Seasonal Drawing Ideas: What to Draw for Each Holiday

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4th of July Drawing Ideas60 subjects for 4 July: fireworks by shell type, flags, picnic food and eagles, with 12 to paint and 12 leg paint designs for shins, calves and ankles.
April Drawing Challenge60 original prompts for an April drawing challenge: two sets of 30, numbered by day, one of spring weather and one of visual jokes.
Art and Craft Ideas for Grandparents Day50 things to draw and make for Grandparents Day: cards, keepsakes with a handprint or a photo, things to make and class projects.
August Drawing IdeasOriginal prompts for an August drawing challenge: two sets of 31, numbered by day, one from the garden at its peak and one from the warm evenings.
Birthday DoodlesSmall birthday doodles with the strokes to start each: cakes and candles, balloons and bunting, presents and party things, and the greeting in letters. HBD in three block letters with a shadow edge
Birthday Drawing Ideas for Cards, Cakes, Kids and Adults90 birthday subjects with a drawing hint each: cakes by tier and topping, balloon lettering, party animals, gift stacks, card layouts and customs from Korea to Australia.
Black History Month Drawing Ideas45 poster and card layouts for school work: portrait layouts with a space for your chosen person, timelines, lettering, and symbols and places with checked dates. The word HISTORY with a portrait frame inside the O

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Chinese New Year Drawing Ideas for the Spring FestivalSubjects to draw for Chinese New Year and the Lantern Festival: red paper decorations, the reunion dinner, lanterns, zodiac animals and lion and dragon dances.
Christmas Doodle Ideas60 small Christmas doodles with the strokes to start each: trees, baubles, gift tags, holly borders and card fronts.
Christmas Drawing Challenge: Draw One Thing a DayA dated Christmas countdown to draw: two sets of prompts for 1 to 25 December, at home or out in town, then the twelve gifts of the carol in order.
Christmas Drawing Ideas150 Christmas subjects with a drawing hint each, sorted easy, cute, detailed, for cards, ornaments and trees. Customs and dates checked.
Christmas Drawing Ideas Santa Claus: Faces, Elves and ReindeerSanta Claus drawn many ways: faces and beards, the whole figure, scenes from the rounds, elves in the workshop and reindeer, each with a hint. Santa lowering a parcel down a chimney on a rope
Christmas Drawing Ideas with Pencil: Tone, Texture and LineChristmas subjects picked for pencil: shine on glass and metal, a glow in the dark, snow left as bare paper, rough textures and line-only drawings.
Christmas List Drawing Ideas for a Hand-Drawn Wish ListIdeas for a Christmas list you draw yourself: layouts to hold the wishes, lettered headings, small pictures of the wishes, and borders and markers.
Christmas Scene Drawing Ideas: Indoors, Streets and Night SkiesWhole Christmas scenes to compose: rooms, streets and markets, views through a window, and night skies over rooftops. Each names a viewpoint and its layers.
Christmas Stocking Drawing IdeasChristmas stockings to design: patterned legs, names on the cuff, stockings filled to the top and stockings hung up, each with the line to draw first.
Cinco De Mayo Drawing Ideas From Puebla to the PartySubjects to draw for Cinco de Mayo: cut-paper flags and piñatas, the tiles and dress of Puebla, mariachi instruments, folk dance and posters.

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December Drawing Challenge62 original prompts for a December drawing challenge: two sets of 31, numbered by day, one about dark evenings and one about gifts and guests.
Dia De Los Muertos Drawing Ideas50 subjects for 1 and 2 November: sugar skull layouts, ofrenda objects, papel picado and marigold patterns, each with its meaning.
Drawing Ideas for Christmas Cards60 Christmas card fronts: lettered greetings, pop-ups and cut windows, jokes, cute animals and detailed winter scenes, each with where to start. Lights strung along the spine of the card
Earth Day Drawing Ideas45 Earth Day poster, easy and lettering layouts, each with its main colours and a headline to letter. Date and history checked. A river running clean from a mountain to the sea
Easter Drawing Ideas for Eggs, Bunnies, Cards and Canvas70 Easter subjects with a drawing hint each: eggs, bunnies, lambs, church motifs and customs from Sweden to Bermuda. 16 come with paint colours for a small canvas.
Easy Spring Doodles60 small spring doodles with the strokes to start each: buds, tulips, rain clouds, wellies and card motifs. No Easter. A row of seedlings in a straight line
Easy Summer Doodles60 small summer doodles with the strokes to start each: shells, waves, ice lollies, sunhats and card motifs. No holidays. A paper boat on a wavy line
Easy Winter Doodles60 small winter doodles with the strokes to start each: snowflakes, mittens, mugs, penguins and card motifs. No Christmas. A snowman head poking out of a scarf

