Big Round Sun
Show one very large empty circle in the centre with a few short straight rays around it. Leave wide spaces around the shape for tracing and colouring.
How to Draw a Sun
Children can learn how to draw a sun with these free craft printables for ages 4 to 12. The pages include simple drawing steps, outlines and colouring ideas for use at home or in your own classroom.
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Smiling Sun Face
Place a large round sun in the centre with two simple curved eyes, a curved smile and short straight rays. Keep the face and rays inside a broad open page.
Sun With Curved Rays
Draw a large central sun with six broad, gently curved rays pointing outward. Leave the surrounding page empty so children can trace each curve.
Complete The Sun
Show a large sun circle with only half of its rays already drawn and clear empty spaces where the remaining rays should be added. Include a few faint guide marks without any words or….
Three Sun Steps
Arrange three large pictures from left to right: a circle, a circle with a few rays, and a circle with many rays. Use only pictures and separate each stage with generous space.
Sun Over Hills
Place a large round sun rising behind two low, rounded hills, with a few short rays above the hills. Leave broad areas of sky and ground for colouring.
Sun Above A Kite
Draw a large sun high in the sky with short rays, a simple diamond-shaped kite below it and one long curved kite string. Include one large soft cloud.
Sun In A Garden
Show a large smiling sun above a simple garden with three big flowers, rounded leaves and a low ground line. Keep the sun clearly higher than the plants.
Sun And Rainbow
Place a large sun in one upper corner and a broad three-arch rainbow across the sky, with two large clouds at the ends. Leave wide open bands for colouring.
Sun On A Beach
Draw a large sun above a simple beach with one umbrella, a curved shoreline and a small bucket. Include a broad strip of sky and a broad strip of sand.
Sunrise Step Picture
Arrange three separated drawing panels without labels: a low curved horizon, a sun rising behind it with rays, and a sunrise with two hills and a cloud. Make the stages clearly progress….
Clouds Around The Sun
Place a round sun in the upper centre with a mix of straight and wavy rays, two puffy clouds partly overlapping the sky and several small open spaces between the clouds.
Sunny Rooftop View
Show a round sun above a row of simple Indian house rooftops, including a water tank, a small terrace railing and two potted plants. Add a low distant horizon beneath the rooftops.
Sun Over Rice Fields
Draw a round morning sun with curved rays above layered rice-field bands, a narrow path and two distant palm trees. Use sweeping curves to show the field sections.
Sun And Friendly Birds
Place a round sun with alternating straight and curved rays over a simple sky, with three small birds flying at different heights and one large cloud near the horizon.
Sun In Four Seasons
Divide the page into four large picture areas, each containing the same round sun with a different scene: spring flowers, a sunny summer tree, autumn leaves and a winter hill with snow.….
Noon Sun Shadows
Show a high round sun with short rays above a tree, a child-sized bicycle and a flower pot, each casting a simple shadow on a ground line. Keep the objects spaced apart.
Sun Behind A Cloud
Draw a round sun partly hidden behind a large puffy cloud, with several rays extending into the open sky and a low row of hills below. Leave the hidden section of the circle implied by….
Patterned Ray Sun
Place a large round sun in the centre with alternating triangular and wavy rays. Add a simple circular border around the sun and leave each ray as a separate colouring space.
Morning School Garden
Show a smiling morning sun above a garden beside a simple school building, with a path, two trees and rows of flowers. Include a few birds in the open sky but no sign or writing on the….
Sunrise By The Coconut Trees
Draw a large sun rising behind a distant shoreline, with two curved coconut trees framing the scene and a few calm water lines in front. Use long rays spreading into the morning sky.
Layered Mountain Sunrise
Show a round sun partly emerging between layered mountain ridges, with long alternating rays, a winding foreground path and a few small bushes. Balance the sun near the upper centre.
Village Morning Sun
Draw a detailed Indian village morning scene with a round sun above tiled-roof houses, a large banyan tree, a hand pump, a footpath and distant fields. Add a few birds and small clouds….
Sunlit City Street
Show a round sun above an Indian city street with apartment buildings, balconies, a small roadside tree, a parked auto-rickshaw and a broad pavement. Add long rays between a few light….
Sunset At The Lake
Place a low round evening sun over a lake, with layered hills, reflected curved light on the water, reeds at the shore and two birds in the sky. Use longer rays that remain clearly….
Sunflower And Sun
Draw a large round sun behind a tall sunflower, with several leaves, a gently curving stem, low garden plants and a few clouds. Let some sun rays appear around the flower without hiding….
Sun And Shadow Tree
Show a high afternoon sun with mixed straight and curved rays above a broad tree, a child flying a kite and the tree's long shadow across the ground. Include a distant fence and a few….
Monsoon Sun Break
Draw a round sun appearing through a break in a bank of rain clouds, with rays crossing the open patch, wet puddles, two umbrellas and distant green hills. Do not include falling rain….
Sunlit Temple Courtyard
Place a round sun above a peaceful Indian temple courtyard with a simple domed temple, steps, two trees, flower pots and a rangoli pattern on the ground. Add a few curved rays and birds….
Sun Through Window
Show a round morning sun outside a window, with rays entering a simple room and forming a bright patch on the floor. Include a potted plant, a small table and curtains, with a low….
At a glance
- Ages: 4 to 12
- Skills: Drawing, tracing, colouring
- You need: Pencils, crayons or colour pencils
- Time: 10 to 25 minutes
A sunny set for different ages
This set takes children from a simple round sun to more detailed sun drawings with rays, clouds, skies and outdoor scenes. Younger children can trace bold shapes, add short rays and colour within large spaces. Older children can practise curved lines, plan a balanced design and add a horizon, trees, flowers or a morning sky. Some pages give clear steps, while others leave room for children to create their own sun. The pages sit alongside other drawing practice, such as How to Draw a Flower and How to Draw a Tree.
Ideas for home and class
At home, let your child choose a page after a short look outside at the sky. They can draw the sun first, then add what they see, such as clouds, birds, rooftops or plants. In class, use the pages for a morning art activity, a weather chart extension or a display about light and shadows. Invite children to compare warm colours such as yellow, orange and red, without insisting that every sun looks the same. For a small group, one child can draw the circle, another can add rays and everyone can colour the shared scene.
Help with circles, rays and spacing
Children often press too hard, make the circle very small or place rays so close together that they merge. Show your child how to use a light touch for the first circle and leave a little space between each ray. Rays can be straight, wavy, short or long, so there is no need to correct every difference. If the page has a sun in a scene, help your child decide where the sun sits before adding other details. A simple verbal guide, such as circle, space, ray, check, can keep the steps manageable.
Lumi's tips
- Make it easier by giving your child a round lid to lightly trace before adding the sun's rays.
- Make it harder by asking your child to show a sunrise, midday sun and sunset using different line styles and colours.
- Link the activity to real life by looking at the length and direction of shadows at different times of day.
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Questions parents ask
How do you draw a simple sun for a child?
Start with a large circle, then add evenly spaced lines around it for rays. Your child can use short straight rays first and try wavy or alternating rays later.
What colours can children use for a sun drawing?
Yellow, orange and red are common choices, but children can use any colours for an imaginative picture. They can also show a pale morning sun or a deep orange evening sun.
How can I help my child draw a round sun?
Ask your child to draw lightly and slowly, or trace around a round household object. The circle does not need to be exact for the picture to work.
Can older children add more detail to a sun drawing?
Yes. They can vary the length of the rays, add clouds and a landscape, or show how sunlight falls on trees, buildings and people.
How do I download or print these sun drawing pages?
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