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How to draw a Christmas tree

Six steps, one pencil, about ten minutes. Watch the video, follow along on paper, then bring your Christmas tree to life.

Ages 6–13Paper + pencilAbout 10 minutes

Watch it first

The whole Christmas tree in 20 seconds

Press playEvery stroke, in the order you draw it

Draw it step by step

Six steps to a Christmas tree

New lines are purple. Lines you already drew turn light.

1

Zigzag down the left

Start at the top point and step down to the left: out, in, out, in, out. Like three wide stairs.

2

Mirror it on the right

Go back to the top point and make the same stairs the other way, then join the two bottoms with one line.

3

Add a trunk

A short stump under the tree, then a line of ground out each side of it.

4

Hang some baubles

Five round ornaments dotted about the branches. Spread them out so none of them touch.

5

Drape the tinsel

Two curves that swoop down across the tree, like a skipping rope hanging between your hands.

6

Finishing touches

A star right on the tip, and two little sparkles beside it. Now this tree is yours.

Go further

Now draw a Christmas tree decorated by someone's pet cat.

Practice on paper

The magic part

Animate your drawing with AI

Finished drawing? In a Kubrio project, your kid turns this paper Christmas tree into a real animated film — with Kubrio's AI thinking partners at their side. The little star rock below is a wink; the real clips go much further.

Ingenious projects that inspire kids to make things — until they find the thing only they could make.
Ages 6–13.

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Your kid draws a character on paper, tells the story, and watches it star in a real animated film.

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