How to Draw Mother Goose (Easy Step by Step)
Learn to draw Mother Goose easily with this step-by-step guide. You'll use simple shapes like pears and ovals to create her friendly form, perfect for practicing how to join round shapes.
- Draw Mother Goose using an easy, step-by-step method.
- Begin her body with a large pear shape and her head with a tall oval.
- Add curved lines for details and two small feet to complete her.
- Practice joining round shapes, a fundamental skill for this drawing.
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Mother Goose is a friendly goose in a little bonnet, holding a book. She is built from a big pear shape, a tall oval head, a few curved lines, and two small feet. It is a good drawing for practicing how to join round shapes together.
- 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 Mother Goose step by step
How to Draw Mother Goose · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch these 2 ovals. They only show where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase them at the end.
Step 2: Body and neck
Draw a big round pear shape for the body, wide and round at the bottom. Add a short, narrow neck going up from the top, like a bottle.
Step 3: The head
On top of the neck, draw a tall rounded oval for the head. Let the bottom of the head sit just over the neck so they connect.
Step 4: Bonnet band
Near the top of the head, draw a gently curved line from one side of the head to the other. This makes the bonnet on her head.
Step 5: The beak
In the middle of the face, draw a small rounded beak shape, like a little rounded loop that is open at the bottom.
Step 6: Eyes and bow
Draw two small round dots above the beak for eyes. Then, where the head meets the neck, draw two little loops that cross in the middle, like a bow tie.
Step 7: Wavy apron edge
Across the middle of the body, draw a wavy line with three or four gentle bumps from the left side to the right side.
Step 8: The book
Near the middle of the body, draw a tall rectangle for a book. Draw a second line inside the left edge to show the cover, and add a tiny short line near the bottom edge of the body.
Step 9: Curved side lines
On the right side, next to the book, draw two tall curved lines for the rolled edge of the pages. Add a tiny short line near the bottom of the body.
Step 10: Little feet
Under the bottom of the body, draw two small rounded feet, one on the left and one on the right.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your Mother Goose? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw Little Red Riding Hood or how to draw Humpty Dumpty next.
Tips for drawing Mother Goose
- Start with the pear-shaped body and leave a narrow neck on top, so the head has a clear place to sit.
- The wavy line across the belly is the trickiest part, so try drawing it lightly first with bumps of about the same size.
- Draw the book as a simple tall rectangle, then add the curved lines beside it on the right.
Free Mother Goose coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this Mother Goose 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 Mother Goose drawing
Try white or gray for the goose, a bright orange beak and feet, and a pale blue bonnet band. For a creative twist, color the book like a rainbow and give her a patterned apron.
Mother Goose fun fact for kids
Mother Goose is the made-up storyteller linked to children's nursery rhymes. A French book of fairy tales from 1697 by Charles Perrault was called Tales of My Mother Goose.
Questions about drawing Mother Goose
What shapes do I need to draw Mother Goose?
You need a big pear shape for the body, a tall oval for the head, a rectangle for the book, and a few curved lines for the bonnet band, bow and apron edge. The feet are small rounded shapes.
How do I make my Mother Goose look cuter?
Make the head extra round and put the eyes wide apart. A neat little bow under the head will add charm.
How do I draw the wavy line on her body?
Draw a row of gentle bumps from one side to the other, like small hills. Go slowly and try to keep each bump about the same size.
