Teaching Kids Art Through Picture Books
Literature based art ideas for you and your family
How to Draw a Colorful Umbrella-Easy Spring Art Project for Kids
I love helping kids draw on a rainy afternoon! Why not spark their creativity with a rainy day art project? Even better, start by reading a good picture book together, then get out your markers and colored pencils and watch your kids' imaginations blossom!
A couple of books pair beautifully with this project: Jonas Hanway's Scurrilous, Scandalous, Shockingly Sensational Umbrella by Josh Crute, or Rain Before Rainbows by Smriti Prasadam-Halls -- a must-read about hope and perseverance (no umbrella in this one, but there IS a rainbow!). (Amazon Associate links)
In this project, you'll spend a fun rainy afternoon drawing and coloring a person holding an umbrella in the rain, with a rainbow in the distance. I'll show you how to draw an umbrella, a person, and how to use color to create the illusion of space and distance.
Supplies: markers, colored pencils, and drawing paper.
Prefer step-by-step instructions? Follow along below!
Step 1: Draw a short line and an upside-down U in th...
