How to draw a whimsical house for elementary kids

Would you like to help your elementary children draw a quick art project? Have you seen your children draw a house? Perhaps they have drawn your house, or maybe a house from a story, or maybe a house they are imagining. I love seeing kids draw houses. Here are two drawings given to me by children years ago, to welcome us as we moved into our new home. I have kept these drawings for 20+ years, because they remind me of how these sweet children were helping us celebrate our new home 20 years ago!

There are some fun picture books out there for elementary kids about houses that will foster your kids' curiosity and creativity. Reading picture books is a great jumping off point to get kids drawing all kinds of homes. Here is the list:  
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Here are 3 of my favorites to get you started: (Amazon links)

1. If I Built a House by Chris VanDusen

2. Home by Carson Ellis

3. Let's Go Home: The Wonderful Things about a House by Cynthia Rylant and Wendy Anderson Halperin

Recently I saw this little round barn on my way back from a drive in the country I asked Mike to pull over and take a picture because I had just finished making a video tutorial drawing a round house! What a fun serendipity!

Join me as I lead kids through a simple 6 min. video making a whimsical house! This art project is perfect for your elementary aged children and will take no more than 30 minutes--probably less.                They will have fun creating their own imaginary scene as we look at what happens to a house when we substitute 2 curved lines for 2 straight ones.

Encouraging your kids to read about and draw houses from either life or their own imaginations encourages creativity, sharpens observation skills, and helps them practice those essential art and drawing skills: using line, shape, and color. I hope you enjoy sparking your kids' creativity with this easy art project!

Happy drawing and reading,

Jennifer