How to Draw a Pumpkin
The first shape decides whether this looks like a pumpkin or a ball. Make it wider than it is tall. A small dip in the middle of the top is where the stem will sit, and step 2 puts a short stem there with a slight bend.
Vine, ribs and a face
Step 3 adds a leaf on the left and a curly vine on the right. Draw the vine loose, like a stretched spring. Step 4 draws three curved ribs down the front: the outer two follow the sides and the middle one stays almost straight. A child can stop here and keep a plain autumn pumpkin. To turn it into a jack-o’-lantern, step 5 sets two triangle eyes in the upper half, which leaves room below for the big curved smile in step 6. Two square teeth hang from its top edge. Orange picks out each step’s new lines, and the rest stay black.
Practice page and extras
Page 2 shows the finished pumpkin small, with the six steps listed beside it and a large box for a child’s own drawing. Online there is an animation of about 13 seconds and a dashed outline to trace first. The guide is marked for ages 6 to 8. Younger children can follow along with help. The two square teeth are small, and they stay crisp when the A4 or Letter file prints at 100 percent.
Draw a pumpkin in 6 steps
New lines in each step are orange. Where a new part covers an earlier line, that bit turns dashed gray: rub it out.
Draw a big, round, plump pumpkin.
Add a short stem on top.
Draw a leaf and a curly vine.
Add three curved lines for the ribs.
Draw two triangle eyes.
Add a big smile with two teeth.
Tips to make your pumpkin drawing easy
- Make the first shape wider than it is tall, with a small dip in the middle of the top.
- Keep the stem short and give it a slight bend.
- Draw the vine as a loose loop, like a stretched spring.
- Let the outer ribs follow the sides of the pumpkin and keep the middle one almost straight.
- Place the eyes in the upper half of the pumpkin so the smile has room below.
- Draw the two teeth hanging down from the top edge of the mouth.
Pumpkin outline to print and trace
Print the finished outline on its own: trace over it with a pencil to learn the shapes, or use the dashed tracing sheet for younger kids who are still building pencil control. Both fit A4 and US Letter.
Color your pumpkin
Finished drawing? Print one of our 2 pumpkin coloring pages to color the same character in 2 difficulty levels, or color your own drawing with the step sheet beside you.
More pumpkin activities
Frequently asked questions
What are the six steps?
A plump pumpkin, then a short stem, then a leaf and a curly vine, then three curved ribs, then two triangle eyes and last a big smile with two teeth.
How is the step sheet laid out?
In both the A4 and the US Letter file it is a grid of six large boxes, two across and three down, with one step in each. There is no blank box on page 1; the drawing space is on the practice page.
Where should the two triangle eyes sit?
In the upper half of the pumpkin, in step 5, so the big curved smile in step 6 has room below. The two square teeth then hang from the top edge of that smile.
Can we stop before the face?
Yes. The face only arrives in the last two steps, so stopping after step 4 leaves a plain pumpkin with its stem, leaf, vine and three ribs, ready for autumn.
About this printable
- Made with AI assistance (vector drawing authored by a language model) and checked by automated tests and an AI reviewer.
- Checked by automated tests and an AI reviewer on 22 Oct 2026.
- Free for personal and single-classroom use. See the license. Read the license · How these are made · Report a problem.
- Vector PDF, 2 pages, 186×254 mm art box — prints edge-safe on A4 and US Letter.
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