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Christmas & winter · Grades 6–8 · 11 steps

How to Draw a Snowflake

Snowflake Mandala from The Drawing Fix™. An easy step-by-step drawing for Grades 6–8. Draw it with your class in about 20 minutes, one step at a time. Free to use and print. No sign-up.

By Christopher Allen · Ontario elementary educator11 stepsAbout 20 minutesUpdated Nov 5, 2026
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A challenge drawing for older students. Structure first, detail last. Good practice for line control, proportion and slowing down.

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 snowflake

  1. Step 1. Three crossing lines

    Draw three long lines crossing through the center.

  2. Step 2. Center hexagon

    Add a six-sided shape in the middle.

  3. Step 3. First branches

    Add the first pair of V branches on every arm.

  4. Step 4. Second branches

    Add the second pair of V branches.

  5. Step 5. Third branches

    Add the third pair near the tips.

  6. Step 6. Tip diamonds

    Draw a diamond at the end of each arm.

  7. Step 7. Gap circles

    Add a circle between each pair of arms.

  8. Step 8. Outer ring

    Draw a big circle around the snowflake.

  9. Step 9. Corner flakes

    Add small flakes in the corners.

  10. Step 10. Center dot

    Place a dot in the exact center.

  11. Step 11. 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 snowflake.

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: 8 steps, about 10 minutes. Good for a brain break or the last few minutes before recess. Full Focus: all 11 steps, about 20 minutes, with the extra detail.

Open Snowflake Mandala 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, space and proportion) 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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