If you have kids who love to draw, this list is for you. We started out with 20 drawing ideas, now there are more than 40 drawing activities for kids on this page for you to try!
Whether you have preschoolers or older kids, there is a fun drawing activity for kids of all ages on this huge list!
Drawing is one of the easiest and most accessible art activities for kids of all ages. It is a foundation activity for all other artistic activities, and it’s also a really easy way to get your kids involved in art. You don’t need to be a ‘good artist’ or have lots of fancy art materials to have a go at these easy kids drawing ideas.
Even if you have a child who doesn’t seem interested in drawing there are lots of drawing ideas on this list that might encourage even the most reluctant drawer!
And you can find even more great tips for encouraging a reluctant drawer here.
Benefits of Drawing for Kids
Drawing is good fun, but it is also a great learning activity that covers a wide range of developmental areas.
When kids draw they are:
- working fine motor skills
- practicing pre-writing skills
- practicing pre-reading skills
- working on language development
- problem solving
- practicing observations skills
- expressing their ideas
- using their imagination
- being creative
- practicing logical thinking
- And so much more!
Drawing is a great activity for integrated learning as you you can easy include a wide range of interests and learning topics into a drawing activity. Whatever your child is interested in, or whatever area your class is studying there is a drawing idea or activity that will enhance that topic.
Drawing is also a way for children to process their world, to represent and share their ideas and to explore new skills and information. Kids can use drawing as a way to destress, or just for fun!
If you are interested in learning about the developmental stages of drawing, or you have a young toddler who is just starting to be interested in drawing, check out this article will lots of information about the early stages of drawing, and lots of tips and ideas for toddler drawing.
There are so many fun and interesting drawing ideas and activities to try!
Drawing Activities for Kids
This list includes lots of creative drawing ideas for kids including easy drawing activities, printable drawing prompts, and fun drawing games.
Most of these drawing activities only need basic art materials and no special skills, so there is no excuse not to join in and trying one of these fun drawing activities with your kids!
Here are some of our favourite drawing ideas and activities.
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I have been visiting this post every day since you published it. My daughter loves nothing more than drawing and it’s been fun to provide her with different invitations.
I even found some chalkboard contact paper and thought I could use those on some blocks instead of paint (because we don’t have any).
Thanks for your fab round-up.
I love these collections of ideas all in one place. Thanks :)
Loving this list! I’ve been including lots of different drawing prompts the last couple of weeks at preschool which the kids are loving so this post is very timely :)
Wow, heaps of great ideas here. I’m sure I’ll come back when I’m stuck for ideas :)
What more could you want in creative ideas for drawing? Love this so much. My little girl is really getting into drawing so I can’t wait to try a few of these. Thanks Kate!
Like this very much. My little son is really getting into drawing so I can’t wait to try a few of these ideas.
God bless you
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I love these ideas, thank you for sharing them. I will definitely use them with my children.
Thank you so much for all of these great ideas. I will be using them with my students as early finisher projects that they can do in their sketchbooks!