Learn how to draw a mermaid in a few steps! Hads is doing another drawing with me today, and this one is even cuter than the poodle…ok some may argue that. Well, we hope you have as much fun as we did drawing this mermaid. This would be a lot of fun to color, so […]
How To Draw A Train
How to draw a train…choooo choooo! YES, we’re definitely on a vehicle kick. Trains are very cool, and this one was a lot of fun to draw. In this lesson we use many straight lines without a ruler, but feel free to use a straight edge if you want. They’re nice to use but will add extra […]
How To Draw A Monster Truck
Learn how to draw a monster truck, a super awesome monster truck! Along with drawing a dump truck last week, we thought it would be fun to draw other vehicles. This monster truck can be the beginning to an even better truck. We’d love to see what our art friends can add to this truck […]
How To Draw A Dump Truck
Follow along and learn how to draw a dump truck. We found a new fun series we’ll be adding to, every so often…construction trucks! Chuckers helped me with this episode though I feel this lesson would be easy enough for younger artists. Remember if we ever go too fast during the video, just pause it to catch […]
How To Draw A Seal
Follow along and learn how to draw a seal! We made these steps simple for young artists. Hads is helping me today, and she is five. She did a great job, and for the next time we draw this seal we’ll work on keeping the body thicker. Be sure to encourage your young artists with positive […]
How To Paint A Sea Turtle
How to paint a sea turtle! This is a great activity to do with super young artists. You can work on and emphasize the circle shape and explain what happens when you add white and black to the same color. White will make the color “lighter” and black will make the color “darker”. When it […]
How To Color A Butterfly With Watercolor Pencils
Today we’re showing off how to color a butterfly with watercolor pencils! If you haven’t watched how to draw a butterfly on a flower, yet…be sure to watch that first. In this lesson we used watercolor pencils and made copies of our original drawing. Many new printers have also have a scanner that allows you to […]
How To Draw An Angelfish
Watch our short video and follow along to learn how to draw an angelfish! This is another fun drawing to do with your young artists…though I had a blast drawing this one too 🙂 Angelfish really are one of the prettiest fishes. In the comments below, let us know what your favorite fish is! Also, […]
How To Draw A Chicken
Here’s another one for our super young artists! Follow along and learn how to draw a chicken. With Hads and Austin we use basic lines and shapes to make our pictures. The purpose is to show kids, at a very early age, that complex/hard pictures are really just made up of small and easy steps. I love watching their […]
How To Draw A Cheerleader
Follow these easy steps and learn how to draw a cheerleader! I do admit that we probably draw more boy stuff than girl stuff, but that’s only because the boys out number the girls in our family. We have had many requests to do more girl drawings, so we will do our best to bring a […]
How To Draw A Football Player
Follow along and learn how to draw a football player! It’s the beginning of football season, and we couldn’t be more excited…ok, maybe I’m a little more excited than most of my kids. Chuckers and I, really do love watching our team win! I think Hads and Austin are more about the treats 🙂 Who […]
How To Draw A Daddy Long Legs
Follow along and learn how to draw a daddy long legs! Well this one is for our super young art friends (5 and under). Austin is three and he’s helping me out today. This is a great activity to do with your little artists, or just have them watch the video and follow along. This is also […]
How To Draw A Stag Beetle
We’re learning how to draw a stag beetle, for our next insect! These guys are wicked cool, they seem like they’re aliens from another planet…don’t they? My favorite part is their giant pinchers. One of the reasons I like drawing insects and think they are a great drawing exercise for kids, is that they are […]
How To Draw A Butterfly On A Flower
Hads is my special guest today, and we’re learning how to draw a butterfly on a flower! This is another fun and simple drawing activity you can do with young artists 5 and under…though older artists may enjoy it too 🙂 We love drawing insects, we’re going to be drawing them all week. Check our […]
How To Paint A Ladybug
This episode is perfect for super young artists! They can easily learn how to paint a ladybug. Plus, this is a perfect way to work on making a circle. We’ve got a couple other fun ladybug activities. Ladybug Art Activities How to draw a ladybug How to fold a ladybug Insect symmetry worksheets Watch How To Paint […]
