinkles
Colour the twinkles yellow. Colour the sky light blue around the balloon, box and clouds.
Step 11: Tan box, grey knot
Colour the box tan, leaving the line showing. Colour the neck and knot grey. Your weather balloon is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a weather balloon, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
