Free Step-by-Step Page from How to Draw: Christmas — Learn How to Draw A Christmas Tree
The holiday season is the perfect time for kids (and parents) to enjoy simple, creative, screen-free activities, so I’m excited to share today’s free drawing page from my book How to Draw: Christmas. This free step-by-step page shows your young artist How to Draw A Christmas Tree—a cheerful, smiling tree covered in lights, topped with a star, and full of personality. It’s designed to be fun, easy to follow, and confidence-building for kids who are just starting their drawing journey.
Whether your child loves holiday characters, already enjoys drawing, or wants something festive to work on during winter break, this free page makes learning How to Draw A Christmas Tree feel simple and enjoyable.
About the Book: How to Draw: Christmas
How to Draw: Christmas offers kids a festive collection of winter and holiday-themed drawings to explore. The book uses my standard six-step method, where kids build drawings from simple foundational shapes into fun, complete illustrations. The goal is to make it easy for beginners to learn without frustration while still giving them room to be creative.
Inside, kids will find cozy characters, silly winter creatures, holiday treats, and more festive cartoons designed to make drawing feel joyful. Every drawing is hand-drawn by me—no AI shortcuts, no stock imagery—so the art feels warm, expressive, and approachable for young artists.
If your child enjoyed learning How to Draw A Christmas Tree, this book provides many more opportunities for holiday drawing fun. The style is simple, friendly, and perfect for ages 5 and up.
Why Kids Love Drawing Christmas Characters
There’s something about holiday-themed drawing activities that makes kids instantly more excited to pick up a pencil. When they learn How to Draw A Christmas Tree, they’re not just drawing an object—they’re drawing a symbol of the season. It sparks imagination, storytelling, and playfulness.
Kids love being able to personalize the tree after they finish the six steps. Some add ornaments with faces, some draw elves decorating it, some add snowflakes falling behind it. The creativity that comes from learning How to Draw A Christmas Tree extends far beyond the initial drawing.
Drawing festive characters also builds confidence. When kids complete a holiday drawing they feel proud of, they’re more likely to try more pages, expand on what they’ve learned, and grow in their artistic abilities without needing any screens or apps.
Other Versions Available: Trace and Grid Formats
If your child enjoys today’s free page but prefers alternatives to step-by-step drawing, this Christmas theme is also available in two additional formats:
- Trace Then Color: Christmas Characters — For kids who enjoy tracing outlines before coloring them in.
- Draw by Grid: Christmas — For kids who prefer structure and enjoy matching shapes inside a grid to build the drawing.
These versions give your child multiple ways to enjoy the same festive theme depending on how they like to learn. Many parents pick up more than one version so their kids can explore holiday creativity from different angles.
Part of My Art Books for Kids Series
How to Draw: Christmas is part of my growing Art Books for Kids series, now featuring more than 80 titles. My books cover themes like animals, robots, monsters, dinosaurs, unicorns, baby animals, aliens, holiday themes, fairies, food creatures, silly faces, and much more.
Every book is created with one purpose: giving kids a fun, screen-free creative outlet that helps build artistic confidence. And because all the artwork is hand-drawn by me, each book has a consistent style that’s friendly, expressive, and designed for young artists.
If your child has fun learning How to Draw A Christmas Tree, there’s an entire collection of books waiting for them to explore next.
About Today’s Free Christmas Drawing Page
This free page walks kids through How to Draw A Christmas Tree in a clear six-step progression. The tree has a friendly cartoon face, expressive eyes, a classic triangular shape, bright holiday lights, and a star on top. The steps begin with basic shapes so young artists never feel overwhelmed, and by the final step, they’ll have created a fun, festive tree full of charm and personality.
The smiling face and cheerful styling make this page especially kid-friendly. Whether they draw it traditionally or add silly ornaments, stripes, patterns, or even tiny creatures nestled in the branches, this free step-by-step page gives kids the perfect starting point to explore creativity during the holidays.
After learning How to Draw A Christmas Tree, kids often want to draw multiple versions—tall trees, short trees, trees with oversized lights, trees with gifts at the bottom—so feel free to print the page more than once.
Free Activity Page (save and print):
A Festive Way to Start Drawing
Before your day gets busy, take a moment to print or save today’s free page and try learning How to Draw A Christmas Tree with your young artist. It’s a simple, festive project that brings creativity into the holiday season.
Once they master this tree, they’ll be ready to try more winter characters, more decorations, and more creative holiday drawings from How to Draw: Christmas. Whether they’re drawing with siblings, coloring with friends, or enjoying quiet creative time on their own, the free page is a perfect first step.
Kevin Coulston is an accomplished cartoonist, animator, and writer. He is the author and illustrator of over 80 (and still counting) children’s drawing books available here on FirstArtBooks.com. Kevin has also authored numerous kid-friendly comic book series, including “Dylan McVillain: A Super Villain with the Best Intentions” and “The Adventures of a 4th Grade Space Captain,” along with the Children’s Picture Book series “Alexis and the T-Rexes.”
