How to Draw a Christmas Tree with Presents (Easy Step by Step)
Learn how to draw a cute Christmas tree with presents using simple shapes like clouds, stars, and boxes. This easy step-by-step guide is perfect for your first holiday drawing, emphasizing that perfection isn't necessary.
- Draw your Christmas tree as a fluffy cloud with a smiley face.
- Place a star on one side of your tree for decoration.
- Create a pile of wrapped presents at the base of your tree.
- Use simple shapes like boxes and loops for the presents and bows.
- Don't worry about perfection; it's an easy and fun first holiday drawing.
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This cute Christmas tree is a big fluffy cloud with a smiley face, a star on one side, and a pile of wrapped presents at its feet. It is built from simple shapes: a bumpy cloud, a star, a few boxes, and some little loops for bows. Nothing has to be perfect, which makes it a great first holiday drawing.
- Easy
- 15 minutes
- 10 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 tree with presents step by step
- Tips for drawing a Christmas tree with presents
- Free Christmas tree with presents coloring page
- How to color your Christmas tree with presents drawing
- Christmas tree with presents fun fact for kids
- Questions about drawing a Christmas tree with presents
- More easy holiday drawings
How to draw a Christmas tree with presents step by step
How to Draw a Christmas Tree with Presents · 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 fluffy tree
Draw one big, puffy cloud shape with a bumpy edge, like a bunch of rounded scallops joined together. Leave a small gap at the top right for the star.
Step 3: The star
At the top right, draw a small five-pointed star that tucks against the edge of the tree. Start at one point and zigzag around with soft, rounded tips.
Step 4: The happy face
Draw two round dots for eyes in the middle of the tree, side by side. Add a tiny smile between them, a little curve with turned-up ends.
Step 5: The trunk
Under the tree, draw two nearly straight lines going down from the bottom bumps. Leave the space between them open, like a tall trunk.
Step 6: First present
To the left of the trunk, draw a box with a lid that sticks out a little at the sides. Add a small squiggly loop on top of the lid.
Step 7: More presents
Draw a small box at the far left, then on the right side draw a small box with a lid and a wider box beside it. Join the bottoms of all the boxes with a flat line along the ground.
Step 8: The bows
On top of some of the lids, draw two little loops that look like bunny ears, meeting in the middle. Make the loops round.
Step 9: Ribbons across
Draw a straight line across the front of each box, from one side to the other. This is the ribbon that wraps around the present.
Step 10: Ribbons down
Draw two short straight lines down the front of each box, from the lid to the bottom. Now every present looks wrapped up.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your Christmas tree with presents? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a menorah or how to draw a dreidel next.
Tips for drawing a Christmas tree with presents
- Draw the cloud with a series of small, rounded humps instead of one long line. Lift your pencil between humps if that feels easier.
- Leave a little gap near the top right of the tree so the star has room to sit against it.
- Let the boxes sit close together and touch a little. A tight pile of presents looks full and cozy.
Free Christmas tree with presents coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this Christmas tree with presents 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 tree with presents drawing
Try a bright green tree with a yellow star, and give each present its own color and a ribbon in a matching bright shade. For a creative twist, color the tree in rainbow stripes or add dots of snow all around it.
Christmas tree with presents fun fact for kids
The tradition of decorating evergreen trees at winter holidays goes back hundreds of years in Germany. Evergreens were special because they stayed green all winter long.
Questions about drawing a Christmas tree with presents
What shapes do I need to draw a Christmas tree with presents?
You need a bumpy cloud shape for the tree, a star, and boxes for the presents. Small loops make the bows and straight lines make the ribbons.
How do I make my Christmas tree look cuter?
Give it a face with two round eyes and a tiny smile, like this one. A small, soft-pointed star also makes everything look friendlier.
How do I draw presents that look wrapped?
Draw a box with a lid, then add ribbon lines across and down the box. Top it with two little loops for a bow.
