How to Draw a Christmas Octopus (Easy Step by Step)
Learn to draw a cheerful Christmas octopus in a Santa hat using simple shapes. You'll follow easy steps to create the hat, a round head, wavy arms, and a happy face.
- Start by drawing the Santa hat's band, floppy cone, and pom-pom.
- Add a round head for your octopus.
- Complete your drawing with wavy arms and a happy face.
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
A little octopus in a Santa hat is a cheerful Christmas drawing built from simple shapes. You start with the hat, a band and a floppy cone with a pom-pom, then add a round head, wavy arms and a happy face.
- Medium
- 15 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 Christmas octopus step by step
How to Draw a Christmas Octopus · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Santa hat
Draw a curved band, then a long floppy cone that sweeps up and over to the right from the band. Add a small short line near the tip of the cone for a fold.
Step 2: The pom-pom
At the tip of the hat, draw a small circle for the pom-pom. Let it touch the end of the hat.
Step 3: Head and side arms
Starting under the hat band on each side, draw a curved line down for the round head. At the bottom of each line, curve out into a wide, wavy arm that reaches left or right, with a rounded tip.
Step 4: The bottom arms
In the middle below the head, draw two curvy arms that start at one point and swoop down and outward. Curl the ends up a little.
Step 5: Eyes and smile
Draw two oval eyes inside the head, one on each side. Add a small curved smile between them.
Step 6: Left curly arm
On the left, draw a thin arm that rises up from the big arm and curls over at the top like a candy cane hook. Close the arm back down to the body.
Step 7: Right curly arm
On the right, draw a matching curly arm that rises up and curls over at the top. Add a little loop near the middle of the arm.
All done!
Go over your lines with a marker, then color it in.
Finished your Christmas octopus? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a menorah or how to draw a dreidel next.
Tips for drawing a Christmas octopus
- Take your time with the hat. Draw the band first so the cone has a place to start.
- Draw the two big side arms before the small curly ones, so you know how much room is left.
- Make the curly arms with a slow, round hook shape, like the top of a candy cane.
Free Christmas octopus coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this Christmas octopus 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 Christmas octopus drawing
Color the hat red with a white band and pom-pom, and make the octopus a bright purple or orange. For a twist, give each arm a different color or add stripes to the curly arms.
Christmas octopus fun fact for kids
An octopus has three hearts and blue blood. Two hearts pump blood to the gills and one pumps it to the rest of the body.
Questions about drawing a Christmas octopus
What shapes do I need to draw a Christmas octopus?
You need a curved band and a long cone for the hat, a small circle for the pom-pom, and a round head. The arms are wavy, rounded shapes, and two of them curl at the top like candy canes.
How do I make my octopus look cuter?
Keep the eyes wide apart and the smile small. Big round eyes make it look friendly.
What is the hardest part of this drawing?
The curly arms are the trickiest part. Draw them slowly in one smooth line, and it is fine if they look a little wobbly.
