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How to Draw a Puppy in a Rocket

Rocket Puppy 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 educator9 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 puppy in a rocket 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 puppy in a rocket

  1. Step 1. Draw the puppy head and ears.

    Make one round head and two floppy ears.

  2. Step 2. Add the puppy face.

    Put two eyes, a nose, and a smile in the middle.

  3. Step 3. Draw the chest and back.

    Bring the body down under the head.

  4. Step 4. Add the front legs and paws.

    Make two front legs with little curved paws.

  5. Step 5. Add the back leg and tail.

    Put one back leg on the side and a waggy tail.

  6. Step 6. Add the rocket pack.

    Draw one pack on the puppy’s back with two straps.

  7. Step 7. Add the rocket flames.

    Put one flame under each rocket tube.

  8. Step 8. Add stars around the puppy.

    Make a few simple star shapes in the sky.

  9. Step 9. Make one part yours.

    Add a planet, a badge, or any silly detail you invent.

The pink line is the new part in each step.

Make it theirs

  • Add a background that tells a story. Where is it?
  • Give it a name and write it underneath.
  • Try it again tomorrow from memory.
  • Colour last. There is no wrong colour for a puppy in a rocket.

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: 6 steps, about 3 minutes. Good for a brain break or the last few minutes before recess. Full Focus: all 9 steps, about 5 minutes, with the extra detail.

Open Rocket Puppy 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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