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Free printable worksheet · A4 and Letter

How to Draw Catching Fireflies: printable worksheet

Every step on one page, plus an outline to trace on the next. In each box the new line is drawn bolder (red on a colour printer), so it works in black and white too. Draw one box at a time and rub out the light helper lines at the end. Great for classrooms, rainy days and the fridge door.

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How to Draw Catching Fireflies

Draw the bold red line in each box, one box at a time. Rub out the dashed helper lines at the end, then colour it in.

  1. Step 1: Egg head
  2. Step 2: Eyes and nose
  3. Step 3: Smile and ears
  4. Step 4: Baseball cap
  5. Step 5: The jar
  6. Step 6: Jar lid
  7. Step 7: Neck and T-shirt
  8. Step 8: Arms and hands
  9. Step 9: Trousers
  10. Step 10: Sneakers and ground
  11. Step 11: Firefly in the jar
  12. Step 12: Flying fireflies
  13. Step 13: Little wings
  14. Step 14: Glow lines
  15. Step 15: Crescent moon
  16. Step 16: Yellow glow
  17. Step 17: Peach skin, pink cheeks
  18. Step 18: Blue jar, grey lid
  19. Step 19: Green cap and shirt
  20. Step 20: Navy trousers
  21. Finished! Colour it in

squigglings.com/draw/catching-fireflies/Draw light, then go bold.

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Trace catching fireflies

Go over the light lines with your pencil, then try the catching fireflies on your own from the steps.

squigglings.com/draw/catching-fireflies/Draw light, then go bold.