Easy drawing tutorials, art ideas and plain advice for grown-ups raising small artists.
For parents · August 27, 2026
Does tracing help kids learn to draw? Yes, if it's the first step, not the last. The trace-then-copy method: trace a picture at the top of the page, draw it freehand underneath.
How to draw · August 20, 2026
The easiest way for a child to draw a great T. rex: prop a phone over paper and trace the picture through the screen. Takes ten minutes and a couple of mugs.
How to draw · August 13, 2026
A simple way for young kids to draw a cat that actually looks like a cat: prop a phone over paper and trace this picture through the screen. Free picture, ten minutes.
How to draw · August 6, 2026
Cars are hard to draw freehand — the wheels never match. Prop a phone over paper and trace this cartoon car through the screen instead. Ten minutes, two mugs.
