Drawing Ideas for Kids

Here is a great drawing idea for kids.  It is super quick.  It only takes 30 seconds to learn, but it can be used all the time to create cool characters.  Try using it draw a character who just got shocked! drawing ideas for kids

Here are some classroom tested drawing ideas that kids love!  They get weirder as the list gets longer.    1.  Draw a jelly doughnut fighting an onion bagel on top of a building.  The building should have three windows and a sign on it. 2. Draw a creature in a jar.  Draw the jar on a table.  Draw something strange eating dinner at the table.  The something strange should have a bib.  Draw a mashed potato volcano on the table. 3.  Draw a giant hand.  The hand should be picking up a car.  In the car draw a bunch of cows screaming or mooing.  You decide.  Add three other animals to the picture. 4.  Draw a giraffe taking a bubble bath.  Draw the bath tub in the middle of the ocean.  Draw sharks surrounding the bath tub.  Draw three other things swimming in the water. 5.  Draw a bicycle sneezing. 6.  Design a cereal box for  Sludgiee-Os. Include a drawing of the cereal, a...

Many of my students love to add these drawings to their sketch books.  Don't let their simplicity fool you.  Kids do amazing things with these ideas.  These super easy drawings give them a creative springboard.  After the student feels successful they start to modify and change the drawing in crazy ways. Apple users click here!

At the beginning of the year, many of my students are worried that their artwork doesn't look realistic and they take it personally when their drawings don't look exactly like the real thing.  I've seen this have a huge effect on kids.  Sometimes they get so frustrated that they stop creating and label themselves as "unartistic"  or "not creative".  Recent research supports the power of art to help kids remember and learn new things.  All of the common core math, involves making drawings.  Drawing is important.  It is visual thinking.  It sets the mind free and unlocks creativity.  Kids should be encouraged to create. Cool Easy Drawing s for Apple Users One of the ways students can be encouraged is when their drawings look good.  It is amazing to see how kids treat other kids who can draw.  It is a great way for kids to make friends.  It is a sort of gateway that can help kids gain success in other areas.  Rese...

A new school year is underway for me.  I get a lot of students who think they can't draw.  At the beginning of the year, I like to show students how easy it is to create cartoons.  It gets them excited, but, more importantly, it gets their creative juices flowing for writing time. I thought that I would share some of these cool easy drawings.  They are super easy for kids to do or for teachers to draw with kids.  The make great transition activities for kids.  If you find them helpful, comment and I'll post more! I've got hundreds of drawing idea tricks for kids, if you need something, comment and I'll add the drawing idea to the blog.  I hope you find this useful. APPLE USERS CLICK HERE!

I have been teaching for almost 15 years, and I have noticed something in my students: creativity is dying.  Students are being bombarded by tests, textbooks, video games, computers, homework, and more.  They don't spend enough time dreaming.  Creativity is a muscle.  It needs to be exercised.  If you are looking for amazing drawing ideas, you shouldn't look to a list or a book, but you should start doodling, start dreaming. I would like to make this blog a little more useful for readers.   I plan on updating it with a special course that I teach my students that helps them come up with their own crazy drawing ideas.  It is a course in creativity!  It will show you how to start with some basic shapes that anyone can draw and turn them into amazing ideas for games, stories, books, or toys, but, most importantly, they will help you become creative.   I am  new to blogging, but if you are up for the adventure, stay tuned.  In t...

If you are bored and looking for drawing ideas, this is a fun activity for kids of all ages.  It is a super easy drawing idea for kids and it can be used over and over again to create great backgrounds for cartoons, movies, animations and more. I love drawing cartoons and this is a super drawing idea to help kids build confidence.  It is a great doodle activity too.  You'll get addicted to drawing landscapes like this. Instead of random drawing ideas for kids, I will soon be posting links to a course that gives kids tips that lead to amazing drawing ideas.  It is in progress.  Thanks for visiting.  You may also like the site I am building www.funactivites4kids.com.  Stay tuned for the world's best puppet course. Click here if you are on an apple device! www.funactivities4kids.com