{"title":"How to Draw Hot Chocolate","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/crafts/how-to-draw-hot-chocolate","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=Gxsym0KmwJQ"},"tldr":"Draw a cartoon mug of hot chocolate in 10 easy steps: marshmallow buddies, a candy cane straw, a cute face and steam. A cozy winter drawing for kids.","totalDurationSeconds":473,"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 a Smile Curve for the Top of the Hot Chocolate","text":"Find the middle of your paper. Draw a wide curve that dips down and comes back up, like a big smile. This is the front edge of the hot chocolate inside the mug. Make it about as wide as your hand. Everything else in the drawing, from the marshmallows to the cup, gets built around this one line."},{"number":2,"title":"Draw Two Overlapping Marshmallows in the Hot Chocolate","text":"Right above the curve, draw a line that goes up, over and down. Connect the bottom with a small curve. That is your first marshmallow. Now draw a second one beside it, tucked behind the first. Start its line where it touches the first marshmallow so it overlaps. Add a little curve on top of each one so they look 3D."},{"number":3,"title":"Give the Hot Chocolate Marshmallows Funny Faces","text":"On the front marshmallow, draw two small eyes set far apart and a big U for an open mouth. Color the top of the mouth and leave the bottom white. On the back marshmallow, draw two upside-down U shapes for closed, happy eyes and a small smile. Every face can be different. Silly is the goal here."},{"number":4,"title":"Draw a Striped Candy Cane Straw in the Hot Chocolate","text":"Beside the marshmallows, draw a long line that comes down into the hot chocolate. Draw a second line right next to it going the same direction. Close the bottom with a small half circle and the top with a squished oval. Then add curved stripes down the straw. With red stripes, it looks like a candy cane."},{"number":5,"title":"Close the Hot Chocolate Surface Behind the Marshmallows","text":"Go back to your first curve. Imagine it going behind the marshmallows and the straw. Draw the same curve coming out on the far side, then bring it around and connect it to where you started. Now the hot chocolate is a flat oval with the marshmallows and the straw floating in it."},{"number":6,"title":"Draw the Mug Rim, Sides and Bottom Around the Hot Chocolate","text":"Draw another curve above the hot chocolate oval for the rim of the cup. Let it go behind the straw. Then pull a line down from each side of the rim, curving in a little toward the bottom. Connect the two sides with a curve at the base. The gap between the rim and the drink shows the hot chocolate sits lower than the top."},{"number":7,"title":"Draw a Big Backward C Handle on the Hot Chocolate Mug","text":"The mug needs a handle. Start near the top of the right side and draw a big backward C shape that curves out and comes back into the cup lower down. Then draw a smaller backward C inside it. The space between the two lines is the thickness of the handle, so keep a nice wide gap."},{"number":8,"title":"Draw a Cute Cartoon Face on the Hot Chocolate Mug","text":"Draw two circles on the front of the mug for eyes. Inside each, draw a small circle at the top right and a smaller one at the bottom left. Color the big circles in and leave the small ones white so the eyes look shiny. Then draw a short line between the eyes and a big U for an open mouth with a little tongue."},{"number":9,"title":"Add a Steam Swirl Above the Hot Chocolate Mug","text":"Above the mug, draw a small swirl that curls up, loops around and comes back down. That wisp of steam tells everyone the hot chocolate is warm. One swirl is enough for a cartoon look. If you want more, add a second smaller one beside it. That finishes the line drawing."},{"number":10,"title":"Color the Hot Chocolate Mug, Marshmallows and Straw","text":"Pick your colors. In the video, both mugs are teal with brown hot chocolate, white marshmallows, a red and white straw and pink cheeks. Use colored pencils, markers, crayons or oil pastels. Color the drink brown first, then fill in the mug around the face. Leave the marshmallows and the eye highlights white."}],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-10-04T15:40:48.522Z","published":"2026-10-04T15:40:44.456Z","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."}