Art activities for kids on the go
Screen-free drawing activities that fit on a clipboard: road trips, plane rides, restaurants and a weekend at the grandparents’.
- 4 plans
- Free printables
- No screens
Pick a plan
- On the goThe whole drive
Road trip
Drawing bingo, window doodles and a comic of the trip. Everything fits on a clipboard, and nothing needs a screen or a charger.
- Ages 4 to 10
- On the go30 to 90 minutes
Plane ride
Small drawing challenges that fit a tray table, a slim kit that fits a seat pocket and a plan for the boring part in the middle of the flight.
- Ages 4 to 10
- On the go10 to 20 minutes
Restaurant and waiting room
The wait before the food arrives, the doctor’s waiting room, the line at the post office. Quiet drawing games that need one pencil and a sheet of paper.
- Ages 4 to 10
- On the goAn afternoon
Grandparents’ house
Things to draw together on a visit or a sleepover: an interview comic, a drawing swap and a few books to keep at Grandma and Grandpa’s house.
- Ages 4 to 12
What to have ready
- A clipboard or a hardback book to lean on
- Two pencils with caps and a small sharpener
- Crayons or colored pencils in a zip bag (skip markers)
- A few printed sheets in a folder
Plan a whole week instead?
Theme weeks give you five days of activities around one subject your kid loves.
See theme weeksFree printables for on the go
On the goRoad-trip drawing bingo
Two bingo cards: spot it out the window, then draw it in the square. Ages 4 to 10 · 2 pages.
On the goTray-table doodle challenges
Six small drawing challenges sized for an airplane tray. Ages 5+.
On the goRestaurant draw-and-guess
Cut-out word slips and four drawing boxes for a guessing game at the table. Ages 5+.
On the goMy grandparent comic
Four interview questions to ask a grandparent, and four panels to draw the answers. Ages 5+.