How to Draw a Santa
9 easy strokes · ages 4+ · free printable worksheet
To draw a santa with a 3-5 year old, break it into 9 simple strokes: a round face, a floppy red hat, a fluffy band, a pom-pom, a big fluffy beard, one eye, two eyes and a few finishing touches. 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: 9 easy strokes
- STEP 1A round face
- STEP 2A floppy red hat
- STEP 3A fluffy band
- STEP 4A pom-pom
- STEP 5A big fluffy beard
- STEP 6One eye
- STEP 7Two eyes!
- STEP 8A red nose
- STEP 9A curly moustache
Free printable tracing worksheet
Prefer paper? Print a santa 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 santa that they drew themselves beats a neat one you fixed.