Texture drawing is a fun and easy drawing activity allows you to explore different textures around you and to make texture rubbings!
Updated April 2025
Texture drawing, or making texture rubbings, is a fun and hands-on way for kids to explore the world around them. Just place a piece of paper over something bumpy—like Legos, burlap, leaves, or even coins—and gently rub over it with the side of a crayon. The patterns underneath will appear like magic!
It’s a fun way for kids to notice little details in things around them, use their hands to create, and be creative with simple supplies. And they’ll love looking around the house for all the different textures they can find!
How to do Texture Drawing for Kids
MATERIALS
- Paper
- Pencil
- Crayons (peel off paper wrapping)
- Textured items (Lego base, burlap fabric, leaves, coins, sand paper, plastic net bag, etc.)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Sketch your image
Draw a picture on the paper with your pencil. Larger shapes and images are best.
- Create your texture
Set your textured item underneath the paper. Rub the side of the crayon over the paper and textured item in the section of your drawing that you want to color.
- Keep going
Do this with just one or more textures and colors. Keep moving around your drawing and adding color and texture with a variety of surfaces.
Once your picture is filled with different colors and textures, make a new one! This is such a fun activity in experimentation.
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