{"title":"How to Draw a Candy Cane","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/crafts/how-to-draw-a-candy-cane","category":{"slug":"crafts","name":"Crafts"},"creator":{"name":"Art for Kids Hub","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5XMF3Inoi8R9nSI8ChOsdQ","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRxUGFxyqs0"},"tldr":"Draw a candy cane with a ribbon bow in 10 easy steps: two J lines, a bow, curved stripes, then red and green color. Great for kids at Christmas.","totalDurationSeconds":341,"difficulty":"easy","tools":["black fine point permanent marker","pencil and eraser (optional)"],"materials":["drawing paper or colored pencil pad","colored pencils or washable markers"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Draw the Candy Cane Hook as an Upside-Down J","text":"Near the top of your page, draw a big upside-down U. Keep going down on the right side so that side ends up much longer than the left. Now you have an upside-down J. Turn your paper over in your head and it looks like a backwards J. This line is the inside edge of the candy cane, so give the hook plenty of room."},{"number":2,"title":"Draw a Second Wider J Around the Candy Cane Hook","text":"Start outside the first line on the left, leaving a gap. Draw the same upside-down U, wrapping around the first one, and pull the right side down longer, the same way you did before. Keep the gap even all the way around. This second line gives your candy cane its thickness, and now it looks like a real hook."},{"number":3,"title":"Close the Ends of the Candy Cane Outline","text":"Go to the tip of the hook and connect the inner and outer lines with a small curved line. That rounds off the end of the candy cane. Do the same thing at the bottom of the stem. Now you have the full outline of the candy cane, a closed shape that looks solid. Take a second to check that both ends are rounded, not pointy."},{"number":4,"title":"Draw the Ribbon Knot Around the Candy Cane Stem","text":"About two thirds of the way down the stem, draw a small curve across the candy cane from one side to the other. Draw a second curve right below it. These two lines make a narrow band, the knot of the ribbon wrapped around the cane. Keep it small. The bow loops attach to each side of this band in the next step."},{"number":5,"title":"Draw the Two Loops of the Candy Cane Bow","text":"Start at the top corner of the knot on the left side. Draw a loop that goes up and out, rounds off, and comes back in to the bottom corner of the knot. Now do the same on the right side. You end up with two rounded loops, one on each side of the knot, and the bow starts to take shape around the candy cane."},{"number":6,"title":"Add Inner Loops and Wrinkles to the Candy Cane Bow","text":"Inside each bow loop, draw a smaller loop that looks like a raindrop on its side. That inner loop shows the inside of the ribbon and makes the bow look 3D. Add a few short wrinkle lines coming out from the knot into each loop. Rob also draws one more line across the knot so the ribbon looks wrapped around twice."},{"number":7,"title":"Draw the Ribbon Tails Hanging From the Candy Cane Bow","text":"From the bottom of the knot, draw two curved lines that come out and down to the side. That is one ribbon tail. Connect the ends with a sideways V so it looks like a notched ribbon end. Add a couple of wrinkle lines inside. Repeat the same steps on the other side so both tails hang below the bow."},{"number":8,"title":"Draw the Candy Cane Stripes in Pairs of Curved Lines","text":"Start at the tip of the hook. Draw two curved lines close together across the cane. That pair is one red stripe. Leave a space, then draw another pair. Keep going down the hook and the stem. Drawing both lines of each stripe at the same time helps you keep track of which bands get colored red later."},{"number":9,"title":"Finish the Candy Cane Stripes Below the Bow","text":"Keep adding stripe pairs below the ribbon until you reach the bottom. Where a stripe runs into the bow, draw only one line and imagine the other line hidden under the ribbon. That part can feel confusing. Pause the video if you need extra time. Once the stripes run from the tip to the bottom, the line drawing is done."},{"number":10,"title":"Color the Candy Cane Red Stripes and Green Bow","text":"Color every other band red, leaving the bands in between white. Color the bow and ribbon tails green. For a 3D look, press harder with a darker green inside the bow loops and along one edge of the cane. You can skip the shading to keep it simple. Red and green together make it look like Christmas right away."}],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-10-02T13:38:49.299Z","published":"2026-10-01T15:26:43.030Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit ShowMeStepByStep with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure."}