How to Draw a Silly Banana Monster (Easy Steps for Kids)
Draw this silly banana monster in 6 easy steps with a pencil and eraser. It takes about 15 minutes and works for ages 5 and up. Print the free step-by-step page below. The page comes from Kevin Coulston’s book How to Draw: Silly Aliens.
- Step-by-step drawing
- Ages 5+
- Grades K–2
- Easy
- About 15 min
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
Free Activity Page: Draw a Silly Banana Monster
Learn how to draw a silly banana monster with this free drawing page from the instructional drawing book for kids 'How to Draw: Food Monsters'
Learn to Draw Silly Food Monsters in 6 Easy-to-Follow Steps.
Looking to inspire the young creative in your life? How to Draw: Food Monsters is a silly and engaging instructional art book for your aspiring artist. Draw hilarious food creatures resembling all of your favorite foods from vegetables like Broccoli and Carrots to yummy desserts like Cupcakes and Ice Cream. Each character comes with an easy-to-follow 6-step page, and if you're picking up the print version a drawing page to follow along with.
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5 Reasons Your Kids Will Love This Book
- Easy-to-follow 6 step instructions
- Funny art you won’t find in any other series
- Promotes active imaginations
- Boosts creativity, and nurtures talent.
- Hours and hours of fun!
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It's vitally important to encourage creativity in our kids. This fun activity book will guide them through drawing 50 different food monsters, but when they're done, I expect you'll see many more creatures and characters that come directly from their own imaginations. Inspire storytelling, artistic tendencies, and embrace having fun with this kid-friendly drawing series from children's book author and illustrator Kevin Coulston.
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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
Birthday Cake Monster Tracing 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 fridge full of other food monsters.
- Write one line under your picture to finish this story:
When the fridge door opened…
That’s a picture book page. Draw two more and you have a whole story.
Draw it, then write about it
Give your silly banana monster a name and a job. What makes it happy, and what makes it grumpy? Write two or three sentences.
Directed drawing and writing worksheets for this lesson: Silly Banana Monster Directed Drawing and Writing Worksheet, with a kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd–3rd grade writing page.
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?
- What shapes can you find in your drawing?
- What would you change if you drew it again tomorrow?
More ideas in 25 questions to ask kids about their art.
Questions about this drawing lesson
What age is this silly banana 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. 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?
US Letter (8.5 by 11 inches). Use Print this page or Download PDF above. On A4 paper, choose “Fit to page” in the print settings.
Can kids draw the silly banana monster without printing the page?
Yes. Draw on any paper and copy one step at a time from the screen. Classroom mode shows one step at a time, full screen.
For teachers: grade, timing and standards
Grades K–2, about 15 minutes. Step-by-step drawing, easy level.
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. Use classroom mode above to show one step at a time on your board. 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: Silly Aliens
By Kevin Coulston
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Draw by Grid: Silly Aliens
By Kevin Coulston
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Trace Then Color: Silly Faces
By Kevin Coulston
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