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For Kids Between the ages of 5-8 Years Old

These art lessons are specifically meant for slightly older kids. This category contains lessons that are still meant for kids, but are a bit more challenging and longer.

How To Draw A Koi Fish

How to draw a koi fish! We haven’t colored our koi fish yet, but we’re planning to soon. If you’ve colored yours be sure to email us a photo at myart@artforkidshub.com Also if you’d like to learn more about these cool fish, check out the wikipedia article. Watch How To Draw A Koi Fish

How To Draw A Soccer Player

How to draw a soccer player! Here in the states, we call it soccer, but we do know the real name is football. Have you guys been watching the World Cup? If you’re not into soccer that much, what is your favorite sport? When you watch the video below, we skip over drawing a soccer […]

How To Draw A Soccer Ball

How to draw a soccer ball seems easy until you actually try to draw the pattern. That’s where it can get tricky! In today’s video, we show you the easiest way to draw a soccer ball. Oh and just curious what team are you cheering for? Watch How To Draw A Soccer Ball Most of […]

How To Draw A Koala Bear

How to draw a koala bear has been one of our most requested things to draw. I’m just guessing, but I think it has something to do with their cuteness level. After watching this video, be sure to click over and watch the second part. That’s where we color and paint our koala bears with watercolor […]

How To Paint A Koala Bear (watercolor pencils)

Hey art friends, you’ve made it to the second part of this art project! If you haven’t already drawn your koala bear, be sure to watch How To Draw A Koala Bear first. Materials Used Watercolor pencils Mixed media paper Paintbrushes Water Paper towel Watch How To Paint A Koala Bear With Watercolor Pencils https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkSkcdYrg5I

How To Draw A Panda

Follow along with us and learn how to draw a panda bear! For this project, you’ll need paper and something to draw with. We use marker, but you can use a pencil or whatever you feel comfortable drawing with. You’ll also need something to color with (black and green).

How To Draw A Duck

Sorry for the short break in posting last week! I was out of town with limited internet. At any rate, we’re back! Here’s how to draw a duck. When you watch the short YouTube video, you’ll notice that Chucker’s duck could use a little practice. I personally love it when my kid’s drawings turn out […]

How To Draw Spring

Well it’s finally starting to feel a little bit like Spring around here. Here’s a few steps on how to draw Spring! I did this activity with my little Hads, so we drew a little girl jumping in a rain puddle. If you’d like to draw a boy instead, simply draw shorter hair and shorts […]

How To Draw A Lizard

Our how to draw a lizard, kind of ended up like a Gecko. Though, I think the tail is probably to long to actually be a Gecko…so we’re just calling him a Lizard. Do you have a pet lizard? We’re thinking about getting one. Is there a particular kind you’d recommend? Watch How To Draw […]

How To Draw A Squid

I know I’ve said this before on other lessons, but this is another one of my favorites. When your kids are learning how to draw a squid challenge them to try and fill the page. Also remind them that they can draw the tentacles or arms any way they want. Watch How To Draw A […]

How To Draw A Lamb

Super simple steps on how to draw a lamb! It’s also March, you know what they say? In like a lion, out like a lamb 🙂 Have you heard that saying before? Here’s some fun info about it, and other weather lore. Watch How To Draw A Lamb

How To Draw A Crab

How to draw a crab was fun, but they sure are weird animals! The have really cool exoskeletons and super big pinchers. I’ve always thought of them as looking very similar to spiders. Chuckers asked me if they were related, so I had to do some searching. The only thing I could find in relation, […]

How To Draw A Shark

Look out it’s how to draw a shark! This guy is mean and fierce, even if he’s a little cartoonish. I have a quick question: Do your kids prefer drawing cartoonish, realistic, both, or doesn’t matter? Watch How To Draw A Shark

How To Draw A Skull

Halloween is coming, teach your kids how to draw a skull! We couldn’t wait to pull out our masks, in fact we had to run to Target and buy a few more. What are your kids going to dress up as for Halloween? We almost convinced Hads that she should be a gorilla princess, she […]

How To Draw A Robot

We’ve got to do more how to draw a robot posts! Chuckers loved it, and robots can be drawn so many different ways. This particular robot is a great way to focus on drawing squares and rectangles. If your child is younger, spend a little extra time explaining the difference between a square and rectangle. […]

How To Draw Superman

We recently received a request from one of our awesome drawing friends on how to draw Superman! We love getting requests, and if you have sent one to us and we haven’t done it yet, don’t worry! We have a list and we’re working through them as fast as we can. If you sent us a […]

How To Draw A Bee

Bees are not exactly a family favorite around here. Last summer, Chuckers went to check the mailbox and on his way back to the house a bee stung him right on the side of the neck. He came running into the house yelling, “I got stung! I got stung!” Mom and Hads came to the […]