How To Draw A Grand Piano
This is our second musical instrument drawing ever, follow along and learn how to draw a grand piano! Drawing this piano did prove to be a little challenging, in fact I kind of think this might be as challenging as the Chinese dragon. Don’t let that discourage you though, just keep practicing. Also, you can […]
How To Draw A Ninja
Learn how to draw a ninja! We’ve done a ninja before (this is the third YouTube video we’ve ever made), but we thought it would be fun to redo him and make him a little more advanced. And really, I don’t think you can ever have too many ninja drawings anyways. Also be sure to check out […]
How To Draw A Whale
How to draw a whale. Look out this one is a big one! Ha, we love drawing see animals. I think it’s because they have so many curving lines, and they always seem very graceful. After drawing your whale, don’t forget to color him in. We’d love to see a complete underwater world! Art Materials […]
How To Draw A Mouse (for super young artists)
How to draw a mouse! We have been staying on an ocean theme this week, but Austin insisted we draw a mouse today. Even though I feel like I’m in charge of Art For Kids Hub, I’m reminded every once in a while that the real people in charge are my kids. This was a really […]
How To Draw A Marlin
How to draw a marlin! It’s still shark week, so we’re drawing another creature from the ocean. If you’re looking to draw even more awesome marine life check out our ocean tag. Watch How To Draw A Marlin
How To Paint A Starfish
How to paint a starfish! Well, Chuckers filled in for a napping Austin, so I’ll have to make it up to him. But we had a blast! We hope you have fun painting along with us. Watch How To Paint A Starfish
How To Draw A Hammerhead Shark
How to draw a hammerhead shark, it’s SHARK WEEK! OH BOY, we’re excited! This week we’re going to be sticking to a theme, anything and everything that has to do with the ocean. And we’re kicking off this week with a super cool hammerhead. Art Supplies marker paper Lesson Length under 10 minutes
How To Draw A Space Gun
Learn how to draw a space gun! Here’s a fun way to draw a cool looking (even vintage) space gun. These instructions are perfect for younger artists. We tried to keep these steps very simple and use basic lines and shapes. After drawing this one, see if you can come up with your own space […]
How To Draw A Dragon (For Super Young Artists)
How to draw a dragon, this one is for our super young artists! Yesterday we drew a Chinese dragon, and it ended up being a little challenging. So, we thought today we’d draw another dragon, but include Hads and Austin. We had so much fun drawing together, we also hope you have fun drawing with us! […]
How To Draw A Chinese Dragon
How to draw a Chinese dragon! First off, happy Monday and Monday is the day we show your art. We were completely shocked by how many submissions we received from all of you. You are all amazing artists. Thank you for sending in your art! Our new episode for today ended up being our longest […]
How To Draw A Blowfish
Fun how to draw a blowfish steps, just for kids! Pick up those markers and grab some paper we’re going to draw a funny looking blowfish (also known as a pufferfish). Chuckers had a hard time not laughing at his blowfish, we hope you have as much fun drawing with us. Blowfish are crazy ocean […]
How To Draw An Octopus
How to draw an octopus! It’s a wiggly octopus, this guy is a lot like our how to draw a squid. They’re so much fun to draw because you can draw their legs any direction you want. It kind of turns into a big design when you’re done. We love featuring all of our art […]
How To Draw A Wolf
How to draw a wolf! If you’ve been checking our site this week and have been wondering where all the new posts are…don’t worry we have a massive update coming this weekend. Also, drum roll please, we have a fun announcement to make on Monday. Stay tuned! In the meantime, today’s Friday so be sure […]
How To Finger Paint A Seahorse (For Super Young Artists)
How to finger paint a seahorse! My other two kids loved Chucker’s seahorse drawing so much we had to do another seahorse activity. Finger painting is so much fun and I’ve found that it can be a lot less messy than what you may expect. All you need is a project to give them a […]
How To Draw A Seahorse
How to draw a seahorse! These creatures are so cool, they look like little underwater dragons. If you’d like hope on over to Wikipedia and read more about these guys, they are extremely fascinating. Fun Link To More Info Seahorses on Wikipedia Watch How To Draw A Seahorse