Scribble Art

Looking for an idea to keep your kids (or you) occupied for a bit this week?  This was an art project from several years ago, but it would be a fun family art project.  All you need is some paper – whatever size you want, a pencil, and something to color with (markers or colored pencils would probably work best).

My idea for art class this week was based on something I loved doing as a kid – making scribbles and then coloring them in.  My father-in-law did the above drawing.  It has my daughters hands traced in it as well as her scribbles which he then incorporated into the design.  I certainly didn’t expect this caliber of art from elementary students, but perhaps I should have explained the scribble part better.  A lot of what they did was just scribble-color the whole page.

I envisioned something more like this:

My kids kind of got the idea.

It was a fun and easy craft requiring no preparation and no special items.

Did you ever do scribble drawings?  What was your favorite artsy thing to do as a kid?  Do you still enjoy it?

Looking for more ideas?  Check out my other art ideas.