Imagination Draw Along: a low stimulation drawing show for kids

Today I want to draw autumn nature scene. We'll draw a squirrel up in a tree with her cheeks full of acorns. Then we'll add a sunflower and a leaf pile. And we'll hide nuts all over the picture. I'll share some squirrel facts and some farmer folklore.

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Today I want to draw a scarecrow, standing in the field, protecting the crops. We'll make a flour sack head, a straw hat, and some straw hair. We'll make sure his flannel shirt and blue jeans are stuff with straw. We'll also talk about the difference between straw and hay.

And I tell a very funny joke in this one, which you can steal here:

Q) Why did the scarecrow win a prize?

A) He was out standing in his field. (hahaha!)

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Today I want to draw a fire-breathing dragon. Our dragon will be breathing fire, of course. He will also have wings and claws and scales. Our dragon is very fierce, brave, and tough so we will talk about how being tough looks different in different scenarios, like taking turns or standing up to bullies.

Today's topic was suggested by an artist named Henry. Thank you Henry!

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Today I want to draw a wolf standing on a cliff, howling at the moon. We'll add lost of details of nature because that is what makes the wolf feel like home. We will also add details to the moon because it's so big you can see the craters.

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Today I want to to draw a magic backpack jetpack. We'll draw you flying in the sky from behind so you can see and draw the backpack and the jetpacks. We'll add some trees below you so it looks like you're way up high!

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Today I want to draw a self portrait of what you might have looked like in the 1980s. In this silly, time traveling episode, we'll draw pictures of ourselves with some big hair, shoulder pads, and the artists choice between high waist bluejeans or parachute pants. I'll tell you about what the 80's were like, even though my personal 80s experience was spend being a baby.

I wanted to do this bonus episode to meet a recent online trend with creativity instead of instant gratification. While I would never bore a young artist with my thoughts generative...

Today I want to draw a mama duck floating on the water with 2 baby ducklings. One duckling will be following in line, and one duckling will be being silly with their face down in the water and tail feathers in the air. We'll talk about drawing things that are the same shape but different size, and the same shape and size but from a different point of view.

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Today I want to draw a horse munching some hay, hanging out with other barnyard friends. We'll draw a happy horse with some hay in her mouth, and a hay bale. We'll make sure the horse has a 2 friends: a pig and a goat. Of course, it's your artist choice to add more animals.

This episode idea was submitted by an artist. Thank you Sophia!

If you'd like to submit an idea or have a drawing published on the Imagination Draw Along website, you can get in touch at https://www.imaginationdrawalong.com/

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Today I want to draw Dolly Parton because she's an artist on my mind. We'll draw her big hair and happy face, her fancy colorful dress, her high heeled cowgirl boots, and some accessories that represent the things she liked to do like sing and share books. We'll also talk about why I think she is a good role model and how music can help us feel better when we miss someone.

In this episode I mentioned her program, The Imagination Library. There is no affiliation between us, but I do recommend seeing if your household is...

Today I want to draw 2 ballerinas. We'll draw them both in classic tutus--you choose the color. We'll draw one ballerina twirling fast, and one leaping long. We'll make sure they're wearing their pointe shoes.

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Today I want to draw a firetruck. We'll draw a big one with a place for the drivers, a place for gauges, and the big long back for the hose, the extra compartments, and the ladder. Of course we'll add flashing lights on top. We'll also talk about how emergency signals like sirens and alarms can be loud--but they're there to help us.

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Today I want to draw a big giant crazy ice cream sundae. We'll start with a fancy dish, then add classic toppings like a banana. chocolate syrup, whipped cream, and of course, your artist choice of any toppings you can think of. Drawing sprinkles reminded me of the famous pointillism artwork of Georges Seurat, so I talked a bit about his work and his artist choice to use dots. I'll show you a picture of his most famous painting on my blog.

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Today I want to draw 2 crabby crabs crab-walking on the beach. We'll draw some ocean waves, and 2 crabs with very grumpy faces. This will be filled with a few crab facts, as well tips on how to rescue ourselves from crabby feelings. We'll talk a little bit about taking a deep breath when we feel crabby. And we'll talk about where crabs take deep breaths--under water AND on land!

