🦄 FREE UNICORN DRAWING
Unicorn Drawing for Kids How to Draw a Unicorn in 6 Easy Steps
Quick Answer
This free step-by-step tutorial shows kids how to draw a unicorn in six easy steps: a horse-like head, a magic horn, a flowing mane, ears, a happy face, and rainbow colors. Download the printable PDF, grab crayons, and follow along together. Made for ages 5 and up — no signup needed, just print and draw.
At a Glance
- Subject: How to draw a unicorn
- Ages: 5+
- Steps: 6 steps
- Time: ~15 min
- Difficulty: Easy-Medium
- Supplies: Paper, crayons
The unicorn is the most requested drawing in kid history, and the secret is that it's just a pretty horse head plus three magic ingredients: a horn, a rainbow mane, and closed happy eyes. Nail those three and the magic takes care of itself.
✏️ How to Draw a Unicorn: Step by Step
One step per box — draw each new part in a different color so kids can see exactly what changed.
Step 1: The Horse Head
Draw a long rounded shape like a stretched teardrop or a sock — this is the unicorn's elegant head.
Step 2: The Magic Horn
Draw a tall triangle on the forehead with spiral lines wrapped around it — the horn!
Step 3: The Flowing Mane
Draw big swooping curves along the back of the head for a flowing mane.
Step 4: The Ears
Draw two leaf-shaped ears on top of the head, peeking through the mane.
Step 5: The Happy Face
Add closed happy eyes (two curved lines), a tiny nose, and a gentle smile.
Step 6: Rainbow Magic
Color the mane and horn in rainbow stripes — pink, purple, blue, yellow. Pure magic!
📊 Unicorn Drawing by Age
Every age can join in — just adjust the job.
| Age | What they can do | Tip |
|---|---|---|
| 3–4 | Trace the head shape and color the mane | The rainbow mane is the best part for this age — let them go wild |
| 4–5 | Draw the head, horn, and mane with help | Spiral horn lines are tricky — straight stripes work too |
| 6+ | Draw the whole unicorn solo | Challenge: draw the unicorn with a full body, not just the head |
🖨️ Download Your Free Unicorn Drawing Printable
The printable lays out all 6 steps one per box, big enough for little hands — kids draw right alongside each step.
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🦄 Rainbow Mane Salon
Draw the unicorn head three times and give each one a different mane style — rainbow stripes, starry night, cotton-candy swirls. It's the same head three times, but kids treat each one as a new character with a name. The mane is where their personality lands on the page.
What You'll Need to Draw a Unicorn
Rainbow colors for the mane — this is the place to use every crayon in the box. Challenge: try drawing the body and tail yourself to finish your unicorn — then color them in! Gold or yellow for the horn. Sparkle stickers or glitter crayons take it to the next level if you have them.
What They're Learning
Unicorns build on the horse/dog body basics but add the horn (a triangle with spiral lines) — combining a familiar shape with a new detail. The rainbow mane is color-planning practice: kids decide the order of colors before starting. The small sparkles and stars around it are fun detail work that rewards a light, careful touch.
Make It Yours
Give it a rainbow arcing overhead, stars and clouds around it, or a whole field of flowers. A baby unicorn (chubbier, bigger eyes) next to a parent is adorable. Try a galaxy unicorn with dark blue body and star speckles, or an ice unicorn in blues and whites. A unicorn with a braided mane (three wavy lines twisted) is a fun challenge.
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🦄 Unicorn Drawing Step by Step
This is a horse head built in six steps, and three parts make it read as a unicorn: the horn, the mane, and the closed happy eyes. Step 1 is a long teardrop \u2014 a stretched sock shape. Step 2 adds a triangle horn on the forehead, wrapped in spiral lines. Forehead placement is the first wobble point: a horn on top reads as a party hat. If spirals frustrate your child, straight stripes work just as well.
Step 3 is the mane \u2014 swooping curves down the back of the head, where flow matters more than neatness. Step 4 tucks two leaf-shaped ears on top, peeking through the mane. Step 5 is the face: curved lines for closed eyes, a tiny nose, a gentle smile. Cover later steps with your hand, revealing one at a time, then finish at step 6 with rainbow stripes \u2014 pink, purple, blue, yellow.
See free unicorn printable for more.
❓ Unicorn Drawing FAQs
What is the easiest way for a kid to draw a unicorn?
Draw a long teardrop shape for the horse-like head. Add a tall triangle horn with spiral lines on the forehead, swooping curves for the mane, leaf-shaped ears, and closed happy eyes. Color the mane rainbow — the horn and rainbow mane are what make it a unicorn.
What age can kids start learning to draw a unicorn?
Most kids can manage the head and horn around age 5 with help, and the full unicorn solo by 6 or 7. Younger kids can trace the head and pour their energy into the rainbow mane.
What supplies do we need to draw a unicorn?
Paper and LOTS of crayon colors — the rainbow mane needs the full box. The free printable PDF lays out all six steps one per box so kids can draw right alongside each step.
Is the unicorn drawing printable really free?
Yes — every printable on MomYouNeedThis is 100% free to download and print. No signup, no payment, just tap the download button.
How do I print the unicorn drawing tutorial?
Open the PDF and print at 100% scale (not 'fit to page') so the drawing boxes stay big enough for little hands. The printable is designed to stay large — never shrunk to force a fit.
How does a unicorn drawing step by step tutorial work?
A unicorn drawing step by step tutorial shows the unicorn so far at each step, with only the new part highlighted. Kids copy one step at a time. This unicorn drawing step by step method is used in the six-step tutorial on this page.
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