After a short hiatus, we’re pleased to be back as once again, Cackleberries.com proudly presents our ‘Drawing Lessons & Drawing for Kids‘ Series.  Every week we offer a new and exciting video tutorial as we teach you and your children the basic steps and processes behind drawing.  These art lessons are specifically designed with children of all ages and skill levels in mind as we teach you how to create and produce quality artwork.  For our entire collection of drawing lessons and how to draw features, check out the drawing lessons tab on the right of the page.

Today, we feature Oville’s loveable yet somewhat grouchy and temperamental toddler, Snoggler!

How to draw Snoggler

A Cackleberries Video Drawing Lesson

We hope you enjoyed today’s drawing Lessons and Drawing for Kids Series Feature.  Check back next Tuesday as we teach you how to draw another exciting object!

It is often quite difficult to keep your child entertained for any stretch of time if they aren’t interested in the activity they’re participating in.  In order to keep your child’s attention, you’ll need to have a fun and interesting project that not only captures their attention but also requires them to focus on the task at hand.  The best projects are ones that allow adults to participate, supervise, and lend a helping hand when necessary.  One such project that is sure to please is making a homemade guitar. Read on for the required items and directions to see just how easy it is to do.

Here’s a list of what you’ll need:

Required Materials

• A Box with lid (a shoe box is perfect)
• Cardboard tube
• Scissors
• Tape
• Long elastic bands (minimum six in case of breakage)
• Two pencils
• Aluminum foil
• Art accessories

Here’s how to go about making your child’s very own guitar:

Instructions

1 – Cut a hole in the lid of the box leaving about a 5cm strip at the sides and 3cm’s at the top and bottom. Then on each side of the original hole, cut two thinner slots the same length as the first.

2 – Cut a hole in one end of the box large enough to fit the cardboard roll through.

3 – Cover the cardboard roll with foil, and place it through the hole in the box, then secure it into place with tape.

4 – Tape the lid to the box then cover the box with foil. Cut away the foil from the holes in the lid.

5 – String rubber bands from one end of the box to the other. To produce a better sound, wrap the pencils with foil and place them under all the elastic bands at each end of the box. To create different sounds with each string, use different size and length elastics or wrap some tighter than others.

6 – Decorate your guitar with paint, stickers, magazine clippings, or any other paraphernalia you want.  For further styling, you can cut a slit into the end of the cardboard tube and tape the flat piece of cardboard cut from the middle of the box inside the slit.

By following these six simple steps, your child will have their very own homemade guitar! Your child will be able to produce unique sounds and may grow to appreciate music even more. Who knows, they may even want to take up the real thing after playing their new creation!

Good Luck and Happy Crafting!

Welcome back to today’s blog feature where we present our ‘Drawing Lessons & Drawing for Kids‘ Series.  A regular Tuesday occurrence, Cackleberries.com showcases a brand new drawing lessons video every week.  These how-to draw tutorials are a great way to teach you and your kids the art of drawing through easy to follow step-by-step videos.  Watch and learn as we teach you how to draw and you see objects take shape right in front of your eyes.  Also, be sure to check out previous lessons in the category “drawing lessons” located on the right side of the page.

Back with our farm animal series, today Cackleberries.com presents to you……

How to Draw a Horse

A Cackleberries Video Tutorial

Thanks for checking out today’s Drawing Lessons and Drawing for Kids Series post.  Check back next week for another lesson!

The Cackleberries Team

Cackleberries.com proudly presents our ‘Drawing Lessons & Drawing for Kids‘ Series.  Every week we offer a new and exciting video tutorial as we teach you and your children the basic steps and processes behind drawing.  These art lessons are specifically designed with children of all ages and skill levels in mind as we teach you how to create and produce quality artwork.  For our entire collection of drawing lessons and how to draw features, check out the drawing lessons tab on the right of the page.

This week, we have yet another great lesson for you as we go back to our farm animal series and present……….

How to Draw a Cat

We sure hope you liked this week’s Drawing Lessons and Drawing for Kids Feature!

The Cackleberries Team

Every Tuesday, ‘Art and Drawing Lessons for Kids‘ are featured courtesy Cackleberries.com. These drawing lessons are specifically designed with children of all ages and skill levels in mind.  As we move forward and children’s skills progress, we begin to increase detail and difficulty level.  If you miss any past videos or are new to our drawing series, you can always access previous drawing lessons in our categories listing.  These tutorials are a great way for children to visualize the step-by-step process necessary to create great art!  We hope you enjoy this week’s lesson!

This week, we come back to our ‘How-to Draw a Cackpal’ series where we feature a different member from the Cackleberries town of Oville!

Today, we highlight Digbee, the loveable Australian Cackleberry.  Good luck and happy drawing!

How To Draw Digbee

A Cackleberries Video Tutorial

We sure hope you liked today’s Drawing Lessons & Drawing for Kids video!

The Cackleberries Team