Six-step art · Ages 5+
1. How to Draw: Alien Cyborgs
How to Draw: Alien Cyborgs is an art activity for children who want to construct alien-machine hybrids themselves, using a sequence of six drawing stages.
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10 Activity Books for Adding Your Own Story Ideas
A finished cartoon can lead to a new scene, name, hobby, or invented world.
This is a selection from Kevin Coulston’s own catalog. Numbers organize the choices and do not indicate independent ratings.
Why these ten fit this plan
The collection favors fantastical and mixed subjects, plus the open-ended shape challenge. The extra story prompts are optional ideas.
Use the activity label and individual book description to choose the format. The best first project is the one the child wants to begin; it can be completed at their own pace.
- How to Draw: Alien Cyborgs
- Trace Then Color: Cool Stuff 2 - Dinosaurs, People, Animals, And More!
- How to Draw: Mutant Animals
- Trace Then Color: Cool Stuff - Monsters, Aliens, Robots, And More!
- How to Draw: Cool Stuff - Monsters, Aliens, Robots, And More
- Draw by Grid: Cool Stuff
- How to Draw: Cool Stuff 2 - Dinosaurs, People, Animals, And More
- Trace Then Color: Weird Creatures
- Draw by Grid: Weird Creatures
- Trace Then Color: Mutant Animals
Trace & decorate · Ages 3+
2. Trace Then Color: Cool Stuff 2 - Dinosaurs, People, Animals, And More!
Trace Then Color: Cool Stuff 2 - Dinosaurs, People, Animals, And More! turns dinosaurs, people, and animals into a two-part creative activity: follow the character lines, then decide how the picture should look in color.
Six-step art · Ages 5+
3. How to Draw: Mutant Animals
How to Draw: Mutant Animals is an art activity for children who want to construct animal hybrids themselves, using a sequence of six drawing stages.
Trace & decorate · Ages 3+
4. Trace Then Color: Cool Stuff - Monsters, Aliens, Robots, And More!
Trace Then Color: Cool Stuff - Monsters, Aliens, Robots, And More! turns a varied cartoon cast into a two-part creative activity: follow the character lines, then decide how the picture should look in color.
Six-step art · Ages 5+
5. How to Draw: Cool Stuff - Monsters, Aliens, Robots, And More
How to Draw: Cool Stuff - Monsters, Aliens, Robots, And More is an art activity for children who want to construct a varied cartoon cast themselves, using a sequence of six drawing stages.
Square-by-square art · Ages 5+
6. Draw by Grid: Cool Stuff
Draw by Grid: Cool Stuff makes assorted inventive characters a visual copying challenge, with the picture recreated one grid square at a time.
Six-step art · Ages 5+
7. How to Draw: Cool Stuff 2 - Dinosaurs, People, Animals, And More
How to Draw: Cool Stuff 2 - Dinosaurs, People, Animals, And More is an art activity for children who want to construct dinosaurs, people, and animals themselves, using a sequence of six drawing stages.
Trace & decorate · Ages 3+
8. Trace Then Color: Weird Creatures
Trace Then Color: Weird Creatures turns unusual creatures into a two-part creative activity: follow the character lines, then decide how the picture should look in color.
Square-by-square art · Ages 5+
9. Draw by Grid: Weird Creatures
Draw by Grid: Weird Creatures makes unusual creatures a visual copying challenge, with the picture recreated one grid square at a time.
Trace & decorate · Ages 3+
10. Trace Then Color: Mutant Animals
Trace Then Color: Mutant Animals turns animal hybrids into a two-part creative activity: follow the character lines, then decide how the picture should look in color.
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