What better way to countdown to 25th December than by learning how to draw Father Christmas himself! My easy Santa drawing tutorial provides only a few simple steps to help kids draw Santa’s face.
Easy Father Christmas Drawing
So my kids tend to go Santa mad as soon as Halloween passes and this year as well as doing lots of different December crafts I challenged them to do an easy Father Christmas drawing.
Previously I have taught you how to draw Santa Claus on a sleigh, and in my opinion this Christmas drawing idea is for kids older than 10 so I thought I needed something more simple for the younger kids.
This is the simplest way I could teach my kids to draw Father Christmas quickly. In fact they really enjoyed doing it in pencil and then coloring it in afterwards.
My daughter is going to use hers for the front of a Christmas card to her best friend while my son is going to use his as a poster for his bedroom.
How to Draw Father Christmas Step by Step
Drawing Supplies;
- Sketch book.
- Pencils (HB,2B).
- Eraser.
- Ruler.
- Color pencils or crayons.
Instructions:
Steps 1-2-3-4-5:
To make this Santa drawing easy we start by drawing a small oval shape. This will be Santa’s nose.
Draw two curvy horizontal lines on the two sides of the nose.
Close the curved lines with drawing two more curved lines below. This will create the Santa’s moustache.
Right above the nose draw two circles for eyes.
Use the pencil to draw the two pupils.
Steps 6-7-8-9-10:
Draw a “U” shapes line below the moustache to draw the mouth.
Draw two slightly curved lines from two sides of the moustache.
Join the two lines by drawing multiple curvy lines.
Draw another layer right above it.
Draw two lines from the two sides of the curvy lines for the hat.
Steps 11-12-13-14-15
Draw a pompom shape at the end to finish drawing the hat.
Draw a big fluffy beard shapes around the face.
Now, draw two curved lines on two sides to draw a body shape.
Draw the two ends of the curved lines by drawing small “U” shapes curved lines .
Draw a small rectangular shape in the middle of the body. Then draw another slightly larger rectangular shape around it to draw the belt buckle.
Steps 16-17-18-19-20:
Draw two straight lines on each side of the buckle to draw the belt.
Draw two lines on the top side of the body to draw one arm. Draw the lines upwards.
Then, draw the second arm on the left side draw this line downwards.
Draw two thin borders to finish drawing the sleeves.
Draw two circular shapes mitten shapes at the end of the sleeves.
Steps 21-22-23-24-25
Complete drawing the sweater by drawing two vertical lines in the middle and fluffy border on the bottom.
Draw two small lines in bottom start from two sides of the sweater.
Draw a stretched “M” like shape in between the two lines.
Join everything together by drawing two horizontal lines.
Draw two round edged rectangles at the end of the pants to draw the shoes.
Steps 26-27-28-29-30
Take a black sharpie and fill in the eyes.
Then, use the same sharpie to draw eyebrows.
Color the mittens using a slightly dark red shade.
Color the shoes using a black sharpie.
Then use a bright red sharpie to color the sweater, pants and the hat.
Steps 31-32-33
Color the belt using the black sharpie.
Use any kind of skin shade sharpie to to fill in the face and nose. Also use a pink shaded sharpie to color the cheeks and lips.
Finally, use a yellow color to fill in the belt buckle.
If you like this Father Christmas drawing for beginners then you may want to try some of my other seasonal drawings:-
How to Draw an Elf – super duper cute
How to Draw a Christmas tree – another firm favorite for December
How to draw a Snowman – great Winter drawing idea for kids
Will you learn how to draw Father Christmas this December?
Hi there, I’m Laura an avid kids crafter with two little ones of my own to keep entertained! I have been doing kids crafts since 2018! Here at Easy Crafts for Kids you can find seasonal crafts for all age groups, as well as drawing tutorials, coloring pages and some other fun printables!