Shape Friends

Shape Friends, ages 5 to 7

How to draw Rocket Ship

Build a rocket from a tall rounded rectangle, a pointed nose and three fins, then add a window made of a circle inside a circle. Zig-zag flames and twinkly stars send it into space.

No account needed to try it.

Rocket Ship, the finished drawing
Level
First steps
Time
12 minutes
Steps
7
Ages
5 to 7

How to draw Rocket Ship

What you need

  • Paper Plain printer paper is perfect.
  • Felt-tip markers Washable ones, with a black for outlines.
  • Crayons Wax crayons or oil pastels.

Step by step

  1. Step 1: A tall body
    01

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    A tall body

    Draw a tall rectangle with round corners in the middle of your page.

  2. Step 2: A pointy nose
    02

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    A pointy nose

    Put a pointy nose on top: two curved lines that meet at a point.

  3. Step 3: Three fins
    03

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    Three fins

    A triangle fin on each side at the bottom, and a thin one in the middle.

  4. Step 4: A round window
    04

    Details

    A round window

    Draw a round window near the top, then a smaller circle inside it.

  5. Step 5: Zig-zag flames
    05

    Details

    Zig-zag flames

    Draw zig-zag flames under the rocket, then a smaller zig-zag inside them.

  6. Step 6: Colour the rocket
    06

    Colour

    Colour the rocket

    Colour the nose and fins red, the window blue, and the flames yellow and orange.

  7. Step 7: Twinkly stars
    07

    Finishing touches

    Twinkly stars

    Add a few yellow stars around your rocket. Blast off!

Ages 5 to 7

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