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A pink flower with five round petals, a yellow middle, a long green stem and two green leaves.
The finished drawing.

How to draw

How to Draw a Flower

  • Starter (level 1 of 5)
  • 6 min
  • 5 steps
  • Ages 3–6 (a guide, not a rule)
Start Drawing Draw on Screen Print

Draw on paper: Paper, Pencil. Optional: Eraser, Pink, yellow and green crayons or markers.

Draw it on the screen

This flower grows from one small circle. Five round petals go all the way around it, a long stem goes down, and two leaves pop out the sides. Count the petals out loud as you draw them!

Rather color it? Print the flower coloring page.

Step by step

  • New lines: purple, thick and glowing
  • Lines you already drew: gray
  1. Step 1 diagram, with the new lines highlighted
    Step 1 of 5 Draw a small circle near the top of your paper.
  2. Step 2 diagram, with the new lines highlighted
    Step 2 of 5 Draw five round petals all the way around the circle.
  3. Step 3 diagram, with the new lines highlighted
    Step 3 of 5 Draw a long, thin U shape under the flower for the stem.
  4. Step 4 diagram, with the new lines highlighted
    Step 4 of 5 Draw a leaf on each side of the stem.
  5. Step 5 diagram, with the new lines highlighted
    Step 5 of 5 Draw a line down the middle of each leaf.
A pink flower with five round petals, a yellow middle, a long green stem and two green leaves.

You did it!

Your drawing does not have to look like this one. Every artist draws a little differently.

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Tips for this drawing

Helpful hints

  • Start each petal at the circle and bring it back to the circle.
  • Turn your paper a little as you go around. The petals are easier to draw that way.

Common mistakes

  • One petal is giant and the others are tiny. Make each petal about as long as the circle is wide.
  • The stem starts in the middle of the circle. Start the stem below the circle, in the gap between the two bottom petals.

Make it simpler

Draw one long line for the stem instead of a U, and skip the lines in the leaves.

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