We recently visited our local zoo and spent some time with our neighborhood giraffes. They are crazy animals in real life! I was amazed just watching them walk and eat. My little Hads laughed her head off, watching one of them lick the wall…not sure why it was doing it, but it was pretty funny. […]
How To Draw For Kids
Here is where you'll find every single on of our how to draw lessons! It's a massive drawing library! You'll find lessons for young and old kids. You'll find everything from how to draw cupcakes to how to draw sharks. So, what are you waiting for? Grab a marker and follow along with us.
How To Draw A Troll
We think trolls are pretty cool! Well the fantasy kind…not the internet kind 🙂 Here’s 8 steps on how to draw a troll, a wickedly awesome troll. Oh also, if you’d like a little more info on troll folklore check out the troll wikipedia page. Trolls on Wikipedia Watch How To Draw A Troll Side […]
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 Stick Figure Skater
When we first started this site Chuckers was about Hads age, and we did a lot more “stick” type drawings. This reminded me that we should do more lessons at this level as well as the older ones. Hads is four years old and she refers to the olympic ice skaters as dancing princesses. She […]
How To Draw A Ski Jumper
How to draw a ski jumper! Are you guys getting as excited as we are for the olympics? When I was telling my kids about this event their eyes were getting so big. Plus my little Chuckers is already anticipating Shaun White’s events like you wouldn’t believe. Watch How To Draw A Ski Jumper
How To Draw A Bobsled
The winter olympics are almost here! Let’s celebrate by learning how to draw a bobsled. We live in the USA, but this works for any country. Just do a quick search on Google to find out what your bobsled team looks like and make those changes. Materials Pencil, marker, or crayon Paper Watch How To […]
How To Draw A Dolphin
Dolphins are amazing animals, I’ve always liked them since I was a little kid. They seem so smart, and they always look like they’re smiling. Follow along with us and learn how to draw a dolphin! Art Supplies marker paper Lesson Length under 10 minutes
How To Draw A Raccoon (Cartoon)
Here’s a cute little guy, how to draw a raccoon! This one is easy, but still fun, even for those parents and teachers that like to draw along with their kids. Art Materials Pen, pencil, crayon, or marker Paper Watch How To Draw A Raccoon
How To Draw An Elf On The Shelf
One of our awesome art friends requested we do how to draw an elf on the shelf for her classroom! If you’ve made a request for us to draw something, and we haven’t done it yet…don’t get discouraged. I still have a list and we’re slowly working through it. I’ve also bumped some of the […]
How To Draw A Candy Cane With Watercolor
The holiday season, especially Christmas, is perfect time to focus on primary colors. More specifically, discussing how to get Christmas colors. Red – Is a primary color and doesn’t need to be mixed. Green – Is not a primary color and needs to be mixed. In this lesson we started out with how to draw […]
How To Draw A Werewolf
Oh boy our Halloween excitement is at a level 10 around here. We went and picked out our pumpkins last night, and this how to draw a werewolf is just feeding the fire. What’s your kid’s favorite traditional Halloween character? Art Materials Pencil, marker, crayon Paper Watch How To Draw A Werewolf
How To Draw A Horse (Zebra) Easy, Medium, and Hard
If you’re new to our site, I have three kids. They’re two, four, and seven. So that means sometimes it’s hard to make one art project work for all of them. Here’s a perfect example, how to draw a horse (or zebra). We first did how to draw a horse a while back, but left […]
How To Draw An Elephant
How to draw an elephant is great for younger artists, especially since it uses very simple straight lines…or at least slightly curved straight lines. Once your kids have finished drawing the elephant, challenge them to draw the elephant’s environment. You could ask questions to spark their imagination. Where does your elephant live? Zoo? Jungle? Your […]
How To Draw Death
How to draw death is a combination of how to draw a ghost and how to draw a skull. To draw death you start out by drawing a skull then use the ghost to draw his robe. So if you haven’t seen either of those lessons yet, be sure to check them out first. Art […]
How To Draw A Parrot
How to draw a parrot is another request from one of our drawing friends. Just because it may look a little difficult doesn’t mean you shouldn’t let your young artists try. One of the greatest ways to help your kids learn, is to do it with them! While your kids learn how to draw a […]
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 Make Fall Leaves
We saw this how to make fall leaves on Pinterest, and thought we’d try it out ourselves. Hads loved it! She is still asking me if we can make more. First I have to apologize, during the video our camera turned off and I didn’t notice. So, there’s a small jump in between drawing the […]
How To Draw A Pig
How to draw a pig came as a special request from one of our friends. We’ve done how to finger paint a pig but never how to draw one. Materials Paper Crayon, marker, or pencil Watch How To Draw A Pig
How To Draw A Frog (More Realistic)
Our first how to draw a frog post was very cartoony, so we thought we’d do another, but more realistic. And if your kids just love frogs be sure to check out our easy pop-up frog! Watch How To Draw A Frog
How To Draw A Tiger
Sorry for the lack of posts last week. I was out of town on a week long backpacking trip. It was a blast, but of course I missed my kids. It sure made my day, when one of the first things they said when I got back was, “Lets make a video!” Check the bottom […]
How To Draw A Stegosaurus (For Younger Artists)!
Both Chuckers and I have been feeling bad that our last few dinosaur posts have been more advanced. So, we decided to make this how to draw a stegosaurus for the slightly younger artists! Though once we did it, I noticed that even Chuckers struggled with the leaf-shaped spikes along the back. If your kids […]
How To Draw A Dilophosaurus
We have another dinosaur! It’s how to draw a Dilophosaurus! This was another request from one of our awesome friends. We love all of your ideas, thanks for sending them in. If you or your kids have never heard of a Dilophosaurus, check out their wikipedia page! Dilophosaurus’ are really interesting! Watch How To Draw […]
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 Pterodactyl
It’s Friday, perfect for learning how to draw a pterodactyl dinosaur! Now your t-rex has a super cool friend, too. If you haven’t drawn a t-rex yet, be sure to check out that post. I had so much fun showing Chucker’s how to draw this guy, simply because of his reaction after we were done. […]
How To Draw Three Spring Flowers
I loved teaching Hadley how to draw three spring flowers! I hope your kids have fun following along with us. Watch How To Draw Three Spring Flowers
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 […]