My kids and I love to play art games and we’ve been playing more than usual lately.
Art games are fun, obviously, but they are also easy to fit in whenever and wherever.
So while we’ve been unpacking from the recent move or waiting for food at restaurants, we’ve been playing a lot of them.
MY LATEST VIDEOSHere are a few of our favorite kids’ art games as well as a few that I found around the internet that look worth a try.
5 Kids Art Games for Fun and Creativity
These first five are our faves…
Take turns adding to a collaborative drawing. This is one of our favorite art games for restaurants and waiting rooms.
We also do a version of this game with mandalas.
Players use a quick scribble as a drawing prompt. Does the scribble remind you of a duck, a face, a castle? This is our other favorite drawing game for restaurants and waiting rooms.
3. The Combination Man (or Exquisite Corpse) Drawing Game
People take turns drawing sections of a human body, passing the covered drawing to the next person, and adding to the next drawing. A great game for a group of family and friends that works well with mixed ages.
A fun, interactive drawing activity for kids and families. Simon says, “draw circles,” and the artists each draw circles. Simon also says things like, “trade pastels,” “draw dots,” and “draw a face.”
We also play a version of this with autumn leaves in the fall.
5. A Quiet-Time Art Game for Children
A way to connect one-on-one with a child and also a low-key way to encourage his or her drawing.
7+ More Fun Kids Art Games
Here are some art games from around the web…
6. Draw with Art Dice (on Tinkerlab)
7. 10 Drawing Games for Kids (on Tiny Rotten Peanuts)
8. Pass the Drawings (on Creative with Kids)
9. Roll-A-Miro Art Game (on Once Upon an Art Room)
10. Elements of Art Memory Game (on Teach Kids Art)
11. TeleDraw (on Mini Matisse)
12. Art Director Cootie Catcher printable (on Crayola)
How about you? Do you play art games with your kids? What are your favorites?
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Hello! I’m a spanish mum and i draw about my sons. I love your work.
My son had cancer and we played a drawing game on the paper of the exam table. We drew circles and took turns making them into something. (face, sun, bubbles, bicycle, sunglasses etc.) We would keep going until we ran out of things we could think of that had circles. It was fun to watch the ideas grow and to watch him draw and it helped the waiting pass.
That’s beautiful. And really smart. Thanks for sharing. :)
All of those picks are demented!
yes. yes they are.
Nice site, can’t handle the ads and the header
So glad I found this blog! I’m a dad who is teaching drawing to a co-op of homeschooled kids ages 9-12. I try to push the basics of “real” drawing but they do tend to tire of it. These games are what might add interest and more fun to the curriculum. Thank you!
I have loved this game since I was a child, and now, I play it with my kids! While we’re waiting for food at a restaurant, and for our new YouTube channel! Would you be willing to share these fun videos in your blog? https://youtu.be/pNX7Hn5YDRU
Thank you ! Tracie & Kids
Hello! I’m a spanish mum and i draw about my sons. I love your work.