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Christmas & winter · Grades 4–6 · 14 steps

How to Draw a Truck Carrying a Christmas Tree

Tree Lot Truck from The Drawing Fix™. An easy step-by-step drawing for Grades 4–6. Draw it with your class in about 15 minutes, one step at a time. Free to use and print. No sign-up.

By Christopher Allen · Ontario elementary educator14 stepsAbout 15 minutesUpdated Nov 5, 2026
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This one asks for a little more patience: overlapping shapes, pattern and detail. It is a calm, focused few minutes, and the finished drawing looks like real art.

Before you start: a pencil, an eraser, a sheet of paper and something to colour with.

Draw lightly at first. Dark lines come at the end, once the shapes look right.

Step-by-step: how to draw a truck carrying a christmas tree

  1. Step 1. Truck bed

    Draw the truck bed.

  2. Step 2. Cab

    Draw the cab shape.

  3. Step 3. Window

    Add the window.

  4. Step 4. Wheels

    Draw two wheels.

  5. Step 5. Hubcaps

    Add the hubcaps.

  6. Step 6. Tree

    Draw the tree standing in the bed.

  7. Step 7. Strap

    Tie the tree down with a strap.

  8. Step 8. Headlight

    Add the headlight and bumper.

  9. Step 9. Door

    Draw the door line and handle.

  10. Step 10. Road

    Draw the road.

  11. Step 11. Lights

    Add lights on the tree.

  12. Step 12. Snow

    Add snow on the cab roof.

  13. Step 13. Snowflakes

    Draw three snowflakes.

  14. Step 14. Create

    Make one part completely yours.

The pink line is the new part in each step.

Make it theirs

  • Add falling snow with dots or tiny stars.
  • Draw a second, smaller one beside it.
  • Fold the paper and turn it into a card for someone at home.
  • Colour last. There is no wrong colour for a truck carrying a christmas tree.

Teaching it with the projector

The projector version draws each step slowly on the board, pauses while students copy it, then checks in before the next step. Nobody has to talk, so you are free to walk around and help.

Quick Fix: 10 steps, about 10 minutes. Good for a brain break or the last few minutes before recess. Full Focus: all 14 steps, about 15 minutes, with the extra detail.

Open Tree Lot Truck on the projector → It works on any classroom screen. No accounts, no student names, no ads.

Curriculum connections

Visual arts: the elements of design (line, shape, pattern and texture) and creating art for a purpose. Language: listening to and following multi-step directions. Directed drawing also builds fine motor control and focus.

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