Every animal in our series carried its signature — the rabbit's ears, the lion's mane, the elephant's trunk — and the frog's is the funniest of all: his eyes don't sit in his face, they leap on top of his head like two bubbles! This single trick — two circle eyes above the head, not inside it — is the entire difference between a real frog and a mysterious green creature. Once mastered, we'll add the two most famous skills in frog life: the long tongue that catches flies like an arrow, and the legendary jump with motion lines worthy of it. A lesson full of laughter from start to finish.
We need a horizontal sheet, a pencil, green in two shades — dark for the back, light for the belly — and a little pink for the tongue.
Steps for the Sitting Frog
- 1) Start with the signature first this time: draw two medium circles side by side with a small gap, in the upper middle of the page — the bulging eyes.
- 2) Inside each circle draw a smaller white circle holding a big black dot — the frog's famous forever-astonished stare, as if he just saw something unbelievable.
- 3) Directly under the eyes, draw a big wide oval touching them — head and body in one shape; a frog is a "compressed" creature with no neck at all.
- 4) The mouth — the face's star: a very wide arc stretching almost the body's full width — the widest smile in our series, no contest! Add two small nostril dots above it.
- 5) The folded back legs: on each side of the body draw a plump upside-down-7 shape — a wide thigh folding downward — for a sitting frog hides his jumping power in these two folds.
- 6) The front feet: two short lines at the body's front ending in toes — and here's the frog's fine detail: three spread toes with tiny round tips like suction cups.
- 7) The belly: an inner arc marking the lower third — colored light green — and scattered dots on the back complete the look.
Skill One: The Fly-Catching Tongue
Draw a little fly buzzing above and to the side of the frog — a small circle with two dot wings and a zigzag flight trail — then open the frog's mouth slightly at one corner and send out a long pink line that stretches and curls until it touches the fly, ending in a small circle stuck to it. Hunt complete! This simple addition turns a still drawing into an action shot centered on one taut line of suspense — and your child will laugh every time they see it. The story touch: a tiny exclamation mark above the fly's head — ambushed!
Skill Two: The Legendary Jump
On a fresh sheet (or an empty corner), we draw the frog mid-air: same eyes and body, but the back legs fully extended behind him as two long lines with flippers, and the front ones stretched forward like a professional diver. Add three shrinking arcs under the frog — the bounce trail — and two motion lines behind him. Then the delightful physics touch: draw two spaced circles on the ground with a dotted arc between them through the air — takeoff point, landing point, and flight path — and your child will intuitively grasp how motion is "read" in drawing.
The Seat of Honor: The Lotus Leaf
Remember the water lily from our duck lesson? We promised the frog's seat was coming — and its time has arrived: draw a big flattened green oval with a triangular notch on one side (like a cut pizza slice), and place our sitting frog proudly on top. Surround the leaf with a wavy waterline and small arcs, add a neighboring pink lily — oval petals around a circle — and a mosquito or two on the horizon for a later meal. The pond kingdom is complete!
Coloring the Frog: Not Always Green!
Your child will grab the green automatically — a beautiful choice in two shades: dark for back and legs, light for the belly, with darker scattered dots. But share nature's astonishing secret before they finish: real rainforest frogs come in unbelievable colors — an electric-blue frog with black dots, a shiny golden-yellow one, and most famous of all, the green tree frog with fiery red eyes and orange toes! All completely real frogs they can look up later with a parent. Let them draw two: one classic green and one tropical in bold colors — then decide which goes on the wall, or perch both together on a single lotus leaf!
One Common Stumble — With a Funny Fix
The most famous mistake: drawing the eyes inside the face like every other animal, turning the frog into a confused lizard. The unforgettable fix: "a frog's eyes ride on top of his head like upside-down swim goggles" — say it once and your child will nail it forever, and even correct others! The real reason deserves telling: a frog sinks his whole body underwater and keeps only his eyes above the surface, watching the world — which is why, over millions of years, they climbed to the top of his head.
The Bottom Line
Two bulging circles, a smiling oval, and two folded 7s — and the result is a frog ready to hunt, jump, and sit on his green throne. Today your child learned that a signature can be a thing's position, not its shape (eyes on top, not inside), and that simple lines can tell complete action. More motion and mischief await in the Rasm Kids course video lessons — where drawings leap off the paper and into imagination.
