How to Draw an Alien
7 easy strokes · ages 3+ · free printable worksheet
To draw an alien with a 3-5 year old, break it into 7 simple strokes: a big round head, one great big eye, a shiny middle, a wiggly antenna, two antennas, a friendly smile and a little round body. Doodle Turtle draws one line at a time and then pauses, so little hands have time to catch up before the next line appears. Doodle Turtle is free, runs in any browser, has no ads and needs no sign-up.
Step by step: 7 easy strokes
- STEP 1A big round head
- STEP 2One great big eye
- STEP 3A shiny middle
- STEP 4A wiggly antenna
- STEP 5Two antennas!
- STEP 6A friendly smile
- STEP 7A little round body
Free printable tracing worksheet
Prefer paper? Print an alien as a faint tracing outline — your child draws straight over the lines, then colours it in.
Tips for grown-ups
- Watch first, then draw. The first pass is just for looking — no pressure to keep up.
- Let the pause do the work. If your child is still drawing when the next stroke starts, tap to pause. Slower is the point.
- Big paper, fat crayons. At 3 the wrist is still learning; large movements are easier than small ones.
- Praise the trying, not the likeness. A wobbly alien that they drew themselves beats a neat one you fixed.