Tom and Jerry Drawing: Easy Cartoon Art Lesson for Kids
Learn how to make a Tom and Jerry drawing with this easy cartoon art lesson for kids. Follow the video and PDF to draw them high fiving.
Tom and Jerry Drawing

Tom & Jerry Drawing Art Lesson
This Tom and Jerry drawing lesson is a fun way for students in grades 4–5 to practice line, shape, proportion, and expression while drawing familiar cartoon characters. The step-by-step format makes the lesson easy to follow and gives students the confidence to build each character one part at a time.
Drawing Tom and Jerry high fiving also gives students a chance to explore gesture and movement while noticing how facial expressions and body positions help tell a story. Teachers can easily use the lesson with pencils, crayons, colored pencils, or markers, making it a simple and flexible project for the elementary art classroom.
Tom and Jerry and the Art of Cartoon Animation
This Tom and Jerry drawing lesson is a fun choice for grades 4–5 because it combines familiar cartoon characters with important art skills. Students practice using simple shapes, curved lines, proportion, and facial expressions as they build Tom and Jerry step by step.
The high-five pose also introduces gesture and movement, helping students see how body position can make a drawing feel more animated. With clear instructions and simple materials, this lesson is easy for teachers to use and approachable for students of different drawing abilities.
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Tom and Jerry Coloring Page

Materials for a Tom and Jerry Drawing
Step by Step Directions for a Tom and Jerry Drawing
Time needed: 1 hour
How to Draw Tom & Jerry
- Start Tom’s head.

- Add his eyes.

- Draw his mouth.

- Add his ears and whiskers.

- Draw his belly shape.

- Add two arms.

- Draw two legs.

- Add a tail.

- Start Jerry’s head.

- Add his eyes.

- Draw Jerry’s mouth.

- Add his ears.

- Draw Jerry’s belly shape.

- Draw his two arms.

- Add the two legs.

- Finish with his mouse tail.

- Trace with a marker and color.
























