Vehicles and Things • Easy drawing • Ages 4–8

How to Draw a Hot Air Balloon for Kids

Draw a floating hot air balloon in four simple visual steps. One rounded teardrop shape and a tiny basket make this perfect screen-free drawing time for ages 4–8.

Difficulty: Easy Age guide: 4–8 Time: 5–10 minutes 4 visual steps
Finished hot air balloon drawing
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The balloon begins as one soft upside-down teardrop, wide at the bottom and rounded at the top, left open underneath. Adding the basket and the curved panel lines is where it really becomes a balloon, and those curves are lovely practice for a steady hand. Enjoy the steps together at an unhurried pace.

Make it your own

Colour each panel a different shade, add sandbags dangling from the basket, or put a waving passenger inside. Draw distant fields, a river and birds below to show just how high it is floating.

Draw a hot air balloon in four steps

Step 1: Draw a rounded upside-down teardrop that is wide at the bottom and curves to a point at the top, leaving the base open.
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Step 1

Draw a rounded upside-down teardrop that is wide at the bottom and curves to a point at the top, leaving the base open.

Step 2: Close the bottom into a gentle curve, then add a small basket underneath joined by short lines.
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Step 2

Close the bottom into a gentle curve, then add a small basket underneath joined by short lines.

Step 3: Draw two long curved lines down the front of the balloon, splitting it into three rounded panels.
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Step 3

Draw two long curved lines down the front of the balloon, splitting it into three rounded panels.

Step 4: Finish with one shiny eye, one winking eye, and a smile on the balloon.
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Step 4

Finish with one shiny eye, one winking eye, and a smile on the balloon.

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