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How To Draw An Otter With Shapes

Austa-wasta and I had a lot of fun learning how to draw an otter with shapes! This is another great activity for young artists. Austin is 4 years old, but this activity is great for any age…it is actually one of my favorites now 🙂 Remember to do these activities with your little artists, and remind […]

How To Draw An Apple Cutout

Hey parents and teachers, This activity is specifically for your young artists. Gather up the supplies and follow along with us, today we’re going to learn how to draw an apple cutout. You’ll need: Glue Scissors Marker or something to draw with Construction paper (black, red, pink, brown and green) You can also change this […]

How To Make Steve Papercraft Cutout

We had so much fun putting together the grass block papercraft cutout, we had to do a how to make a Steve papercraft cutout! He’s a little more complicated than the grass block, but he’s super cool and bigger! Actually, he’s just over 7.5″ tall when he’s all put together. Here’s the free printable download […]

How To Draw Greg From Diary Of A Wimpy Kid

Hey art friends! We thought since many of you are starting school it would be a lot of fun to learn how to draw Greg from Diary Of A Wimpy Kid! If you haven’t read these books, you should. They’re a lot of fun, and Chuckers loves them. You can visit the official Diary Of […]

How To Draw A Hippo With Shapes

We’ve drawn a hippo before, but today we’re learning how to draw a hippo with shapes! This is a super fun way to learn how to draw for young artists. This project uses simple lines and shapes to make a more complex drawing. Remind your young artists that it’s ok if their drawings don’t look […]

How To Sculpt A Person For Young Artists

Clay! Wahoo! Learn how to sculpt a person! I don’t know why it’s taken us this long to do projects involving clay, but plan to see more. We had so much fun doing this project together as team. I would also recommend you doing this with your young artists. They’ll have so much more fun […]

How To Draw A Minecraft Skeleton

Hey guys, we’re drawing another mob character from Minecraft! Learn how to draw a Minecraft skeleton with us. He’s super easy and fun to draw in 3D. I bet after drawing him once you’ll be able to draw him from memory the next time. Also remember to finish the background, don’t just leave it white. […]

Mrs. Hubs and 500 Episodes

Hey art friends! Today we have a special guest, Mrs. Hubs! She’s helping us celebrate 500 episodes of Art For Kids Hub! You can also celebrate with us by asking your parents or an adult to hop over to YouTube and leave comment on this video. Also, if you sent us your art this last […]

How To Draw A Yellow Labrador

We asked you in our last email, “What dog should we draw next?” We received nearly 200 responses! It’s clear that you love dogs as much as we love drawing them. I wasn’t able to respond to everyone’s emails, but Mrs. Hubs and I counted everyone’s vote and made a list of all the dogs we’ll […]

How To Fold An Origami Snapper Puppet

This project reminded me so much of my own childhood. I remember learning how to fold an origami snapper puppet when I was a kid. I would make them in all sizes too, and put the smaller ones inside of the larger ones. There super easy to make, so easy in fact I bet your […]

How To Draw Blastoise From Pokemon

Sweet! Today we’re drawing another Pokemon. This time we’re learning how to draw Blastoise from Pokemon. This guy is so cool. Chuckers and I had so much fun drawing and coloring him. We did use a lot of different colors for highlighting and shading, remember though that you don’t have to use the exact colors […]

How To Draw A Dinosaur With Shapes

“Austa-wasta where’s my pasta?” He cracks me up and makes me smile everyday. I love drawing with my kids. I hope you enjoy drawing with us too. This art project, how to draw a dinosaur with shapes, is meant for young artists. This technique teaches that big complicated objects can be created by combining smaller simple […]

How To Draw A Kookaburra

Well, we still need to work on how to say it…but we had a lot of fun learning how to draw a kookaburra. So grab those markers, some paper, and your colored pencils! Follow along with us, and if we go to fast you can always pause the video and KETCHUP! These are really cool […]

How To Draw Nemo

Today we’re going to learn how to draw Nemo! To keep this lesson simple, we drew Nemo cartoonish. All you need for this art project is a marker, paper, orange and black oil pastel. Follow along with us, and you can pause the video if we go too fast. Also, feel free to visit the […]

How To Draw A Tank For Young Artists

Learn how to draw a tank for young artists! This is a super fun construction paper cutout activity for young artists. In this project we work on drawing the circle shape plus cutting and glueing…seriously does it get more fun than this? I don’t think so, little Austin and I had a lot of fun […]

