How to Draw Little Bo-Peep (Easy Step by Step)
Learn how to easily draw Little Bo-Peep and her lamb using simple, friendly shapes like eggs, bells, and clouds. This step-by-step guide breaks down the process for you.
- Draw Little Bo-Peep's head using an egg shape.
- Form her dress by sketching a bell shape.
- Use flat ovals to create her shoes.
- Represent her lamb as a puffy cloud with a round face.
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Little Bo-Peep is a sweet nursery rhyme shepherdess, and she is built from friendly shapes. Her head is an egg, her dress is a bell, and her shoes are flat ovals. Her little lamb is a puffy cloud with a round face, so the whole picture is easy to build one shape at a time.
- Medium
- 15 minutes
- 9 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
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How to draw Little Bo-Peep step by step
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Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch these 2 ovals. They only show where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase them at the end.
Step 2: Head and bonnet
Draw a big tall egg shape for the head, but leave a small gap at the bottom of the chin. Then add a curved band across the top part to make the bonnet, with the ends tucking down at the sides.
Step 3: The dress
Under the head, draw a wide bell shape like a lampshade for the dress. Start with a short wavy line across the top for the collar, curve the sides outward, and finish with a gently curved hem at the bottom.
Step 4: The apron
Draw two slightly slanted lines down the middle of the dress, wider at the bottom, to make the apron. They start at the collar and end near the hem.
Step 5: Face, bow and arm
Add two dots for eyes and a little smile. Draw a bow like a sideways bow tie at the neck, a small curl on each side of the bonnet, two short bands across the apron, and a thin arm on the left side with a small round hand. Finish with a line across the bottom of the apron and two short legs below the hem.
Step 6: Round shoes
At the bottom of each leg, draw a flat oval for a shoe. Make them the same size so she stands steady.
Step 7: The shepherd's staff
Draw one long straight line standing up beside the dress. At the top, curve it over and curl it into a hook, like a candy cane. Leave a tiny gap near the bottom of the line, then finish the last short piece.
Step 8: Arm and lamb dots
Draw a long, thin oval reaching out from the dress toward the staff for her other arm. Where it meets the staff, add a small circle for her hand. Near the bottom right, add a few little dots and two short upright lines, which will become the lamb's face dots and legs.
Step 9: The little lamb
Next to the staff, draw a round face with two little ears around the dots. Then add a big cloud-shaped body with a bumpy edge behind the face, so the short legs peek out below.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your Little Bo-Peep? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw Mary had a little lamb or how to draw Baa Baa Black Sheep next.
Tips for drawing Little Bo-Peep
- Draw the big egg for the head first and leave room below it. The dress needs space, and the bonnet band is much easier to place on a head that is already drawn.
- The bow at the neck is the trickiest part. Draw it as two small loops side by side with a tiny knot in the middle so the two sides match.
- Draw the staff as one long straight line before you add the hook. Then curl the top over slowly and stop when it looks like a candy cane.
Free Little Bo-Peep coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this Little Bo-Peep coloring page at full size and print it. It is the same drawing you just learned, with clean lines ready for crayons or markers.
How to color your Little Bo-Peep drawing
Try a sky blue dress, a white apron, and a pink bow, with a soft cream lamb. For a creative twist, color the bonnet in stripes or polka dots and give the lamb a bright ribbon.
Little Bo-Peep fun fact for kids
A shepherd's crook is a staff with a curved hook at the top. Shepherds use the hook to gently catch a sheep by the neck or leg without hurting it.
Questions about drawing Little Bo-Peep
What shapes do I need to draw Little Bo-Peep?
You need an egg shape for the head, a bell shape for the dress, and flat ovals for the shoes. The staff is a long line with a curl at the top, and the lamb is a round face with a cloud-shaped body.
How do I make my Little Bo-Peep look cuter?
Keep the eyes as simple dots and the smile small and curved. Make the head big compared to the body, and add a bow at the neck.
How do I draw the lamb's fluffy wool?
Draw a row of small round bumps to make a cloud shape for the body. Keep the bumps different sizes so it looks soft and fluffy.
