How to Draw a Cheeseburger Monster (Easy Video Lesson for Kids)
Draw this cheeseburger monster step by step with a pencil and eraser. It takes about 15 minutes and works for ages 5 and up. Follow the steps below, or draw along with the video. The page comes from Kevin Coulston’s book How to Draw: Food Monsters.
- Step-by-step drawing
- Ages 5+
- Grades K–2
- Easy
- About 15 min with the video
You’ll need
- Pencil and eraser
- Paper, or the printed page
- Crayons, markers or colored pencils
You’ll practice
- Breaking a drawing into simple shapes
- Following steps in order
- Adding your own details
How to Draw A Cheeseburger Monster – Free Video Tutorial + Book Feature
If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if your lunch turned into a mutant, you’re in the right place. In today’s post, we’re diving into my book How to Draw: Food Monsters and giving you a free video tutorial to show you how to draw a cheeseburger monster—a one-eyed, four-armed, spider-legged beast with sesame seeds on top and a tongue sticking out of his buns.
Like all the characters in the book, this monster is drawn in six easy-to-follow steps and is one of 50 hand-drawn food creatures that make this book a ridiculous and fun drawing experience for kids.
What Is How to Draw: Food Monsters?
How to Draw: Food Monsters is exactly what it sounds like—50 cartoon creatures based on fruits, vegetables, and junk food that have been turned into wild, weird, and silly monsters. I’ve taken common foods and pushed their personalities to the extreme with claws, fangs, extra eyes, and goofy expressions.
The entire book follows my standard six-step drawing method: every page starts with basic shapes and builds layer by layer until the final character appears. It’s a process that’s approachable for beginners but still fun for more advanced young artists.
And yes, every single monster is hand-drawn by me, Kevin Coulston. These aren’t AI images or digitally generated assets. Each one was sketched, refined, and created with kids in mind—from the way the characters are shaped to the simplicity of each drawing step.
Featured Character: The Cheeseburger Monster
Today’s freebie is a fan favorite from the book: the Cheeseburger Monster. This guy is a total mess in the best way possible. He’s got:
- One big eyeball right in the center of his face
- Four arms (great for holding ketchup packets or extra fries)
- Spider-like legs that prop him up like some kind of crunchy crab
- A tongue hanging out from between his hamburger buns
- And of course, sesame seeds sprinkled across his top bun
He’s a little creepy, very funny, and totally satisfying to draw.
In the free video tutorial, I walk you through how to draw a cheeseburger monster from start to finish. The tutorial is meant to show how easy and fun this process is—and to give kids a quick win that gets them excited about drawing more.
Watch the free video tutorial “How to Draw A Cheeseburger Monster” here:
What Other Monsters Are in the Book?
The Cheeseburger Monster is just one of 50 food-themed creatures waiting to be drawn in this book. Some of the other monsters include:
- A Spooky Slice of Pizza
- A Creepy Banana
- A Hideous Block of Cheesy
- A Potato with Too Many Eyes
- A Vicious Cupcake
Every one of them is drawn using the same six-step format. It’s consistent, easy to follow, and designed to help kids actually learn how to draw by doing—not just tracing.
The best part? The food monsters don’t need to be perfect. They’re weird on purpose. That means kids can make them their own. Add extra eyes. Change the shapes. Swap the legs. Once you know how to draw a cheeseburger monster, who’s to say you can’t invent a taco ghost or a spaghetti goblin next?
Why the Six-Step Format Works
Over the course of creating more than 70 books, I’ve learned that kids respond best to structure—especially when they’re learning to draw. The six-step method works because it breaks the drawing process into bite-sized, manageable parts. It’s not overwhelming. There’s always a clear next step.
Each page in How to Draw: Food Monsters starts with basic, easy shapes—circles, ovals, lines. From there, I layer on detail slowly, giving kids time to understand how the drawing evolves. By step six, the character is complete, and kids can see exactly how it all came together.
I design every character with this process in mind. These monsters may look wild and unpredictable at the end, but each one was built carefully to make sure it could be learned and drawn by kids as young as 5.
Why Kids Love Drawing Food Monsters
There’s something about turning familiar things into strange creatures that taps right into a kid’s imagination. Food monsters are fun because they’re unexpected. Your sandwich isn’t just lunch—it might be a slime-spewing beast with a tail. Your apple might be grumpy. Your donut might be secretly evil.
These kinds of ideas make drawing more engaging. When kids are laughing while they draw, they’re also learning. They’re practicing observation, hand-eye coordination, proportion, and creative problem solving—all without it feeling like “work.”
