It’s heartbreaking for any true artist when the paintbrush feels stuck, like the creativity’s just not flowing. That’s when simple and easy drawing ideas can spark your imagination and keep creativity alive.
Just like people use journaling prompts to restart their writing pace, the cute, fun drawing ideas can help you in the same manner.
It is cloudy day today and my creativity urged me to draw something cool for kids. I’ve tried many easy doodling designs and listed down some unique ones that will surely inspire your next masterpiece. These easy drawing ideas are for kids of all ages and they will love exploring them. Even they can try drawing them and amplify their creative skills during their free time in the class.
Fun and Easy Things to Draw When You’re Bored
Whether you are an artist or an absolute beginner at creating drawings, these ideas will help you keep the ball rolling.
They are so easy and cool drawing ideas that SpongeBob could create them… with his eyes closed and a jellyfishing net in hand!
Happy Clouds
Fluffy shapes with smiles.
A Single Flower
Also, if you want to try drawing flowers differently, this guide will help you out.
Hearts
Plain, decorated, or stacked.
Friendly Planets
Circles with rings, spots, and smiles.
Cute Animals
Cartoon cats (round head, triangle ears), smiling bees, basic fish.
Leaves
With just simple outlines.
Fruit
Apples, bananas, strawberries, watermelon slices.
Cupcakes
Squiggly frosting on a muffin shape.
Lollipop Trees
Lollipop shape (circle on a stick) or basic pine that makes you feel like living in a beach resort.
Light Bulbs
Basic pear shape + squiggly filament.
Bubbles
Overlapping circles.
Emotion Balls
Draw circles, add simple eyes/mouths showing different feelings (happy, sad, surprised, sleepy).
Stick Figures
In action! Running, dancing, and waving.
Coffee Cups
Simple mugs with steam swirls.
To make this art process smoother, here is what I suggest:
Collect art supplies before starting to draw. Nothing fancy, just a simple color pencil and a few markers would be enough. Then, set a timer and start to draw without giving it a second thought.
Draw simple lines and circles as a basic sketch. You can put in colors and details later on.
Cute Things to Draw When You Are Bored
For me, drawing something cute means creating chibi characters and kawaii faces. Kawaii (Japanese for cute) style is huge for kids and adults alike, characterized by simple lines, big heads, and small bodies.
Want more ideas to draw? Try these on a chill weekend.
- Kawaii Food (Smiling ice cream cone, doughnut, slice of pizza)
- Bees and Ladybugs (with cute faces)
- Baby Animals (Penguin chick, duckling)
- Unicorns
- Cupcakes and ice cream with a face
- Stars & Moons (with sleepy eyes)
They look so adorable that they will snuggle your stress away like a puppy in a fluffy blanket.
Drawing cool stuff means your art will seriously impress your crew. It’s a fun and easy art for kids to learn and boast about at school.
The vibe of the drawing should be edgy, new, and fun.
Can’t think of anything? Here is a list:
- Fire dragons
- Anime Eyes (expressive!)
- Simple City Skyline
- Graffiti Tags/Bubbles
- Abstract Patterns (Zentangle-inspired, geometric shapes)
- Skateboards
- Crowns
- Masks (Venetian, superhero)
- Swords or Bows
Pro tip: Keep it fresh, keep it bold. Let your imagination run wild and draw something that amazes your own mind, too.
Fun Things to Draw (Like, Seriously Funny Things!)
Make your drawing silly, funny, and creative. Experiment with abstract ideas, like drawing hybrids of animals and fruits.
Sounds strange?
Draw a small, cute elephant in red color and make a small leaf on its head.
There are no rules in your doodle world! Have fun with these unique ideas:
- Cartoon Mashups (Cat-Dog, Pizza-Planet)
- Silly Animals (Giraffe with a tiny hat, dancing elephant)
- Food with Faces & Personalities (Taco superhero, grumpy coffee cup)
- Wildflowers (messy, joyful clusters)
- Underwater Creatures (octopus wearing socks) to relive that one beach camping trip with your family.
- Simple Cars with Faces
- Rocket Ships
Things to Draw with Lines or Shapes (Minimalist Ideas)
If you are like me, who loves to keep things simple and low-key, you’d love these minimalist drawing ideas.
Inspired by the mindfulness art style, these drawings use simple lines and shapes to create incredible things like buildings, abstract faces, and more.
This doodling style is extremely therapeutic, and I often do it after work. Guess what? It usually works to increase my level of focus on daily-routine jobs. Let me give you some idea inspo:
- Geometric Flowers: Repeating triangles, circles, and petals
- Line Faces: Picasso-style minimalist portraits
- Optical Illusions: Like cubes or impossible triangles
- Mandala Patterns: Symmetry with circles and petals
- Doodle Suns: Circles with radiating lines
- Staircases: Use rectangles and 3D shading
- Line Maze: A satisfying tangle of connected paths
Final Words
You have endless easy drawing ideas now – cute, cool, fun, and minimalist! Pick one and start! Practice makes progress. Don’t erase “mistakes,” embrace them.
