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 Kids Who Want to Draw Before Decorating
Let constructing the picture be the main creative task.
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
Only six-step and grid titles are included. These formats are intended for ages 5+, with color added to the finished drawing by choice.
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
- Draw by Grid: Spooky Stuff For Halloween
- How to Draw: Halloween
- Draw by Grid: Cartoon Halloween Characters
- How to Draw: Spooky Stuff For Halloween
- How to Draw: Cartoon Robots
- Draw by Grid: Robot Dinosaurs
- How to Draw: Mutant Animals
- Draw by Grid: Cartoon People
- How to Draw: Silly Faces
Square-by-square art · Ages 5+
2. Draw by Grid: Spooky Stuff For Halloween
Draw by Grid: Spooky Stuff For Halloween makes spooky oddballs a visual copying challenge, with the picture recreated one grid square at a time.
Six-step art · Ages 5+
3. How to Draw: Halloween
How to Draw: Halloween is an art activity for children who want to construct Halloween characters themselves, using a sequence of six drawing stages.
Square-by-square art · Ages 5+
4. Draw by Grid: Cartoon Halloween Characters
Draw by Grid: Cartoon Halloween Characters makes Halloween cartoons a visual copying challenge, with the picture recreated one grid square at a time.
Six-step art · Ages 5+
5. How to Draw: Spooky Stuff For Halloween
How to Draw: Spooky Stuff For Halloween is an art activity for children who want to construct spooky oddballs themselves, using a sequence of six drawing stages.
Six-step art · Ages 5+
6. 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+
7. 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+
8. 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.
Square-by-square art · Ages 5+
9. Draw by Grid: Cartoon People
Draw by Grid: Cartoon People makes cartoon people a visual copying challenge, with the picture recreated one grid square at a time.
Six-step art · Ages 5+
10. How to Draw: Silly Faces
How to Draw: Silly Faces is an art activity for children who want to construct silly expressions themselves, using a sequence of six drawing stages.
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