How to Draw a Candy Corn
6 easy strokes · ages 3+ · free printable worksheet
To draw a candy corn with a 3-5 year old, break it into 6 simple strokes: a tall pointy triangle, a stripe near the top, another stripe lower down, one eye, two eyes and a sweet little 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.
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Step by step: 6 easy strokes
- STEP 1A tall pointy triangle
- STEP 2A stripe near the top
- STEP 3Another stripe lower down
- STEP 4One eye
- STEP 5Two eyes!
- STEP 6A sweet little smile
Free printable tracing worksheet
Prefer paper? Print a candy corn 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 corn that they drew themselves beats a neat one you fixed.