What are the easiest drawings for a child to start with? 15 drawings in three levels: five with 3 steps or less (sun, balloon), five with 4–5 steps (house, fish), and five 6-step challenges (train, lion). All are built from the circle, square, and triangle every child knows from age 4 — and each succeeds on the first try because it grows one step at a time.
| Level | Steps | Examples | Best age |
|---|---|---|---|
| One | 3 or less | Sun, balloon, cloud | 4–5 years |
| Two | 4–5 | House, fish, rainbow | 5–7 years |
| Three | 6 | Train, rocket, lion | 6–9 years |
What Are the Level-One Drawings? (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.
What Are the Level-Two Drawings? (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.
What Is the Level-Three Challenge? (Six Steps)
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.
How Do You Make Every Drawing Succeed First Try?
- 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.
FAQs About Easy Drawings
Which drawing should a total beginner start with? The smiling sun: a circle, rays, and a face — done in two minutes, and that first success fuels everything after.
How many drawings per session? One to three depending on age; what matters is ending the session before boredom, not after.
What comes after mastering all fifteen? Animals and full scenes step by step — exactly the path of the Rasm Kids course, with short video lessons a child follows independently.
