Scratch Book Art Ideas for Kids - Easy Sketch Art

Sketch art is a great choice for an indoor afternoon activity with loved ones because it needs just a few simple supplies, the cleanup is typically quick and easy, and the creative ideas are practically endless.

The little ones always seem to love scratch art. And who could blame them? Sketch art can help your littlest artists practice their motor skills or can encourage them to refine their creative skills. 

Watching the catchy and vibrant colors appear as you scratch away the black paint is quite wonderful. While you can get premade scratch art for little ones from the store, making it yourself is far more creative and will have your kids entertained for a longer time.

Scratch Book Art Ideas for Kids - Easy Sketch Art

If your kid has hit a rut lately, take a glance through the art ideas below to initiate an amazing, original scratch art session sure to create some exceptional pieces of art. We're bringing you all the boredom-buster art ideas to keep kids creative. Try these easy sketch art ideas for kids to make at home.

Doodle Art

If you’re searching for a super simple scratch art project that will also keep your little artists entertained for a longer time, try this clever doodle art. Challenge your little ones to create a single-line scribble/swirl utilizing a thick black marker, then fill each organically-developed shape with a catchy color, texture, or pattern.

Watercolor Zentangle Hearts

While a watercolor background helps these beautiful hearts pop, you could easily create any attractive painting in this project and simplify it to a black-and-white drawing or use different colors or markers to color in the doodles. 

If you do not know Zentangle drawing, it’s an art that focuses on a repeated structured pattern to bring a sense of enjoyment and fun to the artist, which can be especially beneficial for your little ones.

Rainbow Scratch Art

Using just simple crayons, your little ones can create original scratch art. It’s a perfect option to utilize a thick sheet of drawing paper for this task; it’ll require to stand up to two layers of crayon and a scratched-in image (use an open paperclip for an easy scratching gadget).

Exquisite Corpse Group Drawing

Don’t be turned off by the morbid title of this classic art activity. It’s actually totally appropriate and highly enjoyable for your loved ones. 

You can print a template to get this group art started, but folding a plain sheet of paper works exceptionally too. Encourage your loved ones to think something extraordinary on this one to come up with some truly surprising characters.

Sticker Drawing

Have kids choose a collection of stickers, place them randomly across a scratch book, and draw to complete the art. Once your little illustrator has finished the activity, direct them to write a corresponding story, too.

One Point Perspective Shape Drawing

This fun art activity looks impressive once it’s finished but is actually quite easy to achieve. Be sure you have a ruler on hand—the method to achieving a one-point perspective illusion is perfectly straight lines. For a fun game, ask little ones to spell a word (or their names) using a single-point perspective instead of creating random structures.

We hope you’ve enjoyed our art ideas for kids round up! For grown-ups who need a little creative stress relief, head to these sketch art ideas to do at home.