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Fall Doodles60 small autumn doodles with the strokes to start each: leaves, acorns, borders, cosy mugs and card motifs. No holidays. A vine curling round a page number
Fall Drawing Ideas100 autumn subjects with a hint each: leaves by species, fungi, geese, rainy windows and harvest stalls. No holidays. Leaf and animal facts checked.
Father's Day Drawing Ideas60 things to draw or paint for a father: his hobbies, badges and trophies for cards, poses together, and 13 canvases with a palette and a size.
February Art Challenge56 original prompts for a February art challenge: two sets of 28, numbered by day, one about the end of winter and one about small kind acts.
Fire Prevention Drawing IdeasSafety messages to draw for a fire prevention poster, each matched to official advice, plus firefighters, engines and flame studies.
Funny Christmas Drawing IdeasChristmas jokes that fit in one picture: snowmen with problems, reindeer off duty, dinner that fights back, pets against the tree and wrapping disasters.
Gingerbread Drawing Ideas for People, Houses and Villages82 gingerbread drawings: people in outfits, houses from cabins to castles, icing patterns, village scenes and other biscuit shapes.
Graduation Drawing Ideas45 graduation card, poster and cap-top layouts, each saying where the school colours go. No year in any of them, so you add your own.

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Halloween Doodle Ideas60 small Halloween doodles in three moods, spooky, silly and cute, with the first strokes for each. No gore, no film monsters.
Halloween Drawing Ideas150 friendly-spooky subjects with a hint each: lantern faces, sheet ghosts, haunted windows, costume swaps, owls and bats. Customs and animal facts checked.
Hispanic Heritage Drawing Ideas for the MonthLayouts for Hispanic Heritage Month posters and cards: portrait layouts, maps and timelines, lettering, and national symbols and flags with checked facts.
Holi Drawing Ideas for the Festival of ColoursSubjects to draw for Holi: coloured powder and water, scenes from the day and its eve, and cards and lettering, each with a drawing hint. A barrel drum on its side with a smear of pink on the skin
Holiday Drawing Ideas for Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Winter CardsSubjects for the December holidays beyond Christmas: Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, St Lucia's Day, Las Posadas and the winter solstice, plus cards that name no holiday, and lettering.
January Drawing Challenge62 original prompts for a January drawing challenge: two sets of 31, numbered by day, one outdoors in the cold and one indoors.
Jewish Arts and Crafts Ideas72 things to draw and make for Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Hanukkah, Purim, Passover and Shabbat, each with its materials or one checked fact. A Purim card that rattles, sequins sealed in a window
July Art Challenge62 original prompts for a July art challenge: two sets of 31, numbered by day, one about hot days at home and one about travel.
June Drawing Challenge60 original prompts for a June drawing challenge: two sets of 30, numbered by day, one about long evenings and one about days out.
Juneteenth Drawing IdeasThe Juneteenth flag part by part, Galveston in 1865, red food and reunions, and posters to letter. Every date checked.

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Labor Day Drawing IdeasJobs drawn as their hats and tools, the last long weekend of summer, and thank-you posters and cards for Labor Day.
March Drawing Challenge62 original prompts for a March drawing challenge: two sets of 31, numbered by day, one about windy early spring and one about things in rows and lines. A bee that woke up too early · A bloodstone on a mossy rock · A clothes line in a gale
Mardi Gras Art Ideas72 ideas for Mardi Gras: easy masks to draw, masks to paint on canvas, crafts, beads, king cake, floats and posters.
May Drawing Ideas62 original prompts for May: two sets of 31, numbered by day, one about blossom and gardens and one about long, warm evenings.
Memorial Day Drawing Ideas for Posters and Quiet PagesPoppies, flags at half-staff, posters and lettering for Memorial Day. No weapons and no battles.
Mother's Day Drawing Ideas for a Card, a Portrait or a Canvas70 subjects for a mother: carnations, violets and the customs behind them, portraits of the two of you, card fronts a child can manage, animal mums, and 14 to paint.
Nativity Drawing IdeasPoster layouts for your own words, scenes from Luke 2 and Matthew 2, symbols and verse lettering for a Nativity drawing.
New Years Drawing Ideas45 New Year subjects with colour notes, sorted for cards, planner pages and posters. 22 customs checked, and no year written into any of them.
November Drawing IdeasOriginal prompts for a month of November drawing: two sets of 30, numbered by day, one out in the bare cold and one back indoors.

