How to Draw a Hamburger
7 easy strokes · ages 3+ · free printable worksheet
To draw a hamburger with a 3-5 year old, break it into 7 simple strokes: a big round bun, wavy green lettuce, a juicy patty, the bottom bun, one little seed, two little seeds and three little seeds. 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 bun
- STEP 2Wavy green lettuce
- STEP 3A juicy patty
- STEP 4The bottom bun
- STEP 5One little seed
- STEP 6Two little seeds
- STEP 7Three little seeds!
Free printable tracing worksheet
Prefer paper? Print a hamburger 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 hamburger that they drew themselves beats a neat one you fixed.