A great way to engage bored kids is to give them a drawing prompts list. If they have can come up with ideas on their own, that is great but sometimes they might say they can’t think of anything to draw. I taught private art lessons for many years to children before teaching art in public school. To encourage them to draw at home, I gave them a list of different drawing assignments and gave them a prize if they could draw a certain number. This is a good way to encourage kids activities to have fun with drawing and keep them busy. Often by giving them one of these prompt, it will give them a steeping stone for their imagination. Check off each item as it is completed and offer a reward for a limited amount, such as 20. This seems to work best if they choose which one they want to do by random.
Kids Drawing Prompts List
- Draw or trace your hand in any position
- Draw a wild animal
- Draw a clock or a watch.
- Draw a forest and two animals with one in a tree.
- Draw a picture of what you will look like when you are 16.
- Draw a picture of what you will look like when you are 60.
- Draw yourself favorite Halloween costume.
- Draw a monster having a nightmare.
- Draw a picture of animal by combining the parts of two different ones.
- Draw a picture of a windy day with trees blowing in the wind.
- Draw your foot.
- Draw a picture of someone in your family then draw a funny hat on them.
- Imagine what it would look like if you lived on Mars and draw a picture of it.
- Draw a picture of your favorite toy.
- Draw a picture of something from nature.
- Draw your pet.
- Think about what your home would look like if you lived in Anartica.
- Draw a picture of you as an astronaut walking on the moon.
- Draw a character from your favorite book.
- Draw a picture of your favorite birthday party.
- Imagine yourself in a country far away. Draw yourself and what you would like to do there.
- Draw the jungle and 3 animals that live there.
- Draw a picture of your home.
- Draw a picture of your best friend and you having fun.
- Draw an imaginary place that no one knows about but you.
- Draw a picture of a circus and what you like best.
- Imagine if bugs were as big as people. What would it look like?
- Draw a picture of your hero or someone you think is great.
- Draw a picture of your favorite things to eat and make them into characters with eyes, mouth, nose, hands, and feet.
- Imagine the world at peace with everyone loving each other and being kind. Draw and color or paint it.
Latest posts by Jan Watford (see all)
- Your First Time Hanging Out with Squirrly - April 23, 2019
- Jan C Watford Illustrations for 2017 - February 15, 2018
- My Illustrations Last Quarter of 2016 - February 15, 2017