How to Draw Sun and Moon
9 easy strokes · ages 3+ · free printable worksheet
To draw sun and moon with a 3-5 year old, break it into 9 simple strokes: a round sun for the day, a sunny ray, another ray, and another, keep going, almost there, six sunny rays 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 sun for the day
- STEP 2A sunny ray
- STEP 3Another ray
- STEP 4And another
- STEP 5Keep going
- STEP 6Almost there
- STEP 7Six sunny rays!
- STEP 8A curvy moon for the night
- STEP 9And a twinkly star. Day and night!
Free printable tracing worksheet
Prefer paper? Print sun and moon 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 moon that they drew themselves beats a neat one you fixed.