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Today I want to draw sharks! We'll draw a Great White Shark with many sharp teeth, a Basking Shark with a giant open mouth, and a Hammer Head Shark down at the bottom of the ocean where he likes to hunt his prey. There are a lot of shark facts in this one! Most sharks are greyish blue, but an artist can make them any color they want--because there's no wrong way to do art.

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Today I want to draw a rock star rocking out with their guitar. They'll have rock star hair, of course--it's your artist choice to decide what that looks like. We'll spend some time getting the details of the guitar just right, and then we will design our own crazy rock star outfits.

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Today I want to draw a sandcastle and decorate it with pieces of nature that we found at the beach. We'll draw a sand castle with three main parts, one made from a bucket, one made from a cup, and one made from hands only. We'll add sticks, shells, seaweed, and a straw to decorate.

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Today I want to draw ants carrying snacks away from a picnic. We'll draw 3 ants marching in a line across a picnic blanket. Each ant will have a different food on their back: a watermelon slice, a cookie, and your artist's choice.

This episode shows how practicing might help you feel more confident in your drawings, since we draw 3 ants the same way, with a head, a thorax, an abdomen and 6 legs.

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Today I want to draw a town that you get to make up and you get to name. This was an artist submitted idea-- thank you, Henry! We'll draw a town with a house for you and your family, a park to play in, a library for toys, and one more fun building of your artist's choice.

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Today I want to draw a lemonade stand. We'll draw a big table with a banner. Our table will have a pitcher and a bowl of lemons and some extra bonus fruits. Today's episode is inspired by the ongoing heat that many of us are facing across the globe. Remember to take breaks from the sun and sip lots of water!

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Today I want to draw a collage of classic good luck charms from across the world. I'll show you how to draw them and I'll tell you who feels good luck from them. We'll draw a horse shoe, a four leaf clover, a hamsa, and a waving, beckoning cat. These are all good luck symbols from Europe, the Americas, Japan, and countries across the Middle East.

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Today I want to draw fireworks over a picnic blanket to celebrate the Fourth of July. We'll draw a picnic blanket and I'll show you how to draw people from behind as they sit down and look up at the sky. We'll also draw some classic American snacks. And of course, we'll draw a sky full of colorful fireworks.

We also talk about how even though fireworks are beautiful and fun, sometimes fireworks can be startling to us, to dogs, and even to veterans--but they won't hurt us.

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Today I want to draw a cowboy riding a horse. This was an artist submitted idea! Thank you so much, Emi :)

We’ll draw a horse of course, and a cowboy wearing a cowboy hat and cowboy boots. We'll also give our cowboy a lasso so he can wrangle his cattle. In this episode we'll try a technique of noticing which parts of the picture to draw first so that your cowboy looks like he's on top of his horse.

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Today I want to draw a Let's draw a yellow submarine floating by an octopus's garden. This is a Beatles inspired episode, indeed. We'll draw a yellow submarine in the ocean with windows. a periscope, and a captain. On the bottom of our under water song scene, we'll draw an octopus tending her garden.

We'll talk about how The Beatles are artists used their imaginations to come up with songs.

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Today I want to draw a monster truck rally with a giant monster truck jumping from a ramp and flying through the air. The truck will fly over some squished cars. The driver will wear a big helmet. And artists will design and decorate the truck in any way you want. It's your artist's choice.

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Today I want to draw a camping trip. Today's picture will have a tent, a camp fire with logs around it, some s'mores and hot dog roasting sticks. We'll also have a water bucket for fire safety, a flashlight, and a book. We'll talk about how there's no electricity or iPads in the woods, just good company or family, friends, and nature.

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Today I want to draw giraffes munching on leaves in a tree. Today's episode is extra special because it's the first time an artist has sent in an idea! Special thank you to artist Addy who came up with this idea.

Today's picture will have big trees with lots of leaves, a tall giraffe with spots, and a few fun giraffe facts.

Does your resident artist have an idea? Send it over to https://www.imaginationdrawalong.com/contact-us

A tip on sending ideas - use a noun and verb combination, like a "giraffe...