How To Draw A Realistic Husky

Learn how to draw a husky in few simple steps. Just follow along with us, and if we go to fast you can always pause the video. For this project you’ll need something to draw with and some paper. We usually always use Sharpies because we don’t like erasing, but you can use something else […]

Drawing Challenge Winners! + SYA (8/8/15)

We love all of you very much! Thank you for being our awesome art friends. Today we’re announcing the winners to our first weekend drawing challenge. We had so much fun looking through all of the entries. We hope that you all had as much fun drawing them. Stay tuned for more challenges, coming soon!

Weekend Drawing Challenge!

UPDATE: See the winners for this drawing challenge! Are you ready for our first ever weekend drawing challenge?! This weekend we want you to try and draw a kookaburra, but you have to draw him while blindfolded! Then have your parents take a photo of your drawing and have them post it either to Facebook, […]

How To Fold An Origami Pig

We’ve done a lot of pig art projects, but today we’re going to show you how to fold an origami pig! I really like this one too, because it totally looks like a pig! Sometimes origami projects require a lot of imagination, but this pig is spot on. To begin this project you’ll need a square […]

How To Draw A Minion

Minions are fun to draw because you can mix and match their different features. Here’s a link to the official minion movie website, where you can reference images to draw the main characters from the movie. Also, after you’ve finished following along with us try drawing a couple more minions on your own…from memory! On […]

Minecraft Block Cutout (Papercraft Grass Block)

For this art project you’ll need to first download the free Minecraft block cutout, save it to your computer, then print it out on your printer. Click the image below to download this free papercraft printout: Once you’ve printed this out, watch the video below and follow along!

Drawing Challenge + SYA (7-27-15)

Happy Monday, art friends! Today we answer more questions, open you mail and show off all the amazing art you’ve sent in through email…but I’m also challenging Chuckers to a drawing challenge! We’re going to see who’s the better drawer while being blind folded. This is a fun game you can also play with your […]

How To Draw Princess Luna

Happy Friday art friends! Time to celebrate with another My Little Pony drawing! Grab your markers and some paper, follow along and learn how to draw Princess Luna with us. She’s a little tricky for young artists, but encourage them to do their best and the most important thing is to have fun. If you had fun […]

How To Fold An Origami Dolphin

Yeah! How to fold an origami dolphin is easy, short and a lot of fun! You’ll need a square piece of paper to start this project. If you have origami paper, great! If not, you can use regular printer paper and cut it into a square before starting this project. We also like using origami […]

How To Draw A Shark With Shapes (young artists)

Ok this time we’re learning how to draw a shark with shapes! We’ve drawn a shark before, but this one is meant for young artists. Remember to keep activities for your young artists short, simple and fun. And don’t forget to draw with them! Art is so much more fun when you have a drawing […]

How To Draw Stampy

Learn how to draw Stampy with us! He’s an awesome YouTuber that makes really cool Minecraft (and other video game) videos. If you haven’t heard of him or watched his videos you gotta check him out. Here’s a link his channel Stampylonghead.

Germany Art! SYA (7/20/15)

It’s Monday! And it’s always our favorite day. We love showing off all of your amazing art. I can also tell that you’re having fun drawing, that’s the most important thing. Drawing is supposed to be fun! If you’re finding yourself being too concerned about making a perfect drawing, stop! Take a break, and start […]

How To Draw A Grizzly Bear (realistic)

Learn how to draw a grizzly bear with us! In this activity we’ll show you the secret to drawing and coloring fur. It’s easier than it looks. You’ll need a marker, paper and three different shades of brown (light, medium and a dark brown). After finishing your grizzly bear drawing, don’t forget to draw the […]

How To Draw A Cartoon Bear (For Young Artists)

Austin’s heart bear cracks me up! I love it so much. This art project is perfect for your young artists. We tried to keep the steps very short and lines even shorter. Remember to do these activities with your little artist. They’ll have even more fun if you’re right there next to them. After you’re […]

How To Draw Steven Universe

Ok here’s another crazy show from cartoon network! Chuckers has really gotten into this one… So pickup those markers and find some paper, today we’re learning how to draw Steven Universe. We may not get to the other characters of this show for a while so be sure to visit the official website and try […]