At the beginning of summer break, we had a lot of fun doing the 21 Doodle Days through Diane Bleck’s Doodle Institute. The course is no longer free but there’s still a fun way to join in the doodle fun this summer. Diane has a new app called DoodleTV and we are having summer camp together! It is 10 weeks of doodling together. There are 3-4 lessons and then we get together for a “fireside chat” on Fridays. Diane featured my doodles during the chat and in her email the first week which was a fun surprise. She also highlighted one of Emily’s Etch-a-Sketch doodles another week. There are also weekly prizes so that’s a bonus. Below are some of what I posted inside the Doodle Girl + Friends FB group. People are so creative though!! If you’re not on FB, but you’re on IG, check out the #doodleinstitute hashtag.
But for now, join Diane and lots of doodling friends for summer camp!
(Image: Diane Bleck / DoodleTV)
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When it comes to creative stuff that’s drawing/art related, I (mom Joyce) am not that great. I usually can copy what someone else shows me to do but I can’t really come up with my own concepts and scenes. So it’s natural that doodling is something we would do. I wasn’t sure if the girls wanted to share some of their doodles but if they do, I guess you’ll see them here. š
A work-in-progress šµļø
We don’t have any different skin color markers but we do have some colored pencils. The faces were surprisingly more challenging than the gumdrop people themselves. I think it was the eyebrows. :p I think I still need to do some work but they turned out pretty cute.
We used our newly acquired doodling skills to make some cards for care packages for some friends in need of a smile this summer. We’re working to get some basics for the school year if you’d like to join us!
Other Doodle-ish resources:
- Apsi | The Doodle Guide on Instagram
- *21 Doodle Days by Diane Bleck (she has some other books too)
- *Doodle Institute courses by Diane Bleck (she teaches more than just doodling)
- The Petite Planner’s Doodle posts
- Art for Kids Hub – more drawings than doodles but it’s been a fam fave for years
- *Ed Emberley books – also not doodle-specific but fun drawings
Doodling supplies we used:
- *Art Alternatives Wirebound Sketch Book in Black – 8.5 x 11 Inches
- *Crayola Ultra Clean Washable Markers, Fine Line Marker Set, Gift for Kids, 40Count
- *Crayola 588750 Pip-Squeaks Telescoping Marker Tower, Assorted Colors (Set of 50)
Do you doodle? What are you doing this summer?
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