Regardless of your artistic ability, you can help students improve their artistry thanks to the directional drawing activities. These activities will take you through the process step by step so that anyone can create their own masterpiece. Teachers often lead sessions by drawing whiteboards or chart papers while students follow. Below are some of my favorite free director drawing activities for kids. Get your favorite art supplies and get creative!
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Adorable dog
Kids will definitely love this easy-to-understand guide on how to draw basic dog shapes. With some tweaks, they can personalize it to look like their favorite fur.
pumpkin
This fun pumpkin will be especially cute in autumn, but you can draw it anytime!
butterfly
Our free printables have step-by-step instructions to teach children how to draw butterflies. Make it a fun Friday group activity or keep it handy for a fast finisher.
rose
There are six easy-to-understand steps to teach your kids how to draw beautiful roses.
Snowflake
Watch the video and use printed materials to teach children how to draw different types of snowflakes, including “blizzard bursts,” “nordic laces,” and simple swirls.
Taylor Swift
Kids will be excited to draw their favorite pop stars in six easy steps!
cat
Starting with simple shapes of cat face and body, children will use free printable videos to fill their eyes, nose, whiskers, stripes and more.
Dragon
Color with dragons that make kids look super cool and create them in 8 simple steps.
snowman
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Shark
Whether your students are old enough to see their jaws or are still shaking by a “baby shark”, they appreciate a good shark themed activity. Spread creative juices in this amazing shark drawing tutorial.
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Fantastic flowers
Draw these simple flowers, then fill them with markers and colored pencils to personalize them.
Details: Draw flowers
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Baby Yoda
Whether you call him Baby Yoda, Child, or Grog, he will become one of your most popular director’s drawing activities!
For more information, see How to Draw Yoda
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Night sky owl
First, the kids draw these simple owls, then add a white crayon star. Finally, they use watercolor to add a finishing touch.
Details: Draw a picture of the director at night
Tree frog
Who doesn’t like pop eyed tree frogs? The video guides you through each step in the process as you bring your funny frog friends back to life.
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Sloth
This hilarious sloth is just hanging and begging to be sketched and colored!
More details: How to draw a sloth
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Simple building
Regardless of their drawing ability, children can simply use basic shapes to create simple houses and buildings as shown here. Artists can easily customize to suit their tastes by adding windows, changing shapes, and choosing different colors.
Details: How to draw a simple building
Santa Claus
Need a simple Christmas decoration? Have your class create an entire collection of Santas for the wall.
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Gloves
You’ll be interested in drawing and geography in this fun step-by-step tutorial on how to draw gloves. You can draw realistic maps of the world on your planet, but you definitely don’t need to!
More details: How to draw the Earth
Black Panther
Many schools have mascot Panthers, so why not teach them how to draw?
Ski Squirrel
It’s too cold to get out? Wear slippers, get some piping hot cocoa, then sit down and draw this adorable ski squirrel!
A creepy spider
Draw the outline of this simple spider and decide the colour of his body. If you feel an adventurous spirit, you can also add a web around him!
Flower doodles
This simple tutorial is very simple, but it’s a great activity to keep your overactive mind quiet.
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Simple doodle art
This graffiti art is similar to previous projects on our list, but is perfect for a young cohort of students. Doodle a doodle pattern with Sharpie, then connect the colors of the created shapes.
For more information, see Simple Scrub Bull Art for Kids
Manga Dalmatian
Everyone loves Dalmatians, so why not learn to draw this adorable little cartoon version? Personalize them by choosing spot placement and collar color.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
Thanks to the 2023 film, I was interested in the teenage mutant ninja turtles. They say this is Leo, but you can easily make his fellow ninja!
Friendly heart
Director’s drawing activities that are always available on holidays are some of our favorites! These adorable hearts are perfect for Valentine’s Day, but I think they’ll make a great gift for any season.
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Burger
Some directed drawing activities are very fast, but still easy to follow. If you feel that time is short but creative, this cute burger is the right choice. Be careful, you will definitely feel hungry after that!
Frozen face
This is our face as the temperature starts to drop! Such drawn drawing activities are perfect for doing during long, cold winters.
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Bright sun
While it may seem like there is only one way to draw the sun, this tutorial shows you can really be creative with your approach.
More details: How to draw the sun
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Realistic eyes
Drawing facial features that look realistic, especially the eyes, can be scary, but this art tutorial simplifies it. Follow along and practice the mirror with your own eyes!
More details: How to draw realistic eyes
cake
Learning to draw this adorable cake is perfect for kids as they love making homemade cards for friends and family. We especially love the folded paper technique that reveals the happiest surprises.
The best teacher ever
Well, this will certainly be a teacher’s favorite! This supervised drawing makes the perfect gift for your favorite educator.
Shape the candy
Learning to recognize and draw shapes is an important part of kindergarten and kindergarten education, so enjoy this director’s drawing video.
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Volcano
We don’t usually consider volcanoes to be cute, but this directed picture is just as adorable as it is explosive. Combine it with a volcano science lesson and you’ll have a balanced afternoon!
Lava lamp
Fans of the 1960s will love this drawing tutorial. If you happen to own a lava lamp, most kids probably haven’t heard of it, so you can bring it in to show your students!
bicycle
This bike is a little more realistic than the other directed drawing activities on the list. Grab a pencil and follow along, followed by a Sharpie.
bedroom
Learning to draw animals and objects is great, but there’s no alternative to being able to draw an entire scene! Create this adorable bedroom and add your own personal touch.
school
Most real schools are probably not that quaint, but I think this drawing tutorial is perfect for almost any school day. Like the tutorial here, whether you realistically turn it into a color or wear it in rainbow colors, it’s definitely worth a frame.
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