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Halloween · Kindergarten–Grade 1 · 10 steps

How to Draw a Pumpkin

Patchwork Pumpkin from The Drawing Fix™. An easy step-by-step drawing for Kindergarten–Grade 1. Draw it with your class in about 5 minutes, one step at a time. Free to use and print. No sign-up.

By Christopher Allen · Ontario elementary educator10 stepsAbout 5 minutesUpdated Nov 5, 2026
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Big shapes first, small details last. Every step adds just one thing, so even your most hesitant artists finish with a pumpkin they are proud of.

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 pumpkin

  1. Step 1. Pumpkin

    Draw one big round pumpkin shape.

  2. Step 2. Pumpkin lines

    Add two curved lines down the pumpkin.

  3. Step 3. Stem

    Add a short crooked stem on top.

  4. Step 4. Eyes

    Give the pumpkin two different eyes.

  5. Step 5. Smile

    Add one big curved smile.

  6. Step 6. Feet

    Add two little feet under the pumpkin.

  7. Step 7. Patch

    Add a square patch on one side.

  8. Step 8. Leaf

    Add one leaf beside the stem.

  9. Step 9. Moon

    Add a little crescent moon in the open sky.

  10. Step 10. Create

    Add one Halloween detail that is completely yours.

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 pumpkin.

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 3 minutes. Good for a brain break or the last few minutes before recess. Full Focus: all 10 steps, about 5 minutes, with the extra detail.

Open Patchwork Pumpkin 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 and shape) 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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