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How To Draw A Simple Starfish That Kids Love (with Video)

9/19/2015

I've received some emails from people asking me how to draw a starfish so I thought I would create a blog post. Starfish (also known as Sea Stars) are beautiful and in this post I am going to show you five ways to draw starfish.

Drawing is a great activity to do with your kids and it can be easy and fun too. Drawing will also allow your children to use their imaginations and be creative. I will show you how to draw a starfish and also a few different ways to make this project a little more fun for the kids.

Custom starfish with oil pastels

Here are some cool starfish that you may not be aware of:

Cushion star
Sugar Star
Spiny Beaded Star
Ketted star
Co North Atlantic starfish
Brown star
Beaded star
Sunflower star
Nine armed or Millipede starfish (totally awesome)
Brittle star (pretty cool)

More information on these unique starfish here: seashells.org

For this project you will need:
- Construction Paper or anything you have available
- Crayons, Markers, Color Pencils, Paint or Oil Pastels
- Play your favorite background music
- Last but not least, put on your super creative, imagination fun hat!

If you don't have these supplies, You can buy them via Amazon and have them delivered to your home! please note: these are affiliate links and I receive a small percentage from amazon

You can draw a starfish anyway you like but here are a few easy starfish drawings to start with:

Starfish drawings so easy your grandma can do it!

Helpful tip: Use a pencil to outline your starfish so your child doesn't get frustrated or upset when drawing. Little ones can tend to be impatient as they too strive for perfection

The best way to teach kids how to draw a starfish is by creating a dot-to-dot.
Here are a few I created to make it easier for you.

Please feel free to download and share with your friends.