How to Draw a Snake
6 easy strokes · ages 3+ · free printable worksheet
To draw a snake with a 3-5 year old, break it into 6 simple strokes: a round head, a long wiggly body, one eye, two eyes, a little smile and a silly tongue. 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 round head
- STEP 2A long wiggly body
- STEP 3One eye
- STEP 4Two eyes!
- STEP 5A little smile
- STEP 6A silly tongue!
Free printable tracing worksheet
Prefer paper? Print a snake 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 snake that they drew themselves beats a neat one you fixed.