How to Draw a Kid with Christmas Lights (Easy Step by Step)
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A kid wrapped up in a string of Christmas lights is a cozy, silly thing to draw. It is built from simple shapes: a big round head, a box for the body, small circles for hands, ovals for feet and tilted ovals for light bulbs. Even a beginner can finish it, and the wiggly string of lights is the fun part.
- Easy
- 10 minutes
- 7 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawing
In this article (7 sections)
- How to draw a kid with Christmas lights step by step
- Tips for drawing a kid with Christmas lights
- Free kid with Christmas lights coloring page
- How to color your kid with Christmas lights drawing
- Kid with Christmas lights fun fact for kids
- Questions about drawing a kid with Christmas lights
- More easy Christmas drawings
How to draw a kid with Christmas lights step by step
How to Draw a Kid with Christmas Lights · tinyhandscreate.com
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: Round head outline
Draw a big round shape for the head near the top of your page. Start at the left, curve up and over the top, and come down on the right, leaving a gap at the bottom where the body will go.
Step 3: The boxy body
Under the head, draw a box with a straight top and slightly curved sides, a bit like a bucket. Make the bottom line curve gently downward, and leave a small gap in each side.
Step 4: A happy face
Draw two little dots for eyes in the middle of the head. Add a small curved smile below them, like a little bowl.
Step 5: Two oval feet
Under the body, draw two side-by-side ovals that touch in the middle, like a sideways number eight. They are the kid's feet.
Step 6: Little round hands
Draw a small curl on each side of the body, down low, for the hands. Each one is almost a circle with a little gap where an arm will come in.
Step 7: Arms, legs and lights
Draw curved arms from the sides of the body to the hands, and two short lines for legs between the body and the feet. Then draw a wiggly string across the body with small tilted ovals for bulbs, and let the end of the string trail off to the right.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your kid with Christmas lights? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a kid with a gingerbread man or how to draw a snowman next.
Tips for drawing a kid with Christmas lights
- Draw the bulbs as small tilted ovals, a bit like eggs. They do not need to match, since lights look best when each one is a little different.
- Keep the string of lights as one wiggly line that passes from bulb to bulb. Go slowly and let the line bend gently instead of sharply.
- Draw the two feet ovals so they touch in the middle. If one comes out bigger, that is fine, because kids' feet can look a little silly and still be charming.
Free kid with Christmas lights coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this kid with Christmas lights 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 kid with Christmas lights drawing
Color the bulbs red, green, yellow and blue, and give the kid a bright sweater on the boxy body. For a creative twist, color the background dark blue so the lights seem to shine.
Kid with Christmas lights fun fact for kids
The first string of electric Christmas lights was made in 1882 by Edward Johnson, a friend of Thomas Edison. He hand-wired 80 little red, white and blue bulbs onto his Christmas tree in New York City.
Questions about drawing a kid with Christmas lights
What shapes do I need to draw a kid with Christmas lights?
You need a big round shape for the head, a box with slightly curved sides for the body, small circles for the hands, two ovals for the feet and tilted ovals for the bulbs. A wiggly line connects the bulbs.
How do I make my Christmas lights drawing look cuter?
Give the kid a big smile and round dots for eyes. Make the bulbs slightly different sizes, and let the string trail out to the side as if it is being dragged along.
How do I draw Christmas light bulbs?
Draw a small tilted oval for each bulb. Place them along the wiggly string, one after another, and make each one a little different.
