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Christmas & winter · Grades 2–4 · 10 steps

How to Draw a Winter Cabin

North Star Cabin 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 educator10 stepsAbout 10 minutesUpdated Nov 5, 2026
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Each step builds on the one before. Students learn to see a winter cabin 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 winter cabin

  1. Step 1. Snowy hill

    Draw a gentle curved snow hill.

  2. Step 2. Cabin walls

    Draw the walls of a little winter cabin.

  3. Step 3. Roof

    Add a tall triangle roof.

  4. Step 4. Roof snow

    Put a wavy line of snow on the roof.

  5. Step 5. Door

    Draw a welcoming front door.

  6. Step 6. Windows

    Add two glowing windows.

  7. Step 7. Window panes

    Divide each window with two lines.

  8. Step 8. Chimney

    Add a short chimney.

  9. Step 9. Pine trees

    Draw two small winter pines.

  10. Step 10. Bright star

    Draw the north star above the cabin.

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 winter cabin.

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

Open North Star Cabin 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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