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2015 Spring Art Contest!

Next week we’ll be taking a break and won’t be publishing any new videos. We’ll return on Monday April 13th, 2015! We don’t want you to stop drawing though, so we’re doing a Spring Art Contest! Here’s how you can enter: Draw a picture of spring Post it to Instagram Use two tags @artforkidshub and […]

How To Draw A Phoenix

Wow this bird is so cool! Learn how to draw a phoenix with us. You’ll need a marker, plain white paper, and some colored pencils (red, dark read, darker red, and yellow) In this activity we do a lot of shading and blending, so this is a perfect project to practice. Hey, and after to […]

Easter Egg and Baby Chick Cutout

This art project was a lot of fun with Hads. We made an Easter egg and baby chick cutout. The top part of the egg opens up and the baby chick sits inside. You can glue the chick down, but we thought it was cooler that she could be removed from the egg entirely. We […]

How To Fold An Origami Easter Bunny

So we thought we’d learn how to fold an origami Easter Bunny! You’ll need origami paper or a square piece of paper to begin this activity. This one is not too hard, but younger artists may need a little help making some of the folds.

How To Paint Blossoms

Today we’re doing another fun and simple spring activity. We’re learning how to paint blossoms! For this lesson you’ll need: Paper (we used watercolor paper but any paper will do) Paint (we used acrylic paint, again any paint will do) Straw Paintbrush (Here’s the brush set we bought, here’s another great set for kids) Water […]

How To Fold An Origami Tulip

Hads is my helper with all the folds today, and we’re folding another spring flower. This time we’re learning how to fold an origami tulip! This one is a lot of fun, but it’s a little more complicated then our last how to fold an origami flower. You’ll need two square pieces of paper for […]

How To Draw Hiro From Big Hero 6

We’ve drawn Baymax with armor and without armor, now it’s time to draw his buddy. Today’s lesson is how to draw Hiro from Big Hero 6! This is another lesson using colored pencils. I love colored pencils, especially Prismacolor pencils. They’re a lot like using oil pastels, because the blend so well. Also check out […]

Oil Pastel and Sketchbook Giveaway + SYA

Hey art friends, We’re doing another quick giveaway! Hop over to YouTube and leave a comment on this video. Tell us who your favorite princess is! We’ll pick a random comment tonight and announce the winner tomorrow. Also, thanks to all of you who sent in your art! We have the most talented friends ever, […]

How To Draw Cinderella

Hads and Mrs. Art For Kids Hub went to see the new Cinderella movie and they loved it! Have you gone to see it yet? What did you think? Well, Hads got so excited about drawing Cinderella. She loves anything that has to do with princesses. So, I’m sure we’ll be drawing more 🙂 This lesson is […]

How To Draw Squirtle Pokemon

We’re learning how to draw Squirtle, one of several awesome Pokemon characters. Actually I knew there were a lot, but I had no idea there were over 450! Chuckers has this really cool handbook that explains each one. We have a lot of fun thumbing through it. He’s even drawn several, on his own, simply by looking […]

How To Fold An Easy Origami Flower

Hads and I learned how to fold an easy origami flower today! Follow along with us to fold your own. All you need is a square piece of paper. When we go to fast or speed up the video, you can pause it, finish the step, then press play. Try practicing this a couple times, […]

How To Draw A Four Leaf Clover

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This how to draw a four leaf clover lesson is especially for young artists. We used green and blue construction paper, a black marker, oil pastels, scissors, and glue. After they complete their clover cutout, let your young artists finish their drawing any way they want. You may notice that most of our […]

The Lorax Giveaway + SYA (3/16/15)

Hey art friends, On Friday we asked you to leave a comment on YouTube and tell us what your favorite Dr. Seuss book was. We picked a random winner! Watch today’s episode to see who it was! Here’s a list of all the things we gave away (along with a link to Amazon). The Lorax […]

How To Draw The Lorax + Giveaway!

