Creative drawing ideas for kids including drawing prompts, observational drawing ideas and kids drawing games. Plus tips for improving drawing skills and confidence!
DIY rainbow stained glass art project for kids using oil pastels (for a watercolor resist) and a rainbow of liquid watercolors.
This version of invisible ink was so much easier and more rewarding than our lemon juice flop. Although I realize we ought to give the
I often like to have a simple artful activity set up for when Maia gets home from kindergarten. Sometimes I just set out paper and
Last week for the toddler art group I taped a variety of materials to the studio tables with the idea of letting the kiddos explore
Tracing shapes preschool – this is an is a fun art activity for kids to learn how 3D items translate into 2D drawings and paintings
We transformed our melted crayon autumn leaves into “stained glass” panels for our front door window! So autumnal — I love it! Maia and I
(One of two poster-board size works Maia filled with spirals after school yesterday.) Okay, after all the fuss, I thought I should at least share
This is Kai-Lan, as drawn by Maia. Do you know her? We don't get TV, but do check out DVDs of some children's TV shows
Those do-it-yourself mazes I mentioned the other day? We've been making a lot of them lately. Mostly large ones on the chalkboard. I draw one
I’ve been meaning to put together a basket of challenge drawing papers for Maia and finally did. This is something MaryAnn Kohl recommended when we
Our floor is covered with toys, blocks, puzzle pieces, kitchen utensils (because they’re clearly more interesting than the baby toys), books, you name it. It’s
We’ve been getting one of our mirrors down lately and propping it up on Maia’s easel for drawing and other art making. She’s drawn on
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