Easy Things to Draw for 6-Year-Olds
Six-year-olds are ready to draw whole scenes, not just single objects. They can tell a little story on the page — a house with a garden and a sunny sky, or a dinosaur stomping past a volcano. These prompts give them a subject and a setting.
8 easy things to draw
- a house with a garden, a path, and a sunny sky
- a friendly T-rex stomping past a volcano
- an underwater scene with fish and seaweed
- a castle on a hill with a flag on top
- a farm with a barn, a tractor, and animals
- a treehouse with a rope ladder
- a busy street with cars and traffic lights
- a park with a slide, swings, and a kite
What can a 6-year-old draw?
By six, kids reliably place a sky at the top and ground at the bottom, and they enjoy filling the space between with details and a storyline. They can draw several things in one picture and are starting to care about getting them “right.”
Tips for helping a 6-year-old draw
- 1Sketch light first. Encourage soft pencil lines to plan the scene, then go over the parts they like.
- 2Fill the background. Prompt for sky, ground, sun, or clouds so the whole page feels finished.
- 3Ask about the story. “What’s happening here?” turns a drawing into storytelling and gives ideas for what to add.
Drew something they’re proud of?
Save it forever and add your kid’s voice telling the story behind it with a free voice card.
