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How to Draw a Seesaw
Draw a seesaw in 12 easy steps, about 9 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: stand.
Step 1: Stand
Below the middle of your paper, draw a triangle standing on the ground. Add a line across near the bottom.
Step 2: Pivot
On the point of the triangle, draw a small circle for the pin the plank turns on.
Step 3: Plank
Through the pivot, draw a long plank tilting up on the left and down to the ground on the right.
Step 4: Seats
At each end, start on the plank. Draw a small seat pad up, across, and down to the plank.
Step 5: Handles
Just inside each seat, draw a T handle, a short post up from the plank with a bar on top.
Step 6: Ground
Draw a long ground line under the stand, from edge to edge of your paper.
Step 7: Grass
Under the high end, draw 2 little tufts of grass on the ground, 3 short blades each.
Step 8: Sun
In the top right corner, draw a small round sun with 8 short rays round it.
Step 9: Cloud
In the top left, draw a small puffy cloud, 4 bumps up and over, then 2 shallow bumps underneath.
Step 10: Yellow sun, white cloud
Colour the sun yellow and the cloud white.
Step 11: Wooden seats, red plank
Colour the seats and handles wood brown, then the plank red around the pin.
Step 12: Grey stand
Colour the stand and the pin grey. Go over your lines and your seesaw is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a seesaw, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
