How to Draw a Lion Costume
6 easy strokes · ages 4+ · free printable worksheet
To draw a lion costume with a 3-5 year old, break it into 6 simple strokes: a big wavy mane, all the way round, a round face inside, one eye, two eyes, a little nose and a big lion smile. roar. 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: 6 easy strokes
- STEP 1A big wavy mane, all the way round
- STEP 2A round face inside
- STEP 3One eye
- STEP 4Two eyes!
- STEP 5A little nose
- STEP 6A big lion smile. Roar!
Free printable tracing worksheet
Prefer paper? Print a lion 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 4 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.