Squiggle and Draw

Grade 1 – 3: An Imagination Drawing Game

I have such an enthusiastic bunch in my Tuesday Art Club – they loved this one! In fact, a couple of them have been asking for us to do it again. Or to start with a dot. I think we will, in the last week of school.

Here’s how it works. I gave everyone a sheet of paper, with directions to draw from their imagination. But first, I went around with my Sharpie marker and put a squiggle on each page. This was their starting point. What did the squiggle suggest? How might they complete the drawing? I made markers and pencil crayons available – and they were off to the races! It was fun to see their drawings come to life, and to see their enthusiasm. “Mrs. Godwin, look at what I am drawing!”