Art prompts inspire kids to draw differently than a blank piece of paper. Drawing prompts are fun ways to inspire creative drawing ideas.
Updated March 2023
We use drawing prompts and other art prompts a lot and we want to encourage you to give them a try, too, if you don’t already.
Why? Art prompts inspire creativity in a completely different way than a blank piece of paper by presenting a starting point, question, or challenge. And yet, they are remarkably open ended.
Here are some places to find drawing prompts and ways to use them with your kids.
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Where to Find Drawing Prompts
- Print out a kids art prompt that you find online. Here are our favorite printable art activities for kids that are open-ended and foster creativity.
- Get a doodle book and tear out one sheet at a time. We like how open-ended and kid-friendly Taro Gomi’s doodle books and Story Doodle Place Mats are.
- Jean’s book Invitation to Draw has 99 open-ended drawing prompts to encourage creativity.
- The Kids Art Spot has a large library of drawing prompts for kids, with new ones added every week!
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Art Prompts for Kids
Note: Some of these are drawing prompts, some are prompts for painting, collage art, or other kinds of art-making. Most are flexible, though. For example, what sounds like a drawing prompt, can be turned into a painting prompt with the addition of paint and a paint brush rather than drawing tools or turned into a collage prompt with the addition of a glue bottle and papers or little collage materials.
- Magazine pictures as drawing prompts for kids
- Geometric art for kids (with a connect the dots art prompt)
- Hole challenge art
- Dot to dot art challenge for kids
- Music as an art prompt
- Drawing prompts for kids with eye stickers
- Scribble challenge art
- Frame art drawing prompt
- A drawing activity for kids based on the Beautiful Oops book
- Draw with Art Dice (on Tinkerlab)
- Fingerprint art for kids
- DIY art journals for kids with drawing prompts
- Use nature items as chalk drawing prompts (on The Craft Train)
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Do you use art prompts with your kids? If not, we encourage you to!
Set up a simple art prompt for your kids today and see how it inspires their creativity!
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Want More Drawing Activities? Visit the Kids Art Spot where we have a Drawing Workshop for Kids. This online workshop for kids and families features 10 super fun and easy drawing activities, each with a step-by-step video tutorial and printable instructions.
More Drawing Ideas for Kids
- The Art of Strewing
- Drawing Prompts for Kids Using Magazine Pictures
- Creative Drawing Ideas for Kids (+ FREE Printable!)
- 12 Kids Art Games for Fun and Creativity
- 16 Printable Art Activities for Kids
- DIY Art Activity Pages for Kids
Does your child want to explore the world of drawing and expand their skills? Check out our three-part Drawing Skills Master Class for kids! Your child can learn to draw at home with 3 unique modules: Line & Shape, Light & Shadow, and Perspective. With at-home video lessons and easy-to-follow printable workbooks, your child will build skills and confidence as they learn to draw!
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