Hi there, welcome back to another drawing activity at Simple Easy Drawing! This one is a little different from my usual directed drawing tutorials. Today, I’ve got a Finish the Drawing Worksheet for you, and I’ve started it off with something very simple.
A spoon.
I created this worksheet around a creativity-based approach to drawing, where kids are given a simple starting shape and encouraged to use imagination, visual thinking, and their own ideas to complete the picture. The idea is simple. Print the worksheet, look at the spoon, and finish the drawing however you like.
There isn’t a correct answer.
Finish the drawing
I love that parents and teachers can join in with this one too. You can print a copy for the kids, print one for yourself, and see what everyone comes up with from the same starting point.
Download the free PDF worksheet, print it out, and grab some crayons, coloured pencils, markers, or just a pencil.
That’s really all you need.
How to get started:
Once you’ve printed the worksheet, take a look at the spoon and see what comes to mind.
- What does the shape remind you of?
- What could you turn the spoon into?
- Could you add something around it and make it part of a bigger picture?
- What is the most unusual idea you can think of?
Don’t worry if you don’t have an idea straight away. Sometimes it helps to turn the page around or just start looking at the shape from a different angle.
And don’t feel like your drawing has to look like anyone else’s. The whole point of this activity is to come up with your own idea.
What others drew
I wanted to share a few finished worksheets because these are such a good example of how differently people can look at the same shape.
Everyone started with the same spoon, but the results went in completely different directions.
1. A matchstick
One kid turned the spoon into a matchstick, and this was probably the one that surprised me the most. I never would have looked at the spoon and thought of a matchstick.
But look at how well it works. The long handle becomes the stick, and the rounded part turns into the top of the match. Such a simple idea, but I thought it was really clever.
2. A flower
Another drawing turned the spoon into a flower. The rounded part became the middle, with petals added around it and the handle becoming the stem.
I like this one because, once you see it, you can’t really unsee it. The shape works so nicely for a flower.
3. A tennis racket and ball
This one became a tennis racket and ball. The spoon was used for the racket head, with the strings added inside and the handle underneath.
I thought the little tennis ball was a nice touch too. It shows that you can use the spoon as just one part of the picture rather than trying to turn the entire thing into something else.
3. A butterfly
And then there’s the butterfly. To be honest, this was the first thing I thought of when I looked at the spoon. I could immediately see the rounded part as the body and the wings going around it, so I was happy to see someone else had the same idea.
They added the wings and little antennae, and suddenly it looked nothing like a spoon.
Some of these drawings were made by really young children, including kindergarten-aged kids, and I think that’s one of the nicest things about this activity. You give them one little shape and they can come up with something you wouldn’t necessarily expect.
Want your drawing to be featured?
Now I’d really love to see yours. If you try this Finish the Drawing worksheet, send your finished drawing to: contact@simpleeasydrawing.com
It doesn’t have to be perfect, and it doesn’t need to be beautifully coloured. I’m much more interested in the idea you came up with.
If you’re doing this with your child, I’d love to see their drawing too. Teachers are welcome to send drawings from their classes as well.
With your permission, I may feature some of my favourites here on Simple Easy Drawing.
Maybe your idea will give someone else an idea for their own drawing.
If you want another creative activity to try, check out my color drawing challenge here.
