How to Draw a Strawberry
9 easy strokes · ages 3+ · free printable worksheet
To draw a strawberry with a 3-5 year old, break it into 9 simple strokes: round down one side, then the other, a pointy green top, a little stem, one eye, two eyes, a sweet little smile, a tiny seed 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.
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Step by step: 9 easy strokes
- STEP 1Round down one side, then the other
- STEP 2A pointy green top
- STEP 3A little stem
- STEP 4One eye
- STEP 5Two eyes!
- STEP 6A sweet little smile
- STEP 7A tiny seed
- STEP 8Another seed
- STEP 9One more seed!
Free printable tracing worksheet
Prefer paper? Print a strawberry 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 strawberry that they drew themselves beats a neat one you fixed.