How to Draw Mary Had a Little Lamb (Easy Step by Step)
Learn to draw Mary Had a Little Lamb with this easy step-by-step guide. You'll use simple shapes like circles, ovals, and bell shapes to create Mary, her pigtails, lunchbox, and a sweet lamb.
- Draw Mary's head with a simple round shape.
- Form her pigtails with leaf shapes and bows with loops.
- Use a bell shape for Mary's dress and ovals for her shoes.
- Create the lamb's wool using a puffy cloud shape.
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This drawing shows Mary from the nursery rhyme with her pigtails, her lunch box and a sweet little lamb beside her. It is built from simple shapes: a round head, loops for the bows, leaf shapes for the pigtails, a bell shape for the dress, ovals for the shoes and a puffy cloud for the wool. Once you can draw those, you can draw the whole story.
- Medium
- 15 minutes
- 9 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
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In this article (7 sections)
How to draw Mary had a little lamb step by step
How to Draw Mary Had a Little Lamb · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Face and head
Draw a big curved line for the top of Mary's head, with a little curl at each side. Add two dots for eyes, a small curved smile, and a curved line on each side for her cheeks.
Step 2: Wavy bangs
Near the top of the head, draw a wavy line with a pointy peak in the middle, like a little hill. It goes from one side of the head to the other.
Step 3: Hair bows
At each side of the head, where the bangs end, draw a small loop with a short bar across it. These are Mary's two hair bows.
Step 4: Long pigtails
Below each bow, draw a long, narrow leaf shape that hangs down beside the face. Make both pigtails about the same length.
Step 5: Dress and lunch box
Under the chin, draw a small bow-shaped collar. Then draw the dress, wider at the bottom like a bell, closed with a gently curved line. On the left, draw a rectangle for a lunch box.
Step 6: Sleeves
Draw a long curved line down each side of the dress to make the sleeves. The left sleeve reaches toward the lunch box.
Step 7: Lunch box stripe
Draw one straight line across the middle of the lunch box to split it into two stripes.
Step 8: Little shoes
Under the dress, draw two flat ovals side by side for Mary's shoes. Let them peek out just below the hem.
Step 9: The little lamb
Off to the right, draw a small round face with two dots for eyes and a dot for the nose. Then draw a puffy, bumpy cloud shape behind it for the wool.
All done!
Go over your lines with a marker, then color it in.
Finished your Mary had a little lamb? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw Baa Baa Black Sheep or how to draw Jack and Jill next.
Tips for drawing Mary had a little lamb
- Draw the head first and leave room on both sides. The bows and pigtails need space to hang down.
- The bows can look tricky. Just draw a small loop with a short bar across it at each side of the head.
- For the lamb's wool, draw bumpy, rounded curves like a cloud instead of a straight outline. Keep the lamb smaller than Mary.
Free Mary had a little lamb coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this Mary had a little lamb 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 Mary had a little lamb drawing
Try yellow or brown for the hair, a bright color for the dress and a soft cream for the lamb. For a creative twist, make the lunch box stripes two different colors.
Mary had a little lamb fun fact for kids
In 1877, Thomas Edison recited "Mary Had a Little Lamb" as the first words he recorded on his new phonograph.
Questions about drawing Mary had a little lamb
What shapes do I need to draw Mary and her little lamb?
You need a big rounded head, small loops for the bows, leaf shapes for the pigtails, a bell shape for the dress and ovals for the shoes. The lamb is a small round face with a bumpy cloud for its wool.
How do I make Mary's pigtails look right?
Draw each pigtail as a long leaf shape that starts under the bow and hangs beside the face. Make both the same length so they look balanced.
How do I make my lamb look cuter?
Draw the lamb with a small face and a big, fluffy body. Add little dots for the eyes and nose, and use lots of bumpy curves for the wool.
