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Christmas & winter · Grades 2–4 · 13 steps

How to Draw a Sleigh

Holiday Sleigh from The Drawing Fix™. An easy step-by-step drawing for Grades 2–4. Draw it with your class in about 10 minutes, one step at a time. Free to use and print. No sign-up.

By Christopher Allen · Ontario elementary educator13 stepsAbout 10 minutesUpdated Nov 5, 2026
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Each step builds on the one before. Students learn to see a sleigh as a few simple shapes, then add the details that make it theirs.

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 sleigh

  1. Step 1. Sleigh body

    Draw the rounded sleigh body.

  2. Step 2. Back curl

    Add the curl on the back.

  3. Step 3. Front curl

    Add the curl on the front.

  4. Step 4. Runner

    Draw the long curved runner under the sleigh.

  5. Step 5. Supports

    Add two upright supports to the runner.

  6. Step 6. Stripe

    Draw a curved stripe along the side.

  7. Step 7. Present stack

    Stack three presents on top of the sleigh.

  8. Step 8. Ribbons

    Add ribbon lines on each present.

  9. Step 9. Bow

    Add a bow on the tall present.

  10. Step 10. Bells

    Add three round bells along the front.

  11. Step 11. Stars

    Add three stars in the sky.

  12. Step 12. Snow ground

    Draw a snow bank with a curved line.

  13. Step 13. 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 sleigh.

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: 9 steps, about 5 minutes. Good for a brain break or the last few minutes before recess. Full Focus: all 13 steps, about 10 minutes, with the extra detail.

Open Holiday Sleigh 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 and pattern) 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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