Art / Sketchbook Ideas

Here are some fun ideas to try at home.

Ask your parents for help and to create with you!

1. Create a collage of the things you find on a nature walk.

2. Pretend you are a graphic artist and create a brochure advertising a trip to the past.

3. Write a note to a friend using pictures instead of words.

4. Create a wind chime out of objects that you find around the house.

5. Design a new album cover for your favorite band.

6. Create a paper mache dinosaur egg out of newspaper and a balloon.

7. Get an ice cream cone and draw it as it melts. (and you eat it:)

8. Using scrap paper, design a mask used for celebration.

9. Draw someone yawning.

10. Make a paper weaving.

11. Draw a person running.

12. Collect artwork that you and other members of the house have created and set up a gallery show.

13. Imagine that you have just created the most delicious snack. Design a package for the tasty treat.

14. Design and color a poster that promotes recycling in your community.

15. Using home made clay, create a creature from outer space. (look at the art recipes page for the home made clay)

16. Describe a walk through your back yard as viewed by an ant. Draw a picture of it.

17. Create a monochromatic painting, or a painting using one color, of your room.

18. Draw as many types of lines as you can.

19. Create a no sow rag doll using old t-shirt.

20. Create a necklace using pasta. (if you want your necklace to have color check out the recipe page)

21. Cut a picture in half. Glue on half to a piece of paper and draw the other half to complete it.

22. Visit a museum. If you cant go in really life visit that museums web page.

23. Draw something Fuzzy!

24. Build a model of your house using tape, paper and scissors.

25. Draw a picture of yourself making a silly face.

26. Create your own "I Spy" by drawing things on one page that are similar.

27. What is your favorite book? Draw a new cover for it.

Last Modified on September 2, 2009