What to Draw When You’re Bored: 25 Fun Ideas

October 15, 2026

Staring at a blank page is the worst part of drawing. Your brain says “draw something!” and your hand says “…what?” So here are 25 fun ideas to get you started — some take 3 minutes, some take a bit longer, and many of them link straight to our step-by-step tutorials so you are never stuck wondering how to begin.

Super quick draws (under 5 minutes)

Short on time? These are all doable in under five minutes, so they are perfect for a quick practice session after school or right before bed.

1. A candy corn — the fastest tutorial we have, at just 3 minutes. Perfect warm-up!
2. A friendly ghost — a wavy shape, two eyes, a mouth. Cute, not scary.
3. A spider hanging from a thread — draw one long line down from the top of the page, then the spider.
4. A smiling sun with a face — the classic first drawing, and still fun to make fancy.
5. A cupcake with a cherry on top — triangles and circles are all you need.
6. A rocket ship blasting off — add flames and stars around it.

Spooky Halloween favorites

Halloween season is drawing season! These spooky favorites all have full step-by-step tutorials with the red-line method, so pick one and dive in.

7. A jack-o’-lantern pumpkin — give it a silly face instead of a scary one.
8. A bat with flappy wings — then add five tiny bats flying behind it.
9. A witch hat — try coloring it purple with a green band.
10. An owl on a branch — those big round eyes are the best part.
11. A black cat — add a curled tail and big Halloween-night eyes.
12. A haunted house — put a pumpkin in front and a bat overhead for a full scene.
13. A dancing skeleton — circles and rectangles make it look cute, not creepy.

Cute animals

Animals are the most-drawn things on the planet, and cute ones are the most fun. Start with these simple shapes and make them as cuddly as you like.

14. A sleepy cat curled up in a ball — just one big circle with ears and a tail.
15. A puppy with floppy ears — long ovals for the ears are the secret.
16. A goldfish in a bowl — the bowl is a circle, the fish is an oval with a triangle tail.
17. A penguin wearing a scarf — black oval body, white belly, and a stripey scarf.
18. A frog with huge eyes — two circles on top of a wide smile.

Food and sweet treats

Drawing food is great practice because it is almost always built from basic shapes — circles, triangles, and rectangles. Plus you get to color it deliciously.

19. An ice cream cone with three scoops — stack three circles on a triangle.
20. A slice of pizza with a happy face — triangle, pepperoni circles, done.
21. A donut with sprinkles — a circle with a hole, then tiny colorful dashes.

Nature and outdoors

Look out the window and you will find endless drawing ideas. These three are easy starters — once you have them down, try drawing the view from your own yard.

22. A flower with a smiley face in the middle — petals are just ovals in a circle.
23. A tree in autumn colors — brown trunk, then orange, red, and yellow blobs for leaves.
24. A rainbow over a hill — curved stripes in order: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple.

Make it a habit

Here is a fun way to use this list: cut the numbers 1 to 25 into little slips of paper, put them in a jar, and draw one every day. Whatever number you pull, that is your drawing for today. If you get stuck on an idea, remember that almost every item above can start with a simple circle or oval — and the linked tutorials walk you through each step with the red-line method. Boredom does not stand a chance!