Facial Expressions Drawing for Kids

We have often seen people in our circle making weird facial expressions to make us laugh. We also try the same method to solve a fight or argument. Right? Kids, who are miraculous spectators, watch the countenance and try to imitate them. It is fun to watch emotions expressed on their tiny cute faces, and most people enjoy it. Let us use this drawing exercise to replicate the same enjoyment. 

Just like how words are used to convey ideas and emotions to others, facial expressions also play a significant role in communication. Without uttering a single word, the emotions of individuals can be observed from their facial expressions. By looking at a person’s face, we can catch the emotion one is undergoing. By participating kids in activities like facial expression drawing, they can easily learn the meaning of each expression. BYJU’S facial expressions drawing for kids offers a chance to learn how to penetrate a person’s mind by reading countenance. Moreover, it will help them to master sketching each facial expression. 

Navarasa Facial Expressions

Children might have heard the term ‘navarasa’. Navarasa means nine emotions. Srinagara (love), Hasya (humorous), Karuna (tragic), Raudra (fierce), Veera (Heroic), Bhayanaka (fearful), Vibhatsa (disgusted), Adbhuta (amazed) and Shanta (peaceful) are the nine principal emotions that dancers and other performers use while performing their art. The bhavas (state of mind) of individuals are expressed with the support of these nine rasas. To bring these emotions to their countenance is never an effortless task. It requires great dedication, hard work and passion for acquiring the core of navarasa. Children can explore the following drawings to learn all the principal facial expressions.

Drawing Facial Expressions

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Colouring Facial Expressions

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Easy Facial Expressions Drawing for Kids 

The face is the centre of the expression. The whole body contributes to enhancing the intensity of the emotions that are facially conveyed. A person can possibly make multiple movements and multiple languages with the assistance of eyes, nose, lips, eyebrows, ears etc. The eyes can be considered the storehouse of the core of every emotion. Let us use the following step-by-step instructions to make our children better understand facial expressions. 

• To simplify the exercise for kids, let us use smilies to draw facial expressions. 
• Only eyes, eyebrows, mouth and some properties are required to be sketched to pass the emotions to others. 
• Kids can easily sketch a smiley. Draw a circular figure to form the outline and add details inside the faces. To improve the precision of the picture, they can use a compass while sketching the outline. 
• The picture will appear more attractive if added with all the nine principal facial expressions. 
• To ease the drawing process, kids can search and find reference images on the internet. It will help them to arrange their eyes, eyebrows and mouth according to the emotions intended to convey. 
• Kids can sketch faces with happiness, sadness, anger, excitement, tension, surprise, frustration, fear, silliness etc. 
• Since the facial expressions are filled on a smiley, ask them to fill the pictures with yellow colours resembling a smiley. 
• It will be better to use a black marker to outline the circular outline of the smilies to make them appear unique. 

The facial expressions drawing exercise will be an interesting one for children. It will help them figure out the language of each expression they are facially creating. It offers a chance for them to engage in fun with their fellow friends while learning. Apart from strengthening their basic knowledge of facial expressions, it will help them improve their drawing skills as well. Practising creative exercises like painting, writing short stories, essays, poems etc., will help them build their imagination. For more kids’ learning activities, visit BYJU’S website.