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Free printable worksheet · A4 and Letter

How to Draw a Hermit Crab: 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 a Hermit Crab

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: The big shell
  2. Step 2: The crab's head
  3. Step 3: Eyes on stalks
  4. Step 4: Smile and cheeks
  5. Step 5: Two big claws
  6. Step 6: Four little legs
  7. Step 7: The opening
  8. Step 8: Spiral lines
  9. Step 9: The sand
  10. Step 10: Tan shell, sandy ground
  11. Step 11: Pink cheeks
  12. Step 12: Orange crab
  13. Step 13: Brown opening
  14. Finished! Colour it in

squigglings.com/draw/hermit-crab/Draw light, then go bold.

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Trace a hermit crab

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

squigglings.com/draw/hermit-crab/Draw light, then go bold.