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Christmas & winter · Grades 4–6 · 14 steps

How to Draw a Candle in a Window

Candle Window from The Drawing Fix™. An easy step-by-step drawing for Grades 4–6. Draw it with your class in about 15 minutes, one step at a time. Free to use and print. No sign-up.

By Christopher Allen · Ontario elementary educator14 stepsAbout 15 minutesUpdated Nov 5, 2026
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This one asks for a little more patience: overlapping shapes, pattern and detail. It is a calm, focused few minutes, and the finished drawing looks like real art.

Before you start: a pencil, an eraser, a sheet of paper and something to colour with.

Draw lightly at first. Dark lines come at the end, once the shapes look right.

Step-by-step: how to draw a candle in a window

  1. Step 1. Frame

    Draw the window frame.

  2. Step 2. Panes

    Split it into four panes.

  3. Step 3. Sill

    Add the window sill.

  4. Step 4. Candle

    Draw the candle.

  5. Step 5. Flame

    Add the flame.

  6. Step 6. Holder

    Draw the candle holder.

  7. Step 7. Curtains

    Draw two curtains.

  8. Step 8. Tiebacks

    Add the curtain tiebacks.

  9. Step 9. Small wreath

    Hang a small wreath.

  10. Step 10. Moon

    Draw a moon outside.

  11. Step 11. Glow

    Add glow lines around the flame.

  12. Step 12. Holly

    Add holly on the sill.

  13. Step 13. Wall

    Draw the wall line below.

  14. Step 14. Create

    Make one part completely yours.

The pink line is the new part in each step.

Make it theirs

  • Add falling snow with dots or tiny stars.
  • Draw a second, smaller one beside it.
  • Fold the paper and turn it into a card for someone at home.
  • Colour last. There is no wrong colour for a candle in a window.

Teaching it with the projector

The projector version draws each step slowly on the board, pauses while students copy it, then checks in before the next step. Nobody has to talk, so you are free to walk around and help.

Quick Fix: 10 steps, about 10 minutes. Good for a brain break or the last few minutes before recess. Full Focus: all 14 steps, about 15 minutes, with the extra detail.

Open Candle Window on the projector → It works on any classroom screen. No accounts, no student names, no ads.

Curriculum connections

Visual arts: the elements of design (line, shape, pattern and texture) and creating art for a purpose. Language: listening to and following multi-step directions. Directed drawing also builds fine motor control and focus.

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