Art Project #7: Jellyfish Scratch Art

Keeping up with our 100 days of art we completed a fun jellyfish scratch art activity yesterday.

I pulled out our scratch art paper and the boys were already excited.  They just love that paper.



However, I know that once I hand them the blank paper they usually stare at it and start to complain that they don't know what to draw.  So yesterday I offered to look up something for us to draw together.  I suggested butterflies, jellyfish, birds, etc. and was really surprised that they all AGREED they wanted to try drawing a jellyfish.

Evan was really unsure of this project because he does not enjoy drawing (or arts & crafts) but the website we found broke everything down into simple, easy to follow, step by step instructions and all three boys loved how their jellyfish turned out.

You can find the instructions at Draw Central.

Evan ended up drawing two! A mom and baby. It was such a small thing but felt like a huge victory!

I took a sheet of paper and as I would read out the instructions I illustrated on my paper then they worked on theirs.





Starting his second!

I just love how well they call came out!

Alec's 

Evan's 

Ian's



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Comments

  1. indah nuria SavitriMay 13, 2016 at 7:24 PM

    it turns out beautiful indeed :). I love to try that at home with my kids as well :)

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  2. LauraMay 15, 2016 at 2:49 PM

    Those are awesome! I need to get some of that paper! Thanks for sharing at Family Joy Blog Link Up!

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    1. Mother of 3May 16, 2016 at 7:18 AM

      It's great and so easy to use. I just updated the post to include a link to it... can't believe I didn't think of that earlier.

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  3. adventurerMay 16, 2016 at 10:27 PM

    The boys pictures turned out amazing. I also read you all saved a hummingbird last week. WOW. I love hummingbirds so thanks for saving one:)

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    1. Mother of 3May 17, 2016 at 6:59 AM

      It was pretty amazing. Those tiny birds are so neat. I'm glad you enjoyed their pictures and I'll be sure to pass on your praises.

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  4. shelly sangreyMay 16, 2016 at 11:36 PM

    My kids love scratch art. Your kids did such a good job!

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    1. Mother of 3May 17, 2016 at 6:59 AM

      I think they were stunned; especially my youngest who swears he can't draw and doesn't like art.

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  5. Hil DMay 17, 2016 at 2:15 PM

    I used to love making this kind of stuff when I was a kid. I can't wait to make it with my little ones!

    Thanks so much for sharing at #bloggerspotlight!

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    1. Mother of 3May 17, 2016 at 2:28 PM

      It is a lot of fun getting to do all these crafts with my boys.

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