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Halloween · Grades 6–8 · 10 steps

How to Draw a Haunted House

Haunted Observatory from The Drawing Fix™. An easy step-by-step drawing for Grades 6–8. Draw it with your class in about 20 minutes, one step at a time. Free to use and print. No sign-up.

By Christopher Allen · Ontario elementary educator10 stepsAbout 20 minutesUpdated Nov 5, 2026
Run it on the projector →Printable step sheet (PDF)

A challenge drawing for older students. Structure first, detail last. Good practice for line control, proportion and slowing down.

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 haunted house

  1. Step 1. Hilltop

    Draw a long curved hill beneath the sky.

  2. Step 2. Tower silhouette

    Build a tall observatory tower.

  3. Step 3. Dome

    Draw a half-circle dome above it.

  4. Step 4. Shutter opening

    Make a narrow opening in the dome.

  5. Step 5. Telescope

    Build a telescope peeking skyward.

  6. Step 6. Window arches

    Draw two narrow arched windows.

  7. Step 7. Clock gears

    Add two small gear-like dials.

  8. Step 8. Crescent moon

    Add an original crescent moon.

  9. Step 9. Ghostly mist

    Draw layered swirling fog.

  10. Step 10. Constellations

    Finish with stars and an unusual constellation.

The pink line is the new part in each step.

Make it theirs

  • Add a night sky: a moon, stars and a few bats.
  • Give it a spooky face, or a silly one.
  • Colour it with only three colours.
  • Colour last. There is no wrong colour for a haunted house.

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: 7 steps, about 10 minutes. Good for a brain break or the last few minutes before recess. Full Focus: all 10 steps, about 20 minutes, with the extra detail.

Open Haunted Observatory 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, space and proportion) 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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