Imagine a bus... that is also a giant, fluffy cat! That is the Catbus. He is not a scary monster; he is a magical, friendly helper from My Neighbor Totoro!

His body is a big, soft bus with twelve legs (one for each passenger!). He has two big, bright headlights for eyes that can see in the dark. His smile is huge and very cheerful!

His tail is long and bushy, and it acts like the bus's stop sign. It waves when it's time to stop! Instead of normal bus windows, he has furry windows that can open and close by themselves.

The Catbus is like a magical taxi for friendly forest spirits. He appears when someone really, really needs help. He can run super fast—through forests, across fields, and even on electrical wires in the sky!

He can turn invisible so that regular people can't see him. Inside, his seats are made of soft, cozy fur. He takes his friends wherever they need to go, especially the big, cuddly forest spirit named Totoro.

The Catbus is one of the most wonderful and surprising parts of the beautiful movie, My Neighbor Totoro. If you also love this magical bus, the drawing tutorial below will help you learn how to draw it!

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

√ Draw Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro PDF (Click to download for free.)

√ Drawing Papers (You can get it easily and I would say almost any paper can be used.)

√ Pencils / Markers / Crayons / Watercolors (Remember to use a pen with a fine tip when outlining.)

FOR WHOM:

Elementary school students

TIME NEEDED:

About 1.5 hours

INSTRUCTIONS:

How to Draw Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro Step by Step

Step 1 Draw two mice.

Step 2 Draw the top of this bus.

Step 3 Draw the top and one side of this bus.

Step 4 Draw the windows of this bus.

Step 5 Draw a huge cat head.

Step 6 Draw the cat's eyes, whiskers, and front legs.

Step 7 Draw the legs and the tail.

Step 8 Draw the windows and the seats inside.

Step 9 Finally, color your artwork.

Guys, have you learned how to draw Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro yet?