A snowman is arguably the most festive and instantly recognisable winter drawing — and it is literally three circles stacked on top of each other, making it the perfect first winter drawing for children of any age.

🖍️ What You Need

  • Pencil and eraser
  • White paper (the snowman's body stays white)
  • Black marker for the eyes, buttons, and outline
  • Orange for the carrot nose
  • Coloured markers for the scarf and hat

How to Draw a Snowman Step by Step

  1. Draw three circles — a large circle at the bottom, a medium circle in the middle, a small circle at the top. Each circle should overlap the one below it slightly.
  2. Add the hat — on top of the small head circle: a wide flat brim and a tall rectangular crown. A classic top hat.
  3. Draw the face — two coal-black eyes (filled circles), a triangle carrot nose pointing to the right, and a curved smile made of small dots (pebbles).
  4. Add buttons — three round black dots down the middle of the body circles.
  5. Draw the arms — two stick arms made of branching twig shapes. Add small twigs at the ends for fingers.
  6. Add the scarf — a striped scarf wrapped around the neck area (between the head and middle ball), with two ends dangling down.
  7. Draw snowflakes — asterisk shapes around the snowman for the falling snow effect.
  8. Add ground snow — a wavy white ground line with the snowman's base sinking slightly into the snow.
💡 Parikshet's Tip: Place each circle so it overlaps the one below — this makes them look like snow packed on top of each other. Circles that just touch (without overlapping) look like separate balls rather than a built snowman.