How to Draw a Watermelon
7 easy strokes · ages 3+ · free printable worksheet
To draw a watermelon with a 3-5 year old, break it into 7 simple strokes: a big round top, flat at the bottom, another curve just inside, one eye, two eyes, a juicy smile, a little seed and two little seeds. 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: 7 easy strokes
- STEP 1A big round top, flat at the bottom
- STEP 2Another curve just inside
- STEP 3One eye
- STEP 4Two eyes!
- STEP 5A juicy smile
- STEP 6A little seed
- STEP 7Two little seeds!
Free printable tracing worksheet
Prefer paper? Print a watermelon 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 watermelon that they drew themselves beats a neat one you fixed.