Drawing is super fun, and today we’re going to learn how to draw a cute raccoon using simple shapes and colors. Grab your markers, crayons, or colored pencils, and let’s get started!
Start by drawing an oval shape in the middle of your paper with your light gray marker. This will be the raccoon’s head.
Next, draw the ears. Make an upside-down “V” shape or a “U” shape for each ear. Raccoon ears are rounded, not pointy like fox ears.
Now, let’s draw the body. Make a “U” shape under the head for the body. Inside this shape, draw a smaller “U” to show the raccoon’s white belly.
For the tail, draw a curve that goes out to the side and then comes back in, ending with a point.
Raccoons have cool masks! Draw an oval for the nose in the middle of the head, near the bottom. Then, make an upside-down “U” shape over the nose for the mask. Do this on both sides to finish the mask.
Use your dark gray marker to color in the mask shapes. For the ears, draw a smaller upside-down “U” inside each ear and color them dark gray too.
Raccoon tails have rings! Draw two lines close together at the end of the tail, and two more lines further down. Color every other stripe to make the rings.
With your light gray marker, draw a curve between the eyes and another curve connecting to the mask. Color the forehead area, but leave the nose and stripes above the darker spots white.
Color the outside “U” shape of the body, leaving the inside white for the belly.
Use your black marker to draw circles for the eyes and color them in. For the paws, draw oval shapes at the bottom of the body, leaving space for the back paws.
Yay! You’ve finished your raccoon drawing. If you want, you can add a background. Maybe your raccoon is in a forest or looking for snacks in a trash can!
We hope you had fun drawing. Keep creating and enjoy your art!
Raccoon Observation Walk: Take a walk in your neighborhood or a nearby park with an adult. Look for places where raccoons might live or find food, like trees or trash cans. Discuss with your adult what raccoons eat and how they use their tails and masks. Draw a picture of a raccoon in its natural habitat based on what you observed.
Shape Hunt Game: Look around your home or classroom for objects that match the shapes used in your raccoon drawing. Can you find something oval like the raccoon’s head or a “U” shape like its body? Make a list or draw the objects you find. Discuss how these shapes help us create drawings and recognize objects in the world.
Create a Raccoon Story: Imagine your raccoon comes to life! Write or draw a short story about an adventure your raccoon might have. Where does it go? What does it see? Share your story with a friend or family member and talk about what makes raccoons special and interesting animals.