Today I want to draw a basketball player jumping up toward the net to make a basket. He or she will be very strong and you get to decide what their uniform colors are. I am feeling inspired by the Men's NBA Finals. I wonder if you are an artist as well as a basketball player or fan.

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Today I want to draw a flag that represents you, and all of your favorite things. We will draw a collage of our favorite things, including favorite color, food, weather, animal, game, and book. Our paper will become a flag, and each of our flags represent ourselves.

This episode will include many artist choices because I bet we don't have the same favorite things. It's cool that we're all so different! If your artist wants to share their flag, find out how to share it on https://www.imaginationdrawalong.com/art-club-gallery

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Today I want to draw a cool spaceship landing on earth, with two friendly aliens. Since I've never personally seen a spaceship or an alien, we will be using extra imagination to add details to a giant spaceship--in today's case flying saucer style. Then we will create 2 very wacky looking creatures who are visiting earth. We will also draw signs that these aliens have visited before!

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Today I want to draw a wedding scene, inspired by the wedding I am going to this weekend. We'll draw a bride and a groom, and some flowers to decorate. Your artist choice will be draw clothes to make the bride and groom feel fancy on their special day. In my culture, brides usually wear white and grooms wear a suit and tie or bow tie. If you prefer to dress your happy couple in lehengas and sherwanis, or any other attire that comes to mind, I hope you will draw those instead.

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Today I want to draw a baseball player standing at home plate, holding his bat, ready to swing. You're in charge of designing his uniform and decorating his bat with your artist choices. We'll also draw the baseball coming his way! And the dugout, where he'll sit when it's not his turn to bat.

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Today I want to draw a monarch butterfly's metamorphosis. We'll fold our paper into four sections. In each section, we'll draw a part of the metamorphosis. This picture will have an egg laid on a milkweed plant, a caterpillar, a chrysalis, and finally a monarch butterfly. I'll let you know which colors appear in nature, but if you don't want to use those colors, that's your artist's choice.

Imagination Draw Along is an intentionally calm space for artists to develop confidence in their decisions making skills by making artistic choices. It's a safe space because...

Today I want to draw monkeys swinging in the tree branches. We'll draw two big, strong trees with lots of branches so the monkeys have a place to play. We'll draw three silly monkeys, swinging and leaping! It will be your artist choice to decide what you should draw below the trees on the ground.

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Today I want to draw a magician pulling a rabbit from his hat. A magician does a lot of interesting magic tricks. We'll draw a magician on stage, his top hat with a rabbit coming out, a magic wand, a magic box, and a magic scarf of many colors. What types of magic will you draw in your box?

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Today I want to draw a Venus flytrap. These are carnivorous plants, which means they are plants that eat bugs. I'll walk you through drawing a few Venus flytraps and tell you a little bit about them. We'll draw some flies buzzing around, and it's up to you if the Venus flytrap catches one.

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Today I want to draw a desert scene. This scene will show the flat, sandy desert with two cacti. a butte with sedimentary layers, a rattle snake from deserts of the western hemisphere, and a camel from the eastern hemisphere. We talk about how some artists like drawing with accuracy and some like drawing abstract and both are cool!

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Today I want to draw a chicken crossing the road. This drawing is based on one of my favorite jokes, which I can't wait to tell you!

We'll draw a chicken, a road, a chicken coop, and a basket of eggs that the farmer collected.

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Today I want to draw a fancy princess. She'll have a fancy dress that we get to imagine and design, and of course fancy hair and jewelry. She has gems on her crown that were passed down to her from the queens before her. But what else was passed down? She'll be holding one object in each hand, both representing what type of ruler she is.

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Today I want to draw a chef, cooking in his kitchen. We'll draw his classic hat and apron. We will make a big pot for soup and lots of veggies and other ingredients. You get to come up with a secret ingredient for the recipe.

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Today, in honor of Earth Day and Earth Month, I want to draw a before and after picture of cleaned up pollution. We'll fold the paper in half to divide the picture. On one side of the paper, we'll draw a polluted scene, with a sad tree and a sludgy pond. Then, we'll imagine the scene cleaned up. On the other side of the paper, we'll draw a tree and a pond thriving in a clean environment.

Until we draw together again next time, here are somethings your imagination can wonder about: