Looking for easy drawings your child can start today and finish successfully on the first try? Here are 15 ideas ordered from easiest to hardest, each built from the basic shapes every child already knows. The golden rule: start at the top of the list, and move on only when the current idea feels easy and fun.
Group One: Three Steps or Less
1. The Smiling Sun
A circle in the middle of the page, short lines around it for rays, then two eyes and a smile. A finished drawing in under a minute.
2. The Flying Balloon
A circle or oval, a wavy string hanging down, and a tiny triangle where the string meets the balloon.
3. The Rainy Cloud
Three overlapping circles form a cloud, with short slanted lines underneath for rain.
4. The Ice Cream Cone
An upside-down triangle for the cone, topped with one or two scoops in different colors.
5. The Starfish
A simple five-point star, small dots along its arms, and a smiling face in the middle.
Group Two: Four to Five Steps
6. The Country House
A big square, a triangle roof, a small rectangle door, two square windows, and a little chimney.
7. The Fruit Tree
A vertical rectangle trunk, a big green circle on top, and small red circles for apples.
8. The Colorful Fish
An oval body, a triangle tail, an eye and a small circle mouth, then curved lines for scales.
9. Rainbow Between Clouds
A cloud at each end with parallel colored arcs between them — excellent arc-control practice.
10. The Butterfly
A thin oval body, two large and two small circles for wings, then dot patterns inside the wings.
Group Three: The Six-Step Challenge
11. The Little Train
Connected rectangles in a row, circles for wheels, and a chimney with spiral smoke.
12. The Rocket
A triangle on a tall rectangle, two triangle fins at the bottom, a circle window, and zigzag flames below.
13. The Smiling Lion
A circle face, dense short lines around it for the mane, two small ears, then facial features and whiskers.
14. The Sailboat
A big half circle for the hull, a mast in the middle, two triangle sails, and wavy water lines underneath.
15. The Fruit Basket
An upside-down half circle with criss-cross weave lines, topped with circles of different sizes and colors: apples, oranges, grapes.
Three Tips That Make Every Drawing Succeed
- Draw each step yourself on a separate sheet and let your child copy it — watching then doing beats verbal explanations.
- Start with a light pencil so mistakes erase without frustration, then trace the final lines with a darker pen.
- Finish every drawing with coloring plus the child's name and date in the corner — an artist's signature builds real pride.
What Comes After the Fifteen?
By the end of this list your child will have practiced all the basic shapes and combinations without noticing. The natural next step is moving from scattered ideas to an ordered curriculum that builds skills gradually — exactly what we designed the Rasm Kids course to do.
