How to Draw a Heart
6 easy strokes · ages 3+ · free printable worksheet
To draw a heart with a 3-5 year old, break it into 6 simple strokes: two bumps at the top, down to a point, one eye, two eyes, a great big smile, a twinkly sparkle and another sparkle. 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 1Two bumps at the top, down to a point
- STEP 2One eye
- STEP 3Two eyes!
- STEP 4A great big smile
- STEP 5A twinkly sparkle
- STEP 6Another sparkle!
Free printable tracing worksheet
Prefer paper? Print a heart 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 heart that they drew themselves beats a neat one you fixed.