Animal drawings on windows

Make a spring scene for your window

If spring is slow to arrive and the trees still aren’t showing signs of any green shoots, your best bet is to grab some edding pens and brighten up your windows yourself! You can have birds twittering away happily, or an adorable sloth that’s always smiling back at you. Drawing on windows is a delightful way to mark the onset of spring and banish the last vestiges of winter blues. And with our template to help you, designing couldn’t be easier – simply stick it to the back of the windowpane and away you go! If you’re not happy with your drawing or you make a mistake, simply wipe it off with a damp cloth. edding chalk markers are filled with liquid chalk that’s specially formulated for drawing on smooth, glossy surfaces such as glass and mirrors. You can choose between the fine-nibbed edding 4095 chalk marker and the edding 4090 with its extra-broad nib. What’s more, there are 10 opaque colours in the range, including white and a selection of vivid neon shades.

Categories: Spring
Craft ideas for kids
Products: Chalk markers
Materials: Glass and mirror
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Downloads: Images (ZIP)

Step-by-step

Step 1

For this project, you’ll need the finer-nibbed edding 4095 chalk markers in black, light green, neon pink, neon orange and white. Before you start, activate the edding chalk marker as follows: shake the marker vigorously with the cap on, then remove the cap, place the nib on absorbent paper and pump it up and down gently a few times until ink appears in the nib. Now you’re ready to get drawing. (And after use, always replace the cap securely and store the marker horizontally.) First of all, to create the branches for the birds to perch on, draw lines across the window using the black chalk marker.

Step 2

Print out the sloth and bird images in the desired size. You’ll find that using our handy templates takes all the hassle out of designing. Stick the templates on the back of the window and simply trace over the motifs in your preferred colours (we chose light green and neon pink for the birds).

Step 3

If your design doesn’t work out first time, or if you make a mistake, simply wipe it off with a damp cloth and start again. If you want to use multiple colours – for the sloth, let’s say - it’s always best to let one colour dry before continuing with the next. Start with orange for the body, followed by white for the face and tummy. Leave to dry for a bit, then use the black pen to draw on the eyes, nose and claws.