How to Draw a Gift
6 easy strokes · ages 3+ · free printable worksheet
To draw a gift with a 3-5 year old, break it into 6 simple strokes: a big square box, a lid on top, a ribbon straight down, a ribbon across, a big bow loop and and one more loop. 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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Waits for your child
Step by step: 6 easy strokes
- STEP 1A big square box
- STEP 2A lid on top
- STEP 3A ribbon straight down
- STEP 4A ribbon across
- STEP 5A big bow loop
- STEP 6And one more loop!
Free printable tracing worksheet
Prefer paper? Print a gift 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 gift that they drew themselves beats a neat one you fixed.