Ages 5 to 6, at home or in class
Kindergarten drawing ideas
Drawings a kindergartener can finish in one sitting: faces, simple animals, the school bus and the seasons, and tips for running them with a class.
Kindergarten is when most children can follow a ten-step lesson on their own: look at the picture, draw the red line, next. The ideas here are sized for that, one big shape, clear steps, a result they can name, and grouped so a teacher can pick a lesson for a twenty-minute slot and a parent can pick one for after school.
For a class, put the lesson on the board and draw one step at a time; the directed drawing page has the full routine and printables.
Good first lessons for kindergarten
How to Draw a Cat Face
10 steps
How to Draw a Dog Face
9 steps
How to Draw a Panda Face
7 steps
How to Draw an Owl Face
9 steps
How to Draw the Sun
10 steps
How to Draw an Apple
10 steps
How to Draw a Fish Face with Bubbles
9 steps
How to Draw a Snail
10 steps
How to Draw a Chick
11 steps
How to Draw a Kite
10 steps
Whole animals, still easy
How to Draw a Cat
12 steps
How to Draw a Fish
13 steps
How to Draw a Duck
12 steps
How to Draw a Frog
12 steps
How to Draw a Turtle
13 steps
How to Draw a Bee
13 steps
How to Draw a Ladybug
12 steps
How to Draw a Butterfly
12 steps
How to Draw a Penguin
12 steps
How to Draw a Bunny
13 steps
How to Draw a Bird
12 steps
How to Draw a Dinosaur Face
10 steps
School and home
How to Draw a School Bus
14 steps
How to Draw a Backpack
12 steps
How to Draw a Crayon
10 steps
How to Draw a Pencil
11 steps
How to Draw a Book
11 steps
How to Draw a House
13 steps
How to Draw a Car
11 steps
How to Draw a Tree
11 steps
How to Draw a Flower
11 steps
How to Draw a Rainbow
10 steps
How to Draw a Teacher
13 steps
How to Draw a Kid
13 steps
Through the year
How to Draw an Apple
10 steps
How to Draw a Pumpkin
10 steps
How to Draw a Turkey
12 steps
How to Draw a Snowman
13 steps
How to Draw a Christmas Tree
12 steps
How to Draw a Valentine Heart
10 steps
How to Draw a Shamrock
12 steps
How to Draw Earth
10 steps
How to Draw a Sunflower
11 steps
How to Draw a Beach with an Umbrella
13 steps
How to Draw Ice Cream
12 steps
Kindergarten tips
- “Draw it big” is the only instruction that matters before step one. A head the size of a fist leaves room for everything else.
- Read the step out loud, then draw it yourself on the board. Children watch the pencil more than the picture.
- Colouring is the reward and the quiet bit; plan five minutes for it at the end.
- The printable worksheet makes a good take-home or a sheet for early finishers; page two is an outline to trace.
Questions parents and teachers ask
What should a kindergartener be able to draw?
A person with a head, body, arms and legs, simple animals from shapes, and recognisable objects like a house or the sun. The lessons here practise exactly those.
How do I do directed drawing with kindergarten?
Short lessons (ten steps or fewer), big paper, one step on the board at a time, shape words out loud. The directed drawing page has a step-by-step routine.