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Thanksgiving & fall · Grades 4–6 · 14 steps

How to Draw a Stack of Pies

Pie Tower 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 stack of pies

  1. Step 1. Stand base

    Draw the stand base.

  2. Step 2. Stem

    Draw the stem.

  3. Step 3. Plate

    Draw the wide plate.

  4. Step 4. Bottom pie

    Draw the big bottom pie.

  5. Step 5. Crust

    Add a scalloped crust edge.

  6. Step 6. Middle pie

    Stack the middle pie.

  7. Step 7. Lattice

    Add a lattice top.

  8. Step 8. Top pie

    Add the small top pie.

  9. Step 9. Whipped cream

    Swirl whipped cream on top.

  10. Step 10. Leaves

    Add two pastry leaves.

  11. Step 11. Steam

    Draw rising steam.

  12. Step 12. Table

    Draw the table line.

  13. Step 13. Slice

    Add a slice on a little plate.

  14. Step 14. Create

    Make one part completely yours.

The pink line is the new part in each step.

Make it theirs

  • Add a background: a fence, falling leaves or a pumpkin patch.
  • Write one thing you are thankful for underneath.
  • Colour it with fall colours only: red, orange, yellow and brown.
  • Colour last. There is no wrong colour for a stack of pies.

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 Pie Tower 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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