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Drawing ideas for 7 year olds
Drawing ideas for seven-year-olds: animals in poses, sea creatures, space, food and the first characters, twelve to thirteen steps with a bit more detail.
Seven-year-olds draw with intent. They want the horse to be running and the shark to have teeth, and they can manage a thirteen-step lesson with a couple of details at the end. This is also the age where children decide whether they are “good at drawing”, so pick lessons that finish well: the ones below are chosen for a reliably good result.
Animals with personality
How to Draw a Horse
12 steps
How to Draw a Shark
12 steps
How to Draw a Dolphin
13 steps
How to Draw a Giraffe
12 steps
How to Draw a Lion
12 steps
How to Draw a Koala
13 steps
How to Draw a Red Panda
12 steps
How to Draw a Hedgehog
12 steps
How to Draw a Sea Turtle
13 steps
How to Draw an Octopus
13 steps
How to Draw an Eagle
12 steps
Space and machines
How to Draw a Rocket Launch
13 steps
How to Draw an Astronaut
13 steps
How to Draw a UFO
13 steps
How to Draw Saturn
10 steps
How to Draw a Helicopter
13 steps
How to Draw a Monster Truck
13 steps
How to Draw a Race Car
12 steps
How to Draw a Submarine
13 steps
Characters and creatures
How to Draw a Rainbow Unicorn
13 steps
How to Draw a Dragon
15 steps
How to Draw a Knight
14 steps
How to Draw a Pirate
12 steps
How to Draw a Robot
11 steps
How to Draw a Ninja Kid
12 steps
How to Draw a Superhero
11 steps
How to Draw a Wizard
13 steps
How to Draw a Ghost
10 steps
Tips for drawing with 7 year olds
- Show them the replay at the top of the lesson first, then the steps. Seeing the whole order once makes the steps make sense.
- Encourage a second go at the same drawing a day later; the second one is always better, and noticing that is the lesson.
- Thirteen steps is about fifteen minutes. Don’t rush the colouring.
Questions parents and teachers ask
What should a 7 year old draw?
Animals in a pose (a running horse, a swimming dolphin), simple characters (a knight, a mermaid) and scenes with more than one thing in them. The lessons above are twelve to thirteen steps.
Are these step by step?
Yes: every lesson shows the new lines in red on each step, with an animated replay and a printable worksheet.