How to Draw a Kid with a Cornucopia (Easy Step by Step)
Learn to draw a friendly kid holding a cornucopia filled with fall fruit using simple shapes. This easy, step-by-step guide is perfect for beginners looking for a Thanksgiving drawing project.
- Begin your drawing with a simple circle for the head.
- Form the body using a boxy shirt and ovals for the shoes.
- Draw the cornucopia as one long, bent tube spilling fall fruit.
- Create an easy, step-by-step Thanksgiving drawing.
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This drawing is a friendly kid holding a big curved horn that spills over with fall fruit. It is built from simple shapes: a circle for the head, ovals for the shoes, a boxy shirt, and one long bent tube for the horn. It is a great Thanksgiving drawing for beginners.
- Medium
- 20 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 kid with a cornucopia step by step
How to Draw a Kid with a Cornucopia · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch these 3 ovals. They only show where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase them at the end.
Step 2: The head
Draw a big circle near the top left of your page for the head. Everything else will hang from this shape.
Step 3: Hair and face
Draw a curved hairline across the top of the face with a little peak in the middle. Add two round dots for eyes and a small curved smile below them.
Step 4: Collar and shirt
Under the head, draw a wide, curved collar band. Then draw a line down from each end of the collar to make the sides of the shirt.
Step 5: Arms, belt and hem
Draw a curved arm on each side of the shirt. Add a wavy belt line across the middle, a bottom hem line below it, and a short line going down for a leg.
Step 6: Legs and shoes
Make sure two short straight legs hang down from the hem. Draw a flat oval at the bottom of each leg for a shoe.
Step 7: The horn
Start near the kid's hand and draw a long curve sweeping up to the right. Draw a second curve beside it to make a wide bent tube, then close the open mouth at the top with a short curved line.
Step 8: Horn stripes and hand
Draw two short curved lines across the horn, following its bend, to make stripes. Add a small rounded hand where the kid holds the horn.
Step 9: Fruit in the horn
Above the horn's mouth, draw a bumpy bunch of round fruit spilling out, with a little striped pumpkin and a leaf peeking out among them.
Step 10: Fruit on the ground
Near the bottom right, draw a round pumpkin with a curly stem and two curved lines inside. Next to it draw a small round apple with a little stem.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your kid with a cornucopia? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a turkey or how to draw a slice of pumpkin pie next.
Tips for drawing a kid with a cornucopia
- The horn is the trickiest part. Draw the top curve first, then draw the bottom curve a similar distance away so the tube stays the same width.
- Make the stripes on the horn curve the same way the horn bends, like belts wrapped around it.
- Draw the fruit in a bumpy bunch at the horn's mouth so it looks like it is tumbling out.
Free kid with a cornucopia coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this kid with a cornucopia 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 a cornucopia drawing
Try warm fall colors: orange pumpkins, red apples, and a golden horn with brown stripes. For a creative twist, give the kid a rainbow shirt or add leaves falling around the page.
Kid with a cornucopia fun fact for kids
A cornucopia is also called a horn of plenty. The word comes from the Latin words cornu copiae, which mean horn of plenty, and the idea goes back to ancient Greece.
Questions about drawing a kid with a cornucopia
What shapes do I need to draw a kid with a cornucopia?
You need a circle for the head, ovals for the shoes, a boxy shape for the shirt, and a long curved tube for the horn. The fruit is made from simple round shapes.
How do I draw the cornucopia so it looks curved?
Draw two curved lines that sweep up side by side, then add short stripe lines that bend the same way across the tube.
How do I make the fruit look more fun?
Add little stems and leaves, and draw curved lines inside the pumpkin so it looks round and ribbed.
