Six steps, one pencil, about ten minutes. Watch the video, follow along on paper, then bring your crab to life.
Watch it first
Draw it step by step
New lines are purple. Lines you already drew turn light.
Draw a wide oval, much wider than it is tall. Wobbly is fine.
Draw a round claw high up on each side. Cut a V into the top so it can pinch.
Join each claw to the shell with a bent arm, like an elbow sticking out.
Three curvy legs on each side, bending down to the sand.
Two short stalks up from the shell with a dot eye on each, then a big smile.
A few spots on the shell, and two little bubbles floating up. Now this crab is yours.
Now draw a crab who found a very strange new shell.
Practice on paper
Faint lines to trace, all six mini steps, and an empty box to draw your own. One page, works in black and white.
The magic part
Finished drawing? In a Kubrio project, your kid turns this paper crab into a real animated film — with Kubrio's AI thinking partners at their side. The little claw wave below is a wink; the real clips go much further.
The Animation Studio
Your kid draws a character on paper, tells the story, and watches it star in a real animated film.
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