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 Invented Machine Worlds
Make a robot, cyborg, or mechanical dinosaur and give it an imaginary purpose.
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
Each title concerns a machine-related character; the methods vary, so choose tracing or drawing to suit the child.
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
- How to Draw: Cartoon Robots
- Draw by Grid: Robot Dinosaurs
- How to Draw: Baby Robots
- Draw by Grid: Cartoon Robots
- 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
- Draw by Grid: Baby Robots
- Draw by Grid: Alien Cyborgs
Six-step art · Ages 5+
2. How to Draw: Cartoon Robots
How to Draw: Cartoon Robots is an art activity for children who want to construct cartoon machines themselves, using a sequence of six drawing stages.
Square-by-square art · Ages 5+
3. Draw by Grid: Robot Dinosaurs
Draw by Grid: Robot Dinosaurs makes mechanical dinosaurs a visual copying challenge, with the picture recreated one grid square at a time.
Six-step art · Ages 5+
4. How to Draw: Baby Robots
How to Draw: Baby Robots is an art activity for children who want to construct little robots themselves, using a sequence of six drawing stages.
Square-by-square art · Ages 5+
5. Draw by Grid: Cartoon Robots
Draw by Grid: Cartoon Robots makes cartoon machines a visual copying challenge, with the picture recreated one grid square at a time.
Trace & decorate · Ages 3+
6. 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+
7. 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+
8. 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.
Square-by-square art · Ages 5+
9. Draw by Grid: Baby Robots
Draw by Grid: Baby Robots makes little robots a visual copying challenge, with the picture recreated one grid square at a time.
Square-by-square art · Ages 5+
10. Draw by Grid: Alien Cyborgs
Draw by Grid: Alien Cyborgs makes alien-machine hybrids a visual copying challenge, with the picture recreated one grid square at a time.
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