This page has 5 free printable sheets for drawing a snowflake: 3 step-by-step sheets, a tracing page and a practice page. Each step sheet breaks the snowflake into 6 numbered boxes, and every box adds exactly one new black line to the grey lines you already drew. Start with the easy sheet, which is three straight lines and six small V shapes. Tap the sheets you want in the grid below, then press Print or PDF.
The three snowflakes, and which one to start with
All 3 step sheets use the same 6-step structure, so the difference is in what gets added, not in how many stages there are.
- Easy snowflake: 3 straight lines crossing at the centre make 6 arms, then a V near each tip, a second V further out and a circle in the middle. No curves anywhere.
- Branched snowflake: the same 6 arms, then a V halfway along each arm, a smaller V closer in, 2 short lines splitting every tip and 6 dots in the gaps. It ends with about 30 separate pencil strokes.
- Crystal snowflake: starts from a hexagon in the middle, then 6 arms out of its corners, a diamond on each arm, a bar across each tip and 6 small circles between the arms. This is the one that looks closest to a real snow crystal.
If a child can already draw the easy sheet without help, the branched one is the natural next step; the crystal sheet is the only one where the first shape is not a straight line.
Why the grey lines are there
In every box, what you drew in the steps before is printed in grey and only the new line is black. By box 6 there are 5 grey layers under a single black stroke, so a child never has to work out which line is the new one. That is also why the sheets work without an adult reading the instructions out: the picture carries the instruction.
Trace first, then draw
Two of the 5 sheets are for practice rather than instruction. The tracing page prints 3 faint snowflakes to go over with a pencil and 3 empty boxes underneath. The practice page has 6 empty boxes, each with 3 faint guide lines crossing at the centre, which is the trick that keeps the arms even without measuring anything.
How the sheets print
Every page is 2550 by 3300 pixels, exactly 8.5 by 11 inches at 300 dots per inch on US Letter paper. The step boxes and the practice boxes are drawn in pure black or light grey with no fill, so an ink-saver setting barely changes the page. Print 1 page per sheet: at 4 pages per sheet the grey guide lines fall below what most printers reproduce.
Snowflake drawing FAQ
How do you draw a snowflake step by step?
Draw one line across the middle, a second slanting down to the right and a third slanting the other way: that gives six even arms. Then put a small V near each tip, a second V further out, and a circle in the middle. The easy sheet walks through those six steps one line at a time.
What is the easiest snowflake to draw?
The first sheet. It uses three straight lines and six small V shapes, 6 steps in total, and nothing on it needs a curve.
How do you keep the six arms even?
Start every arm at the same centre point and draw each line right through the middle, so one stroke makes two opposite arms. The practice page prints three faint guide lines in every box for exactly this.
Can my child trace a snowflake instead of drawing one?
Yes. The tracing page has 3 faint snowflakes to go over with a pencil, then 3 empty boxes with guide lines to try it alone.
Are the snowflake drawing sheets free to print?
Yes. All 5 pages are free for home and classroom use, with no signup, and print at US Letter size.
What age are these for?
A child who can draw a straight line, roughly 5 and up, can finish the easy sheet. The branched sheet suits about 7 and up, and the crystal sheet with its hexagon centre is the one for older children and adults.
Ready-made snowflakes to colour instead are in the snowflake coloring pages (22 pages). The winter coloring pages cover the rest of the season, and kids who like drawing can also follow how to draw a snowman.