How to Draw Macaroni and Cheese (Easy Step by Step)
A bowl of macaroni and cheese is a cozy thing to draw. It is built from a round bowl, a puffy cloud for the cheesy pasta, and lots of little hook-shaped noodles. Once you know those simple shapes, you can fill your bowl with as many noodles as you like.
- Easy
- 12 minutes
- 9 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
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How to draw macaroni and cheese step by step
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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 bowl
Draw a big rounded U shape for the bowl, like a wide smile. At the top of each side, add a little bumpy curl that bends inward, and leave the middle of the top open.
Step 3: Rim and foot
Draw a gentle curved line across the bowl from one side to the other for the rim. Then add a small flat shape under the bowl for its foot, like a short upside-down trapezoid.
Step 4: The cheesy mound
Join the two bumpy curls at the top with a puffy, bumpy line, like the top of a cloud. This closes the shape of the cheesy mound sitting on the rim.
Step 5: Left noodles
On the left side of the mound, draw three little C-shaped hooks close together. Turn them in slightly different directions.
Step 6: Middle and right noodles
Draw more small hooks across the middle and the right side of the mound. Make some C shapes and some wavy squiggles, in a few different sizes.
Step 7: One more noodle
Fill a gap near the top middle of the mound with one more small C-shaped hook.
Step 8: The fork
Draw a fork sticking up out of the mound on the right. Start with a short handle going up from the food, then add the prongs at the top, joined together by a curved line.
Step 9: Steam squiggles
Above the bowl on the left, draw two tall wavy lines side by side, like squiggly snakes standing up. They show the food is hot.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your macaroni and cheese? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a kid baking or how to draw a kid with pizza next.
Tips for drawing macaroni and cheese
- Draw the bowl and rim first so the cheesy mound has a good place to sit.
- Think of each noodle as a small letter C or a little squiggle, and turn them in different directions so they do not all look the same.
- Draw the fork near the end, sticking up out of the mound, so it looks like it is stuck in the food.
Free macaroni and cheese coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this macaroni and cheese 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 macaroni and cheese drawing
Color the mound sunny yellow or orange for the cheese and the bowl a bright blue or red. For a creative twist, give each noodle a different shade of orange. The steam can be light gray.
Macaroni and cheese fun fact for kids
Boxed macaroni and cheese was first sold by Kraft in the United States in 1937, and it was popular during the years when families had to stretch their food budgets.
Questions about drawing macaroni and cheese
What shapes do I need to draw macaroni and cheese?
You need a rounded bowl shape, a puffy cloud shape for the cheesy mound, and lots of small C-shaped hooks for the noodles. A fork and two wavy steam lines finish it.
How do I draw macaroni noodles that look right?
Draw small curved C shapes and wavy squiggles. Make some bigger and some smaller, and turn them in different directions.
How do I make my bowl of mac and cheese look yummier?
Add wavy steam lines above the bowl and stick a fork into the pasta. Coloring the cheese a bright, warm orange helps too.
