“Doodling makes me feel good.”
Aiden S. (Grade 5 student) Tweet
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![simple doodles Pinterest pin](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/SD-Pin-1-1-768x1365.jpg)
Simple Doodles
These simple doodles are just what you’ve been looking for!
I personally can’t get enough of doodling, so I’m back with yet another doodle blog post…yay! This time I’ve included how to create over 50 simple doodles, step by step.
Below, I’ve included images showing you how to draw beautiful bugs, whimsical doodles, Harry Potter themed doodles, wooden signs, books, paper airplanes and cranes, tea/coffee/boba doodles, kawaii faces, fireworks, cute monsters, and light bulbs.
Following the simple steps outlined below will help you and your kids relax, improve your drawing skills, and beautify your journals in no time. Hopefully, after reading this post you’ll be even more confident in your doodling abilities.
![Boba Tea Doodle](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/splendidscribbles-Bubble-Tea.webp)
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What are The Benefits of Doodling?
Doodling is a great way to let your creativity flow and it can also be therapeutic. Doodling isn’t a sign of a loss of concentration, in fact, it’s the opposite!
Research has shown that doodling has a crazy amount of benefits! Not only will it help your brain because it improves your memory, improves concentration and visualization, but it is also great for your mental health.
Doodling helps with processing your emotions, it can make you more productive and is a calming stress reliever. I have numerous blog posts that go into further detail about the benefits of doodling on the mental health of kids and adults.
Check them out:
What Materials Do I Need for Doodling?
Doodling is also a great activity for kids because it can motivate them to explore their creative side through a super fun experience. As well, doodling can help spark their imagination and doesn’t require many tools. In most instances, a pencil and a piece of paper will suffice.
Bullet Journal
This awesome journal is available with dotted pages, blank pages, ruled or squared pages. It’s also available in hardcover in a variety of beautiful colors.
Posca Fine Sparkling Pens
These Posca Fine Sparkling Pens are perfect for giving your doodles a bit of flare. They instantly brighten your journals!
White Gelly Roll Pens
We love these White Gelly Roll Pens because of their brightness! These are great for adding tiny highlights and details to your easy doodles.
Gelly Roll Moonlight Pens
These Gelly Roll Moonlight Pens have great color density, smooth flowing ink and comes in vibrant colors.
Micron pens
This pack of Micron Pens includes several sizes, which make them perfect for coloring larger sections or adding tiny details to your doodles.
Prismacolor Pencil crayons
This Prismacolor Pencil Crayon pack has beautiful smooth colors, perfect for blending.
Ultra Fine Tip Sharpie Markers
We love the wide array of colors that comes in this Ultra Fine Tip Sharpie Markers pack.
Washi Tape
The uses for washi tape are endless! We like to use them around our doodle frames or to personalize our journals.
Stencils
We love these stencils! They are great for adding details like ribbons, banners etc. They’re also perfect if you’re short on time!
Check out this blog post to learn about our top 5 doodling tips!
50+ Simple Doodles
There are over 50+ doodles to draw below, so I’ve divided the doodle tutorials into 11 different sections: beautiful bugs, whimsical doodles, Harry Potter themed doodles, wooden signs, books, paper airplanes and cranes, tea/coffee/boba doodles, kawaii faces, fireworks, cute monsters, and light bulbs.
These doodles are perfect to draw when you’re bored, when you’re working in your art or bullet journals, or when you need a few mindful minutes. I hope you enjoy them!
Beautiful Bugs
How to Doodle Butterflies, Dragonflies and other Bugs
![Doodle Butterfly 1](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/@1arthouse.blog-Butterfly.jpg)
Photo Credit: arthouse.blog
![Butterfly Doodle 2](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/@nicoles.journal-butterfly-768x768.jpg)
Photo Credit: @nicoles.journal
![butterfly doodle #3](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/@dutch_dots-Butterly-768x768.jpg)
Photo Credit: Myinnercreative.com
![How to Draw a Butterfly header](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Simple-Doodles-Main-768x512.jpg)
Photo Credit: @bujutrella
![butterfly doodle #3](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/@dutch_dots-Butterly-768x768.jpg)
Photo Credit: @dutch_dots
![butterfly doodle #5](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/@planningmindfully-butterfly-768x768.jpg)
Photo Credit: @planningmindfully
![Butterfly Doodle #6](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/@handmadelettering-Butterfly.jpg)
Photo Credit: @handmadelettering
Click HERE to learn how to draw this simple butterfly below.
