Drawing Games for Children
Drawing games can be used to pass the time, create designs, work on spelling or exercise the brain. Pencil and paper is all that is necessary to start.
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Connect the dots
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This game calls for a few colored marker or crayons, an ink pen and an eraser. Begin by placing 10 to 30 dots all over a piece of paper. Use an ink pen to number the dots in no particular order, and then connect the dots beginning with one and ending with 30. When the ink is dry, erase the numbers and color in the shapes that have been made to create a piece of abstract art.
Drawing Drawer
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Marty Reid of Incredible Art recommends writing a list of drawing ideas, cutting them up and putting them in an empty drawer. Whenever there is extra time or a student finishes an assignment early, her or she can pull an idea out of the "Drawing Drawer." Some of Reid's suggestion include drawing the following: your greatest fear; things that float or roll or close; and things that come from eggs. He also recommends instructing a child to pretend he or she is an ant and then draw what would be seen in the cafeteria.
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Hangman without letters
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This variation on Hangman is for children who can't write or spell very well and is basically a game of 20 questions using yes or no questions. Decide ahead of time if the "yes" or "no" results in part of the stick figure being drawn, and then play the game as usual.
For those who have never played Hangman before, the principle is to draw a simple gallows and a circle for the head. The moderator thinks of a word and the player guesses a letter. The letters are written down beneath the gallows and each correct guess is rewarded with a line drawn on the paper.
Fold over
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This takes at least two participants and can work with a larger group. To begin, each child gets a piece of paper and draws the head of an animal, monster or person on the top of the paper. That section is folded back so no one can see it and is passed to the next person. Now everyone draws the chest, torso or the top half of the body and the arms, and this part is folded back so no one can see it and passed onto the next person. This time everyone draws the bottom half of the body, the stomach and hips, and next, everyone draws the legs and feet. When the papers are unfolded, there will be a great collection of odd creatures that can be used to decorate the classroom.
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