A bonus here is that there is never just one right answer. They pose problems, and it’s up to children to find answers.

Drawing prompts are also great for developing problem solving skills as well as critical thinking.

Drawing and doodling are very important in early childhood, as a step to developing the fine motor skills necessary for handwriting.

At home, they also work well for a rainy day or as a quick distraction to “I don’t know what to do!”

They are excellent boredom busters for restaurants and waiting rooms.

Benefits of Drawing Promptsĭrawing prompts are great in a variety of scenarios. It’s a variety of fun facts that will go along well with other activities related to animal studies. All told, there are fifteen drawing prompts in the pack!Ĭhildren will learn about mimicry and colourations that signal danger about diurnal, nocturnal and crepuscular animals which animals are the fastest and which animal group is the most abundant what living fossils are and who lays eggs. Those are the facts/prompt combinations for the pictures above.

Draw a flower meadow that will attract the most animal visitors. They also like other bright colours, except for green and blue. Red and orange are the colours most attractive to hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees. Design more protective colourations for butterflies! This is a protective strategy that “owl butterflies” use against small birds. In order to protect themselves, some animals mimic other more dangerous, animals. Animal Drawing Ideasĭid you know that sloths only come out of the trees about once a week? Engineer a tree house that would allow you to live there for weeks at a time! First, they read a new fun fact, then they draw a picture based on that fact. This pack of animal drawing ideas gives them the opportunity to do just that. But if they create a maze, that fun fact sticks. You see, if they read about an ant maze that stretches for two meters underground, it is a fun fact. Reading about animals is fascinating, but turning facts into art helps children to analyze the information, interpret it and make it a part of personal experience. Following these animal drawing ideas, discover fun animal facts and create fifteen science-themed pictures!

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