![How to Draw a Simple Butterfly Step by Step (1)](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/How-to-Draw-a-Simple-Butterfly-Step-by-Step-1-768x994.jpg)
![Step by Step Dragonfly](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/arlita_study-Dragonfly.jpg)
Photo Credit: @arlita_study
![Doodle Bug step by step](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/simplelifeofalady.com-Bugs.jpg)
Photo Credit: @simplelifeofalady
![How to Draw Bugs step by step](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/fabercastell.com-Bugs.jpg)
Photo Credit: fabercastell.com
![How to draw a ladybug step by step](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/arlita_study-Lady-Bug-768x1024.jpg)
Photo Credit: @arlita_study
For even more adorable animal doodles, check out our 15 page step by step printable drawing guide below:
Whimsical Doodles
How to Doodle Unicorns
![How to Doodle a Unicorn #1](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/arlita-study-unicorn-768x1024.jpg)
Photo Credit: @arlita_study
![Unicorn Doodle #2](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/@lasirenailstra-Unicorn-Doodle-1-768x773.webp)
Photo Credit: @laisirenalustra
Space Doodles
![Space Cat Doodle](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/crazylaura.com-Space-Cat.jpg)
Photo Credit: @nicolegrace
![How to Doodle Planets](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Belin-Planets-768x1136.jpg)
Photo Credit: @belin
![How to Doodle Space Aliens](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Umran-Space-aliens.jpg)
Photo Credit: @umran
How to Doodle Crystals
![How to doodle crystals 1](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/@splendidscribbles-Crystals-768x775.webp)
Photo Credit: @splendidscribbles
![How to doodle crystals 2](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/@splendidscribbles-Crystal-2-768x898.webp)
Photo Credit: @splendidscribbles
Harry Potter Doodles
![Harry Potter Doodle #1](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/@lana-HP-1.jpg)
Photo Credit: @lana
![Harry Potter #2](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/@nicolegrace-HP-2.jpg)
Photo Credit: @nicolegrace
![Harry Potter Doodle #3](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/@blackandwhitebullet-HP3.jpg)
Photo Credit: @blackandwhitebullet
![Harry Potter Doodle #4](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/@nicolejosephine-HP4.jpg)
Photo Credit: @nicolejosephine
![Harry Potter Doodle #5](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/tombowusa.com-HP5-1-768x497.jpg)
Photo Credit: tombowusa.com
Cute Monster Doodles
![Doodle monster #1](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/domoniquedebondt-Cute-Monsters.jpg)
Photo Credit: @dominquedeobondt
![Doodle monsters #2](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/dcube.crafts-cute-monsters.jpg)
Photo Credit: @dcube.crafts
![Doodle Monster #3](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Jacqueline-Perry-Monsters.jpg)
Photo Credit: Jaqueline Perry
Kawaii Face Doodles
![Cute Kawaii Faces](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/mungfali.com-Kawaii-faces-2-768x739.jpg)
Photo Credit: mungfali.com
![Kawaii Face Doodle #3](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/mungfali.com-Kawaii-face-768x1044.jpg)
Photo Credit: mungfali.com
![Kawaii Doodle](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/munfali.com-Kawaii-faces-3-768x758.jpg)
Photo Credit: mungfali.com
Love Kawaii? Take a look at our kawaii printable coloring books with affirmations 🙂
Tea, Coffee and Boba Doodles
![Bubble Tea #3](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/@viaelle-Bubble-Tea-768x768.jpeg)
Photo Credit: @viaelle
![Bubble Tea #2](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/splendidscribbles-Bubble-Tea-1.webp)
Photo Credit: @splendidscribbles
![Bubble Tea #3](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/@arlita.study-Boba-Drink-768x912.jpg)
Photo Credit: @arlita.study
![Coffee and tea Doodle](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tea-step-by-step-drawings-768x1024.jpg)
Photo Credit: step by step drawings
Book Doodles
![book doodle #1](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/@sue-Book-Doodle.jpg)
Photo Credit: @sue
![How to Doodle Books #2](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/@junefolio-Book-Doodle.jpg)
Photo Credit: @junefolio
Dove, Crane and Plane Doodles
![paper airplane doodle](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sidereallife.com-Paper-airplane.webp)
Photo Credit: Sidereallife.com
![Doves and Plane Doodle 2](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Ingvill-Doves-and-Planes.jpg)
Photo Credit: Ingvill
![Crane doodle #3](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/@bulletwithe-Cranes-and-Doves-768x768.jpg)
Photo Credit: @bulletwithe
Wooden Sign Doodles
![Wooden sign doodle](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/@nicolegracestudios-Wooden-sign.webp)
Photo Credit: @nicolegracestudios
Firework Doodles
![How to doodle fireworks](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/@amandaRachlee-Fireworks.jpg)
Photo Credit: @amandarachlee
Lightbulb Doodles
![Lightbulb doodle](https://lightlysketched.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/@afondari-lightbulb.jpg)
Photo Credit: @lafondari
Final Thoughts
We hope you love drawing these cute doodles! If you’re interested in more doodle art or drawing tutorials, check out these other blog posts:
If you’re looking for more activities designed to encourage mindfulness and spark creativity, check out my printable resources below or visit my shop!
If you try these doodles with your kids or students, please let me know! I’d love to add your creations to our gallery, so upload your photos or send them directly to me at: [email protected] Thank you!
Don’t forget to download our free 15 page Mindfulness coloring book to help add a few mindful moments to your child’s day. Just click here or the image below!