Learning how to draw a cheeseburger monster might sound like a silly challenge (and it is), but it’s also a real artistic skill. It’s the kind of activity that builds drawing confidence while giving kids room to explore their own ideas.
What Makes My Books Different
All of my books are hand-drawn. That means every line, every character, and every expression comes from a pencil, not a program. I draw each step of each character to make sure it’s kid-friendly, accurate, and fun to follow.
There are no shortcuts. I believe in giving kids real art to learn from—and in designing my books to meet them where they are. That means clear steps, characters that feel doable, and books that are actually fun to look at and use.
If your kid likes monsters, weird creatures, or food with attitude, How to Draw: Food Monsters might be their new favorite book. And once they’ve figured out how to draw a cheeseburger monster, they’ll probably want to draw them all.
Final Thoughts
The Cheeseburger Monster is just one of 50 oddball food creatures in How to Draw: Food Monsters, and today’s free video tutorial is a great way to get started. Whether your kid is into burgers, bananas, or pizza slices with teeth, this book delivers character after character, each more absurd (and fun) than the last.
If you’ve got a young artist who likes a little humor in their drawing time—or just wants to learn how to draw something completely different—this is the book for them.
Hit play on the video, and follow along as we learn how to draw a cheeseburger monster together. With four arms, a single eye, and a serious attitude, this burger isn’t going to draw itself.
Draw it 3 ways
Every FirstArtBooks theme comes in three formats. Trace it, draw it step by step, or copy it square by square: the more ways kids draw a character, the better they know it.
- How to Draw
Draw it step by stepYou’re on this pageSee all How to Draw books - Trace Then Color
Potato Monster Coloring PageSame theme · Ages 3+See all Trace Then Color books - Draw by Grid
Draw by Grid: Strawberry MonsterSame theme · Ages 7+See all Draw by Grid books
Finished? Draw the scene next
- Add a background: draw a restaurant with a hungry customer.
- Write one line under your picture to finish this story:
The waiter lifted the lid, and…
That’s a picture book page. Draw two more and you have a whole story.
Draw it, then write about it
Give your cheeseburger monster a name and a job. What makes it happy, and what makes it grumpy? Write two or three sentences.
Print a draw-and-write sheet: a box for the drawing and lines for the story. Primary lines (K–2) · Regular lines (grades 2–5)
Want to make it a whole story? Try the comic story starter or fold a mini-book in Story Studio.
Common mistakes and quick fixes
- It just looks like food.
- The face makes it a monster. Big eyes on top and a wide mouth in the middle bring it to life.
- The arms look like they’re floating.
- Start the arms at the edge of the food shape, with the hands curving out.
- The food is hard to recognize.
- Keep the famous details: the holes in cheese, the seeds on a strawberry, the drips of sauce.
- Pressing hard from the very first step.
- Use light, sketchy lines first. You can erase them easily and go over the lines you keep at the end.
More in 10 common drawing mistakes kids make.
Talk about it
For the grown-up: ask one or two of these while your child draws. There are no wrong answers.
- What would this food monster say if someone tried to eat it?
- What’s your favorite food, and what kind of monster would it be?
- Which step was the trickiest? What did you do to get past it?
- What shapes can you find in your drawing?
More ideas in 25 questions to ask kids about their art.
Questions about this drawing lesson
What age is this cheeseburger monster drawing lesson for?
Ages 5 and up (about grades K to 2). Younger kids can follow along with a grown-up, one step at a time.
How long does it take?
About 15 minutes, including time to pause the video. Kids who add their own details or a background often keep going longer.
What supplies do you need?
Pencil and eraser; paper, or the printed page; crayons, markers or colored pencils.
What size does it print?
Nothing needs printing: draw along on any paper, Letter or A4.
Can kids draw the cheeseburger monster without printing the page?
Yes. Draw on any paper and copy one step at a time from the screen, or pause the video after each step.
For teachers: grade, timing and standards
Grades K–2, about 15 minutes. Step-by-step drawing, easy level. The video does the teaching: press play and let students draw along.
National Core Arts Standards (visual arts)
- VA:Cr2 Organize and develop artistic ideas and work: students build drawing skills by following a sequence of steps.
- VA:Cr3 Refine and complete artistic work: students add their own details, expressions and color to finish the character.
See every lesson by standard, plus the math in grid drawing, on the arts standards map.
Copies: print as many as your class needs. More in the teacher resources, the Monsters hub and our no-prep sub plans.
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Take the idea into a book
Want more characters to draw, trace or color? Explore these related books and see which approach fits your next creative session.
How to Draw: Food Monsters
By Kevin Coulston
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Trace Then Color: Cartoon Food Monsters
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Draw by Grid: Food Monsters
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