How to Draw a Candy Jar (Easy Step by Step)
A candy jar is a sweet drawing built from simple shapes. You draw a tall rounded jar, a lid with a knob, a label with a heart, two lollipops and some wrapped candies. Once you can draw one wrapped candy, you can repeat it as many times as you like.
- Medium
- 15 minutes
- 9 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawingIn this article (7 sections)
How to draw a candy jar step by step
How to Draw a Candy Jar · 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 jar body
Draw a tall rounded shape like a big rounded rectangle, but leave the top open. Start at the upper left, curve down the side, round the bottom corners, and go up the right side.
Step 3: Lid and knob
Across the open top of the jar, draw a long rounded rectangle for the lid. Then add a small arch on top of the lid for the knob.
Step 4: The label
In the lower middle of the jar, draw a rectangle with rounded corners. This is the label sticker.
Step 5: Heart on the label
Inside the label, draw a heart. Start with two bumps at the top that meet in a dip, then curve down to a point at the bottom.
Step 6: Two lollipop circles
Near the top of the jar, below the lid, draw two circles side by side. These are the round tops of two lollipops.
Step 7: Swirls, stick and candy
Inside each circle, draw a little spiral that curls in like a snail shell. Then draw a straight stick down from the right circle and a wrapped candy at the bottom of the stick: an oval with a small bow-tie shape on each end.
Step 8: More wrapped candies
Draw a straight stick down from the left circle and finish it with a wrapped candy at the bottom, just like the right one. Then draw one more wrapped candy in the middle, between the two sticks.
Step 9: Candies outside the jar
Outside the jar, draw one more wrapped candy on each side near the bottom. Use an oval with a bow-tie shape on each end, just like the ones inside.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your candy jar? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a bowl of spaghetti or how to draw a sandwich next.
Tips for drawing a candy jar
- Draw the jar body tall and wide, and leave the top open. The lid will close it in the next step.
- For a wrapped candy, draw the oval first, then add the two bow-tie ends. Make both ends the same size so the candy looks balanced.
- Draw each lollipop stick straight down from its circle. Go slowly if your line wobbles.
Free candy jar coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this candy jar 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 candy jar drawing
Try a pink and purple pair of lollipops, candies with bright stripes and a red heart on the label. Give every wrapper a different pattern, like dots, zigzags or stars.
Candy jar fun fact for kids
Glass, the material most candy jars are made of, is mostly made by melting sand at very high heat.
Questions about drawing a candy jar
What shapes do I need to draw a candy jar?
You need a tall rounded shape for the jar, a long rounded rectangle for the lid, a rectangle and a heart for the label, circles and spirals for the lollipops, and ovals for the candies.
How do I draw a wrapped candy?
Start with an oval in the middle. Then add a small bow-tie shape on the left and right ends.
How do I make my candy jar look more fun?
Add more candies, and give each one a different wrapper pattern. You can also change the heart on the label to a star.
