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How to Draw a Snail

Sunny Snail from The Drawing Fix™. An easy step-by-step drawing for Kindergarten–Grade 1. Draw it with your class in about 5 minutes, one step at a time. Free to use and print. No sign-up.

By Christopher Allen · Ontario elementary educator9 stepsAbout 5 minutesUpdated Nov 5, 2026
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Big shapes first, small details last. Every step adds just one thing, so even your most hesitant artists finish with a snail they are proud of.

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 snail

  1. Step 1. Draw the big shell shape.

    Start with one big rounded shell on the left side.

  2. Step 2. Add the shell spiral.

    Put a curly spiral inside the shell.

  3. Step 3. Draw the snail’s body.

    Make the body stretch under the shell and reach to the right.

  4. Step 4. Add the head and eye stalks.

    Lift two eye stalks up from the head.

  5. Step 5. Give it a smile.

    Draw one little smile under the eyes.

  6. Step 6. Add shell spots.

    Put a few dots or circles on the shell.

  7. Step 7. Draw a leaf under the snail.

    Add one big leaf shape so the snail has something to sit on.

  8. Step 8. Add a tiny flower.

    Make one simple flower beside the leaf.

  9. Step 9. Make one part yours.

    Add a bow, a raindrop, a bug friend, or any detail you invent.

The pink line is the new part in each step.

Make it theirs

  • Add a background that tells a story. Where is it?
  • Give it a name and write it underneath.
  • Try it again tomorrow from memory.
  • Colour last. There is no wrong colour for a snail.

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: 6 steps, about 3 minutes. Good for a brain break or the last few minutes before recess. Full Focus: all 9 steps, about 5 minutes, with the extra detail.

Open Sunny Snail 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 and shape) 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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