Invitation to Draw, an activity book for kids created by Jean Van’t Hul, is filled with 99 drawing prompts to inspire kids’ creativity.
Updated September 2024
Our founder, Jean Van’t Hul, has written 3 books. The Artful Parent and The Artful Year are both wonderful resources for connecting with your family in a creative and meaningful way.
Her third book is totally different! Invitation to Draw: 99 Drawing Prompts to Inspire Kids’ Creativity offers 99 open-ended drawing prompts, each one proposing a question to investigate that encourages children to free associate and problem solve.
A blank cake provides the chance to decorate a dream confection, an empty house inspires stories about who lives there, and a grid of triangles supplies the chance to explore abstract art. The possibilities are endless!
The drawing prompts are single-sided, printed on sturdy paper, and best of all, the perforated pages make it easy to tear out prompts for on-the-go activities or allowing multiple kids to draw at the same time!
And guess what? Invitation to Draw won the NAPPA Awards Seal of Approval for Excellence! This is a prestigious parenting advocacy group that rates products for parents and children!
Why Drawing Prompts?
You know how big a fan we are of simple and open-ended drawing prompts. We’ve been making our own and offering them to our kids, their friends, and art classes for years. And writing about them on the blog and books.
Now, instead of making your own, you can simply offer a drawing prompt from Invitation to Draw, along with a marker or crayon, and watch as your child creates something new and unique.
Drawing prompts help children draw and think more creatively by inspiring them with interesting and challenging art prompts and questions. Like those in the drawing prompts pictured below, from the book.
How to Order Invitation to Draw
The book can be ordered where books are sold, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, your local indie bookstore, and from Roost Books, Jean’s publisher:
Want to try some creative drawing prompts with your kids? Be sure to download our bundle of 5 printable drawing prompts for FREE! (If you missed it, clear your cookies and refresh this page!)
More Kids Arts and Crafts Books by Jean Van’t Hul
Be sure to check out Jean’s other books to learn how to embrace art & creativity for your family or classroom.
The Artful Parent: Simple Ways to Fill Your Family’s Life with Art & Creativity provides tools to encourage your children’s creativity through art. It’s been translated into several languages and sold around the world and was recently completely updated and revised.
The Artful Year: Celebrating the Seasons and Holidays with Crafts & Recipes contains a year’s worth of family crafts, art activities and recipes, to help make each season special.
