How to Draw Long and Short Brooms
6 easy strokes · ages 3+ · free printable worksheet
To draw long and short brooms with a 3-5 year old, break it into 6 simple strokes: a long, long handle, bushy bristles, a red band, a short handle, bushy bristles again and a red band. long and short. 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 long, long handle
- STEP 2Bushy bristles
- STEP 3A red band
- STEP 4A short handle
- STEP 5Bushy bristles again
- STEP 6A red band. Long and short!
Free printable tracing worksheet
Prefer paper? Print long and short brooms 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 brooms that they drew themselves beats a neat one you fixed.