How to Draw a Cornucopia: Easy Step-by-Step Art Lesson for Kids

How to Draw a Cornucopia: Easy Step-by-Step Art Lesson for Kids


Here you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to draw a Cornucopia and a Cornucopia Coloring Page. It’s great practice for drawing layers.

Drawing of a Cornucopia

A cornucopia has lots of little elements to it, and the best way to approach drawing one is with layers. Students first draw what I call the basket in the back, then the largest pumpkin, then medium and so on. For that reason, remind your students before and during to draw LIGHTLY. It kind of goes against their nature at a young age, but with practice, can be done. All the required layers in this drawing mean that lots of inside lines will need to be erased. Light ones are always so much easier to remove than dark ones.

A cornucopia is a symbol of plenty consisting of a goat’s horn overflowing with flowers, fruit, and more. And as the season of thanks draws closer, it is a nice to time be thankful for what we have, especially if it is more than what we need.

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Cornucopia diagram — Activity Craft Holidays, Kids, Tips fall, QR Code

Cornucopia Coloring Page

Cornucopia Coloring page, available as a free download.

Materials for a Cornucopia Drawing

Watch this fun short video for a Cornucopia Drawing

Step by Step directions

Time needed: 1 hour

How to Draw a Cornucopia

  1. Draw an oval ring. Add a cone to the side.

    Corn 1 — Activity Craft Holidays, Kids, Tips fall, QR Code

  2. Draw rings inside the cone as shown.

    Corn 2 — Activity Craft Holidays, Kids, Tips fall, QR Code

  3. Start the first pumpkin. Erase inside.

    Corn 3 — Activity Craft Holidays, Kids, Tips fall, QR Code

  4. Add a stem and curved lines.

    Corn 4 — Activity Craft Holidays, Kids, Tips fall, QR Code

  5. Draw a small pumpkin in front. Erase lines.

    Corn 5 — Activity Craft Holidays, Kids, Tips fall, QR Code

  6. Add a sunflower to the side.

    Corn 6 — Activity Craft Holidays, Kids, Tips fall, QR Code

  7. Draw another pumpkin and an apple.

    Corn 7 — Activity Craft Holidays, Kids, Tips fall, QR Code

  8. Draw small items and add curves in ring.

    Corn 8 — Activity Craft Holidays, Kids, Tips fall, QR Code

  9. Trace with marker and color.

    Corn 9 — Activity Craft Holidays, Kids, Tips fall, QR Code

Cornucopia diagram — Activity Craft Holidays, Kids, Tips fall, QR Code

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