“I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees for the trees have no tongues.” Yes! Follow along with us and learn how to draw The Lorax! You’ll need a marker, white paper, and oil pastels. Before we draw The Lorax, we decided to give away a collection of all […]

How To Draw Earth (for young artists)

Austin is learning how to draw Earth, today! He’s three so this activity is great for younger artists. Follow along with us and if we go too fast, just pause the video. For this activity you’ll need a marker, white paper, black construction paper, oil pastels, scissors, glue, and a large circle object to trace […]

How To Draw A Race Car

Start your engines, today is all about how to draw a race car! Drawing cars, really any vehicle, is a lot of fun for me because I used to work for Ford. I LOVED drawing cars when I was a kid…so this brought back a lot of memories. When drawing them, it’s always easier to […]

How To Fold An Origami Fish

Follow along with us, today we’re learning how to fold an origami fish! This is lesson is easy and perfect for younger artists. Hads is five and was able to do this activity with very minimal help. With most origami activities she needs more help. We do use official origami paper, but you can use […]

How To Draw A Viking

We’ve drawn a Roman soldier from history, now it’s time to learn how to draw a Viking! AAAAaaarrrggghhhh! Grab your Sharpies and paper, this guy is going to be the meanest…the toughest…Viking of all! If you’d also like to learn more about Vikings, here’s a fun link to Vikings on Wikipedia.

How To Draw Fish From The Cat In The Hat

Draw another Dr. Seuss character with us! This time we’re learning how to draw Fish from The Cat In The Hat. Have you already drawn The Cat In The Hat? If not, be sure to watch that one too 🙂 The Fish is fun to draw, all you’ll need is a Sharpie or black marker and […]

How To Draw Captain Underpants

Well he’s not a Dr. Seuss character, but he’s from a book 😉 Today’s lesson is how to draw Captain Underpants! Have your kids read this series? If not, you can purchase it on Amazon…Chuckers highly recommends it 🙂 For this art lesson we used Sharpies and Pentel Oil Pastels.

How To Draw The Cat In The Hat

March 2nd is Dr. Seuss’s birthday, let’s celebrate this week by drawing a few of his characters. It’s only proper that we start out with how to draw The Cat In The Hat! But be sure to watch how to draw Fish, too! In this lesson we talk about Dr. Seuss’s method of shading, which is […]

YouTube Kids + SYA (3/2/15)

Yes it’s Monday again, you sent us a truck load of art! We loved opening all of your letters, and looking through all of your emails. Before watching the video, check out the new YouTube Kids app. It’s from YouTube and it’s just for kids, allowing us parents to rest a little easier that our kids […]

How To Draw A Red Panda

How to draw a red panda! Yes, these animals have got to be the cutest animals to ever exist. They’re also fun to watch play. If you haven’t seen this video of them playing in the snow yet, you’re missing out on some serious cuteness! In this lesson we’re using: Plain white paper from our […]

How To Fold Pikachu Origami

Yeah, today is an easy one! How to fold Pikachu is super easy, but still super fun. Here’s what you’ll need for this art activity: Yellow origami paper Black marker Red and white colored pencil Check out all of our other Pokemon art activities!

How To Draw A Hummingbird

Hey art friends! Today’s lesson is how to draw a hummingbird. We used regular printer paper (letter), Sharpies, and Prismacolor pencils. We also go over blending and shading. Chuckers and I had so much fun drawing this bird. Remember to have fun when you’re following along with us. If you get frustrated, because your drawing […]

How To Draw A Skunk For Young Artists

Oh man! I had a lot of fun doing this how to draw a skunk, with Austin. We hope you have fun doing this activity with your little artists too! What you’ll need for this lesson: Construction paper (blue, black and green) Colored pencils (especially a white pencil) Scissors Glue We want to see how […]

How To Draw An Ant

Learn how to draw an ant, a realistic ant! In this lesson we use Sharpies and oil pastels. Use two sheets of paper when using Sharpies or markers. They tend to soak through one paper and onto the table. If you use two sheets, it’ll prevent the marker from getting to the table. Also, check out […]

How To Draw Rigby From The Regular Show

Today we’re learning how to draw Rigby from the Regular Show…wahoo! We’ve already drawn Mordecai, so if you haven’t seen that video yet be sure to watch it too. We’d love to see a page with both Mordecai and Rigby drawn together. Take a picture of your drawing and upload it either in the comments […]

How To Draw Princess Celestia

It’s time for another My Little Pony! Today I showed Hads how to draw Princess Celestia. I’ll admit, I think this is the coolest one we’ve drawn so far! No wonder she’s a princess 🙂 In this lesson we used Sharpies and Pentel oil pastels. Hads is still very young for this lesson, but that didn’t […]

How To Draw An Alien UFO (young artists)

Have you watched how to draw a rocket yet? That lesson focuses on primary colors (red, yellow, blue), this lesson focuses on the secondary colors (orange, purple, green). These are the colors you get when you mix two of the primary colors. We also work on cutting and gluing, just like the rocket lesson.