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Easy Things to Draw for New Year
New Year’s Eve is loud, sparkly, and full of countdowns, and kids can draw all of it with lines and dots. Fireworks are bursts of straight lines, confetti is a sprinkle of tiny shapes, and a clock at midnight is just a circle with two hands pointing up. These prompts work for a party table, a card, or a page that says what your child hopes for next year.
8 easy things to draw
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- fireworks bursting over a dark city skylineDraw this
- a clock with both hands pointing to midnightDraw this
- a pointy party hat with stripes and a pom-pomDraw this
- a shower of confetti and curly streamersDraw this
- balloons spelling out the new year’s numberDraw this
- a countdown with big numbers: 3, 2, 1!Draw this
- a sparkler drawing a swirl of lightDraw this
- you doing one thing you hope to try next yearDraw this
What to draw for New Year
Most New Year drawings start with a dark sky or a bright party. For fireworks, kids draw a dot, then lines shooting out in every direction, and finish with little dots at the ends. A midnight clock has both hands pointing straight to 12. Party hats are tall triangles with a pom-pom on top. A good last page is a wish drawing: one thing your child wants to learn, try, or visit in the new year, drawn as if it already happened.
New Year drawing tips
- 1Use a dark background. Draw fireworks on black or navy paper, or color the sky dark first, so bright colors really pop.
- 2Lines for light. Short straight lines going out from one dot look like a burst; add dots at the ends for sparkle.
- 3Draw a wish. Ask your child to draw one thing they want to do this year, then keep the page to look at next New Year.
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