215 Funny, Simple, & Silly Things to Draw

Are you in the mood to draw something that can make you and others lol? Drawing doesn’t always have to be serious, and sketching goofy things can get your creative juices flowing. We’ve put together a list of fun prompts that are great for beginners and people of all ages. Find ideas for drawing wacky animals, people, imaginary characters, and more!

Easy & Funny Things to Draw (Visual Examples)

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A visual chart showing some easy and silly things to draw.

Ideas for silly drawings make you laugh and show things that are out of the ordinary. Think of funny ways you can depict normal, everyday people and objects. Here are some examples:

Silly Animals: Fish swimming in jello; giraffe with their head in the clouds; horse getting into a sports car.
Silly People: Baby sitting at an office desk; your family with giant heads and small bodies; a two-headed man.
Silly Objects: Giggling coffee cup; happy stove with a big smile; toilet wearing a top hat.

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Silly Animals to Draw

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Sketch an animal doing something you don’t see in real life. How crazy would it be to witness a penguin surfing or a bear driving a car? You can even draw your pets doing something people normally do. Take a look at these prompts:
- Polar bear wearing sunglasses and sipping lemonade
- Shark hosting an underwater talk show
- Fish swimming in jello
- Giraffe with their head in the clouds
- Horse getting into a sports car
- Cat and dog playing chess at a birthday party
- Elephant hiding behind a light post
- Group of penguins trying to climb a palm tree
- Two sea creatures dancing at a disco party
- Bunny showing a turtle how to hop
- Bird learning how to swim
- Zebra repainting its stripes
- Jellyfish playing the drums
- Bear sitting in a tiny car
- Dinosaur talking on a cell phone
- Owl wearing glasses reading a bedtime story
- Duck with an umbrella in the rain
- Octopus making cupcakes
- Frog in a hot air balloon
- Crab singing karaoke at a beach party
- Mouse sailing in a boat made of cheese
- Snail on a race track
- Spider hosting a tea party on its cobweb
- Ant carrying a piece of candy
- A juggling tiger
- Bird teaching a school of fish to fly
- Ladybug putting on makeup
- Chicken making scrambled eggs
- Crocodile brushing its teeth
- Squirrel shopping at the grocery store

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Silly Food to Draw

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Have a laugh by giving foods some personality! The idea of a pineapple with legs or candies playing sports is just plain ridiculous and hilarious. That’s what makes them fun to draw. Here are some ideas to get you started:
- Banana with 8 legs
- Smiling sushi
- Banana wearing glasses and a fake moustache
- Asparagus in a conga line
- Chorus of singing fruits and veggies
- Your favorite foods making goofy faces
- Cereal box chasing a bowl
- Pop Tart lifting weights
- Taco jumping rope
- French fries on roller skates
- Grapes escaping a bowl
- Pineapple roller blading
- A group of berries with happy faces
- Cupcake wearing a dress
- Slice of cake with legs and wearing high heels
- Avocado and egg hanging out
- Bacon with a smiley face showing teeth
- Cookie eating chocolate chips
- Peanuts dancing
- Macaron with bunny ears
- Pudding with a surprised face
- Sausages that look like an octopus
- Your favorite candy bar playing football
- Pizza with a face
- Ice cream cone running from the sun
- Cheeseburger playing video games
- Apple teach math in a classroom
- Hotdog playing baseball
- Loaf of break kayaking
- Lollipop going for a stroll in the park

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Silly People to Draw

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Imagine people doing goofy things, and draw that. This is about going out of the norm and putting people in situations that would never happen. Check out these drawing prompts to see which one catches your eye:
- Person with fruit for hair
- Pirate with an ice cream cone instead of a hook
- Rock star with spaghetti hair
- Detective with a magnifying glass made of donuts
- Chef who cooks with giant spoons
- Knight in armor made out of cardboard boxes
- Caveman with a smartphone
- Ninja sneaking through a pile of jelly beans
- Ballet dance with pool noodles for arms
- Cowboy riding a giant hamster
- Surfer riding a wave of marshmallows
- Princess with a crown made of vegetables
- Librarian checking out books to animals
- Someone wearing underwear on their head
- Baby sitting at an office desk
- Your family with giant heads and small bodies
- Two-headed man
- Lumberjack in a leotard
- William Shakespeare in the circus.
- Person with long arms they use for jump ropes
- Clown squirting water into its own face
- Person with a giant nose
- Human with tiny feet and enormous hands
- Surprised face with eyeballs popping out
- Sleepy face with a big snoring bubble
- Person sneezes so hard it blows their eyebrows off
- People hanging out on clouds

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Silly Imaginary Characters to Draw

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Take your fave fantasy character and put them in an odd setting. Make-believe characters are already fun, but stretch your imagination further by sketching them doing things that aren’t in their nature. Here are some ideas:
- Dragon wearing a superhero cape
- Mermaid trying to walk in high heels
- Trouble-making fairies
- Classroom of zombies
- Unicorns sliding down a rainbow
- Dragon wearing a monocle
- Vampire eating garlic bread
- Merman riding a bicycle
- Monster wearing bunny slippers
- Dragon holding a cup of tea
- Troll riding a unicorn
- Dragon breathing rainbows instead of fire
- Elf jumping on a trampoline
- Easter bunny putting up a Christmas tree
- Santa Clause going trick-or-treating
- Frankenstein give a Valentine’s Day card to his Bride
- Mermaid cat lounging on a rock
- Dragon with butterfly wings
- Elf riding a snail
- Giant playing miniature golf