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October Drawing Prompts93 original prompts for an October drawing challenge: three sets of 31, numbered by day, each a subject with a twist to solve.
Pencil Valentine's Day Drawing Ideas, From Foil to Soft PetalsValentine's Day subjects picked for pencil: shine on foil and glass, soft petals and plush, a glow in a dark room, rough textures and line-only drawings.
Pi Day Art Project Ideas48 art projects for March 14: digit pictures, circle projects, and pie cards and posters, each with the digits it uses.
Preppy Christmas Drawing Ideas in Pink, Mint and ChecksChristmas subjects in the bright preppy look: pink trees and bows, sweet things, smileys, bolts and checks, wrapped presents, each with its colors.
Pride Month Art Challenge60 original prompts for a Pride Month art challenge: two sets of 30, numbered by day, one of rainbows and flags and one of the parade.
Ramadan Arts and Crafts Ideas60 things to draw and make for Ramadan and Eid: paper lanterns, crescents and stars, ways to count the nights, Eid cards and pieces for the iftar table. A six-sided lantern from card panels
September Art Challenge60 original prompts for a September art challenge: two sets of 30, numbered by day, one about school and one about late summer turning to autumn.
Snow Globe Drawing Ideas80 snow globes to draw: winter scenes, Christmas, places, other seasons, unexpected ones and the globe itself, each with what goes where.
Spring Drawing Ideas to Sketch or Paint100 spring subjects, from named bulbs and blossom to nests, rain boots and seed packets. Flower details are checked, and 17 carry a palette and a canvas size.
St Patrick's Day Drawing Ideas for Cards, Posters and Small Canvases46 subjects for 17 March, each with the greens and golds to use and a note on whether it suits a card, a poster or a small canvas.
Summer Drawing Ideas100 summer subjects with a hint each: beach finds, melting ice cream, campsites, night skies and 21 with a palette to paint. Nature facts checked.

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Thanksgiving DoodlesSmall Thanksgiving doodles with the strokes to start each: turkeys, table and kitchen things, harvest, and lettering for place cards. A basket of rolls: a woven U full of domes
Thanksgiving Drawing Ideas80 Thanksgiving subjects with a hint each: hand turkeys, real turkeys, pies, place cards and 13 with a palette to paint. Customs and bird facts checked.
Turkey Drawing Disguise Ideas for the School ProjectDisguises for the paper turkey project: jobs, animals, food, holidays, sports and storybook costumes, each with what hides the tail feathers.
Ugly Sweater Drawing Ideas60 ugly sweater recipes, each a motif, a pattern band and a trim with a drawing hint. Sorted funny, classic knit, punny, easy and cute, with a blank outline to print.
Valentine's Day Doodles60 small Valentine doodles with the strokes to start each: hearts on Valentine things, love notes and envelopes, treats and card fronts. A heart cut from a folded sheet, the scissors beside it
Valentine's Day Drawing Ideas90 subjects for 14 February: heart constructions, card fronts, 15 pun cards, paired animals and quiet scenes for two. The customs in the hints are checked.
Veterans Day Drawing Ideas for School Posters and Thank-You Cards52 respectful subjects for 11 November, each with a layout and a colour list. No seals, no weapons, and the flag details are checked.
Wedding Drawing Ideas for a Card, the Day and the Children's TableDrawings for a wedding: card fronts, cakes, flowers and rings, small drawings for the guest book, map and menu, and things for children to draw at the table.
Winter Drawing Ideas for Pencil or Paint100 winter subjects with no Christmas in them: snow scenes, cosy interiors, animals in white coats and 18 snowmen. 17 carry a palette and a canvas size.

A date is coming up and you need something to draw for it: a card front, a classroom door, a sketchbook page that feels like the month outside. Each list here holds only what belongs to its season or holiday, and Christmas has lists of its own for Santa, stockings, wish lists, pencil drawings and whole scenes.

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The Halloween list has jack-o'-lantern faces, a ghost reading in an armchair and a shelf of potion bottles, while the winter list stays with bare trees, mittens and breath in cold air. Every list comes with a timer for a quick sketch and the whole list written out underneath. Most sort by easy, and each adds groups of its own, such as cards, posters or subjects to paint. Pick the date you are drawing for.