How to Draw a Flying Saucer
5 easy strokes · ages 3+ · free printable worksheet
To draw a flying saucer with a 3-5 year old, break it into 5 simple strokes: a wide flying saucer, a round glass dome, a little light, another light and one more light — beep beep. 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: 5 easy strokes
- STEP 1A wide flying saucer
- STEP 2A round glass dome
- STEP 3A little light
- STEP 4Another light
- STEP 5One more light — beep beep!
Free printable tracing worksheet
Prefer paper? Print a flying saucer 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 saucer that they drew themselves beats a neat one you fixed.