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Silly Objects to Draw

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Bring inanimate objects to life in a funny way. Artist Swetha Shenoy says everyday objects, like coffee cups, books, and household things are quick, easy, and entertaining to doodle.^{[1]
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Swetha Shenoy
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Expert Interview} The following list includes humorous recommendations:
- Pair of sunglasses trying to find its perfect sun
- Car driving on a road made of spaghetti
- Book reading a human
- Pair of shoes playing tag
- Toaster tasting a piece of bread while camping
- Fridge shopping for groceries
- Bowl of spaghetti playing jump rope
- Pair of socks knitting a scarf
- Pencil drawing a person
- Pair of jeans jogging
- Toothbrush brushing its own teeth
- Pen with a human head writing on a page
- Piece of paper drawing a pencil
- Spoon and fork playing tennis
- Paper plane winning a real airplane race
- Pencil trying to erase itself
- Pair of eyeglasses at a disco party
- Striped socks with their own personality
- Car made out of candy
- Books hosting a reading club
- Dancing house
- Pencil in a bad mood
- Giggling coffee cup
- Happy stove with a big smile
- Toilet wearing a top hat
- Paperclip unbending itself
- Underpants running out of the house
- Wedding for a washing machine and dryer
- Can of hairspray with hair
- A rock, piece of paper, and pair of scissors fighting

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Silly Nature-Inspired Things to Draw

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Explore the silly side of nature in your drawings. The great outdoors is beautiful, but there are also plenty of ways to make it funny. Artist Kathy Leader says to go outside with your phone, imagine you’re an insect crawling around, and take pictures of leaves, flowers, and branches. Then, she adds, you can use those photos as a reference when you’re ready to draw.^{[2]
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Expert Interview} Here are some prompts to inspire you:
- Cactus wearing a cowboy hat
- Sunflower with a big smiley face
- Tree that grows lollipops instead of leaves
- Bush shaped like a giant cat
- Flower with petals made of pizza slices
- Plant with googly eyes that follows you around
- Giant dandelion blowing bubbles instead of seeds
- Vine that grows bananas in the shape of stars
- Tree with branches that are holding cups of tea
- Bonsai tree shaped like a dinosaur
- Houseplant trying to escape its pot
- Plant with flowers shaped like rainbows
- Garden where the plants are doing yoga
- Tree with polka dot leaves
- Rosebush that grows candy canes instead of flowers
- Rainbow that’s lost all its color and needs to paint itself back
- Cloud having a pillow fight with another cloud
- Tree on a rollercoaster ride
- Plant growing slices of pizza
- Sunflower trying to catch the sun

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Silly Outer Space Things to Draw

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Draw some celestial creatures, objects, and planets. Picture martians having a picnic or planets made out of food. Have fun trying your hand at the following:
- Alien driving a car
- Star trying to shine brighter than the moon
- Moon eating a cheeseburger
- Group of stars forming a constellation in the shape of a puppy
- Happy cloud having a picnic in outer space
- Rocket ship taking a detour around a rainbow
- Cheese moon in a night sky
- Hamster running a marathon in outer space
- Planet where everything is made of jelly
- Alien spaceship that looks like a giant sneaker
- Moon with a giant smiley face on it
- Robot walking a space dog
- Space station where astronauts bounce on trampolines
- Asteroid shaped like a giant donut
- Rocket ship powered by soda cans
- Comet with a long trail of confetti
- Alien family having a picnic on Saturn's rings
- Satellite with bunny ears
- Star shaped like a giant heart
- Alien riding a space unicycle
- Galaxy made of cotton candy
- Space pirate ship floating through the stars
- Explorer discovering a planet made of building blocks
- Astronaut playing hopscotch on the moon

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Silly Things Kids Can Draw

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Silly drawings can exercise a kid’s imagination. They show kids how to be creative and can give them a good laugh. From sand made out of sprinkles to animals exercising, the following prompts are sure to make little ones giggle:
- Playground made entirely of bubbles
- Park where all the trees are made of ice cream cones
- Castle floating on a cloud
- City where all the buildings are made of giant sandwiches
- Beach where the sand is made of sprinkles
- Jungle where every tree is a different color
- School that is actually a giant cake
- Desert made of cookies and milk
- House with windows shaped like stars
- Museum where the art is alive and talking
- Chef tossing a pancake so high it flies into the sky
- Basketball player spinning four basketballs at once
- Magician pulling a giant ice lolly out of a hat
- High diver jumping off a cliff into the sea
- Pirate walking the plank towards some hungry sharks
- Superhero being chased by a giant bouncy ball
- Mer-cat leaping to catch a flying fish
- Wizard chasing after his hat, blowing away in the wind
- Monkey swinging from vine to vine – draw it mid-air
- Penguin slipping and sliding on ice while juggling snowballs
- Pirate sword-fighting with a talking parrot on a ship
- Astronaut doing the moonwalk on an alien planet
- Llama doing heavy weightlifting
- Lion leaping through a giant floating bubble
- Ninja flipping through the air dodging flying pies

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Silly Things Adults Can Draw

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Tap into your inner child by drawing something hilarious. Just because you’re a grown-up doesn’t mean you can’t draw fun, lighthearted stuff. Professional artist Kelly Medford says to draw what makes you happy instead of drawing what you think you should be drawing.^{[3]
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Expert Interview} Start by testing out some of these prompts:
- Shark riding a unicycle
- Elephant dressed as a paramedic
- Tiny hedgehog wearing a lawyer’s suit
- Giant insect terrorizing a city
- Monkey with a mullet
- Your mom or girlfriend with a beard
- Foot doing a handstand
- Emoji in real life
- Something gross, like snot dripping from a huge nose
- Candy shop where the walls are edible