How to Draw a Bear Costume
7 easy strokes · ages 3+ · free printable worksheet
To draw a bear costume with a 3-5 year old, break it into 7 simple strokes: a big round head, a round bear ear, two round ears, one eye, two eyes, a round nose and a friendly bear smile. 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 2A round bear ear
- STEP 3Two round ears!
- STEP 4One eye
- STEP 5Two eyes!
- STEP 6A round nose
- STEP 7A friendly bear smile
Free printable tracing worksheet
Prefer paper? Print a bear costume 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 costume that they drew themselves beats a neat one you fixed.