Square-by-square art · Ages 5+
1. 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.
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10 Activity Books for Seasonal Art Plans
Make holiday cartoons and consider a small handmade art extension.
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
Halloween and Christmas books, plus a cartoon ghost title, supply the subjects. The list does not imply that they include card templates or other craft kits.
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.
- Draw by Grid: Spooky Stuff For Halloween
- Trace Then Color: Cartoon Halloween Characters
- How to Draw: Halloween
- Draw by Grid: Cartoon Halloween Characters
- Trace Then Color: Spooky Stuff For Halloween
- How to Draw: Spooky Stuff For Halloween
- Draw by Grid: Christmas
- Trace Then Color: Cartoon Christmas Characters
- How to Draw: Christmas
- How to Draw: Cartoon Ghosts
Trace & decorate · Ages 3+
2. Trace Then Color: Cartoon Halloween Characters
Trace Then Color: Cartoon Halloween Characters turns Halloween cartoons 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: 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.
Trace & decorate · Ages 3+
5. Trace Then Color: Spooky Stuff For Halloween
Trace Then Color: Spooky Stuff For Halloween turns spooky oddballs into a two-part creative activity: follow the character lines, then decide how the picture should look in color.
Six-step art · Ages 5+
6. 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.
Square-by-square art · Ages 5+
7. Draw by Grid: Christmas
Draw by Grid: Christmas makes Christmas characters a visual copying challenge, with the picture recreated one grid square at a time.
Trace & decorate · Ages 3+
8. Trace Then Color: Cartoon Christmas Characters
Trace Then Color: Cartoon Christmas Characters turns Christmas cartoons into a two-part creative activity: follow the character lines, then decide how the picture should look in color.
Six-step art · Ages 5+
9. How to Draw: Christmas
How to Draw: Christmas is an art activity for children who want to construct Christmas characters themselves, using a sequence of six drawing stages.
Six-step art · Ages 5+
10. How to Draw: Cartoon Ghosts
How to Draw: Cartoon Ghosts is an art activity for children who want to construct comic ghosts themselves, using a sequence of six drawing stages.
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