How to Draw a Snowflake
6 easy strokes · ages 4+ · free printable worksheet
To draw a snowflake with a 3-5 year old, break it into 6 simple strokes: a line down, a line across, one more line across, a little circle in the middle, a little v on top and and one at the bottom. 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 line down
- STEP 2A line across
- STEP 3One more line across
- STEP 4A little circle in the middle
- STEP 5A little V on top
- STEP 6And one at the bottom!
Free printable tracing worksheet
Prefer paper? Print a snowflake 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 snowflake that they drew themselves beats a neat one you fixed.