Hands-On Art Games

Scribble Drawing Game

Grades K-6 Game

Supplies: Any scraps of paper & anything to draw with

This game is a fun way to explore mark-making and flex your imagination muscles, and it is very simple to play! Here is how it works:

-First get at least two people to play.

-Each player gets a piece of paper and something to draw/write with.

-Each player takes 5 seconds to put one interesting scribble, squiggle, wiggle, or mark on their paper.

-Then the players swap papers with each other.

-With the new paper, players use their imagination to turn the new squiggle into a picture or work of art!

-You can extend this by using color, filling the page, etc.!

Finish the scribble and be creative!

Exquisite Corpse Drawing Game

Grades K-6 Game

Supplies: Paper and something to draw with

This game is a classic! The exquisite corpse, or exquisite cadaver, was invented by French surrealist painters and artists about 100 years ago! It is a fun way for different artists to work together to create art, and to show off their different styles. Here is how it works:

-Step one is to get 2-4 people to play the game.

-Start by folding the paper into sections - One section per person playing.

-Then fold the paper up so that only one section is showing.

-One artist will draw a design or character on that piece of the paper.

-Make sure that drawing touches the edge, and connects to the next section!

-When the first artist is done they fold their drawing away and hide it.

-Then they pass the next blank section to the next artist.

-Repeat this process until everyone has drawn a connecting picture on their own section of the paper.

-Finally, open up the entire paper and see what kind of crazy, amazing creation you have made!