How to Draw Hanukkah Gelt (Easy Step by Step)
Learn to draw Hanukkah gelt with this easy step-by-step guide. You'll create a smiling bag of chocolate coins using simple shapes like rounded sides, loops, circles, and triangles for stars.
- Use rounded sides to form your gelt bag.
- Create the bow with two simple loops.
- Draw three circles for the chocolate coins.
- Add stars to each coin using two triangles.
- Practice drawing basic shapes like circles and triangles.
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Hanukkah gelt is a little bag of shiny chocolate coins, and this one has a sweet smiling face. It is built from rounded sides for the bag, two loops for the bow, and three circles for the coins. Each coin gets a star made from two triangles, so you get lots of shape practice.
- Easy
- 12 minutes
- 9 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawing
In this article (7 sections)
How to draw Hanukkah gelt step by step
How to Draw Hanukkah Gelt · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch this oval. It only shows where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase it at the end.
Step 2: The bag sides
Start near the top and draw a curved line down the left side, bulging out and curving in at the bottom. Do the same on the right side, leaving a small gap at the top middle and at the bottom middle.
Step 3: The bow loops
At the top of the bag, draw two small leaf-shaped loops, one leaning left and one leaning right. Join them in the middle with a gentle curved line across the neck of the bag.
Step 4: The ribbon ties
Draw a short curved line inside each loop. Then, from the middle of the bow, draw two ribbon tails that dangle down and spread apart like a little upside-down V.
Step 5: The happy face
Add two small dots for eyes in the middle of the bag. Between them, a bit lower, draw a tiny smile shaped like a little bowl.
Step 6: The middle coin
At the bottom of the bag, draw a round circle that overlaps the bottom edge of the bag. Make it a complete circle.
Step 7: The side coins
Draw one circle to the left and one to the right of the middle coin. Make them the same size as the middle coin so they look like a matching set.
Step 8: The middle star
Inside the middle coin, draw a small triangle pointing up. Then draw a second triangle pointing down over it to make a six-pointed star.
Step 9: The side stars
Do the same star in the left coin and the right coin: one triangle pointing up, then one pointing down on top. Try to keep each star in the center of its coin.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your Hanukkah gelt? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a menorah or how to draw a dreidel next.
Tips for drawing Hanukkah gelt
- Start the bag sides with light lines and let them bulge out a little, so the bag looks round and puffy.
- The bow is the trickiest part. Make each loop like a small leaf, and have both loops meet at the same spot in the middle.
- For the stars, draw one triangle pointing up and one pointing down. Lightly mark the center of the coin first so each star sits in the middle.
Free Hanukkah gelt coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this Hanukkah gelt 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 Hanukkah gelt drawing
Try gold and yellow for the coins and a bright blue or silver for the stars. For a creative twist, color the bag in a shimmery pattern of dots, or give each coin a different shiny color.
Hanukkah gelt fun fact for kids
Gelt is the Yiddish word for money. Families often give chocolate gelt wrapped in gold foil during Hanukkah, and kids often play the dreidel game for it.
Questions about drawing Hanukkah gelt
What shapes do I need to draw Hanukkah gelt?
You need two curved sides for the bag, two leaf shapes for the bow, and three circles for the coins. The stars are made from two triangles each.
How do I draw a star of David for kids?
Draw a triangle pointing up, then draw a second triangle pointing down so it overlaps the first. The crossing lines make a six-pointed star.
How do I make my gelt bag look cuter?
Place the eyes wide apart and keep the smile small and a little low. Rounded sides and a bow with plump loops also make the bag look friendly.
