Drawing Prompts & How to Make Your Own Sketchbook
Sketchbooks don't have to be fancy - sure you can purchase one with lovely paper but if your child just loves to draw, draw, draw you can make one from recycled paper or just plain copy paper.
Simply fold 15 - 20 sheets of A4 paper in half (width), put a cover of coloured construction paper on and either staple down the middle or a paperclip in the fold will do.
This is what I use for my students; they are a great tool to practice a new technique, or get the sketch / shape just right before trying it on the fancy art paper.
Here are some fun drawing prompts you can do with your children on weekends or holidays to bust the boredom.
Or fill up your sketchbook with art tutorials from youtube.
To make it even more fun you can write these down on paddlepop (popsicle sticks for my fellow North Americans) and draw one randomly. you could make it a timed pictionary guessing game and use a white board so the whole family can join in!
Design your dream bedroom
Draw a pattern that fills the whole page
draw a city
draw a beach landscape
Draw a pirate
Draw a fairy
draw a toucan
draw a tropical fish
draw a new outfit
draw a bouquet of flowers
draw a dinosaur
draw a funny face
draw a seahorse
draw a flamingo doing ballet
design a castle
draw your favorite animal
draw your favorite food
draw something you can see
draw a picture of your dream
draw a scared face
draw a galaxy
draw a robot
draw a dragon
design a new playground
draw a creature in the water
draw a magical sword
draw something that starts with the letter T
draw a monster