30 days of drawing

30 November Drawing Prompts for Kids

Here is every drawing prompt for November, one for each day of the month. Each prompt has a level-up line for kids who want to push their drawing a little further. Use them for sketchbook warm-ups, early finishers, a quiet start to the morning or a rainy afternoon at home.

Every November drawing prompt

No fancy supplies needed. A pencil, some paper and a few minutes is plenty.

Nov 1
Design a border of bright marigolds and patterns.
Level up: Use only oranges and yellows.
Nov 2
Study a wrapped candy closely and draw its wrinkles and shine.
Level up: Draw it unwrapped too.
Nov 3
Imagine a moose who works as a crossing guard.
Level up: Show the kids crossing the road.
Nov 4
Invent a tool that helps you rake leaves faster.
Level up: Draw the giant leaf pile it makes.
Nov 5
Draw a cozy kitchen on a rainy day.
Level up: Show steam on the window.
Nov 6
Create a pattern of feathers using only lines.
Level up: Make every feather different.
Nov 7
Make a comic about a sock searching for its lost partner.
Level up: Show their happy reunion.
Nov 8
Sketch a pile of laundry and the creatures hiding in it.
Level up: Hide at least five creatures.
Nov 9
Look at a chair and draw only the empty spaces around and between its parts.
Level up: Shade the empty spaces instead of the chair.
Nov 10
Picture a train winding through an autumn forest.
Level up: Show the passengers in the windows.
Nov 11
For Remembrance Day and Veterans Day, draw a peaceful field of red poppies under a calm sky.
Level up: Use soft, gentle lines and colours.
Nov 12
Draw a bear getting its den ready for a long winter nap.
Level up: Show the cozy bed inside.
Nov 13
Design a can label for a soup you invented.
Level up: Draw the can so it looks 3D.
Nov 14
Draw a pond with water lilies in soft, blurry colours inspired by Claude Monet, born on this day in 1840.
Level up: Use short dabs of colour instead of lines.
Nov 15
Draw one flower so big it fills the page, inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe, born on this day in 1887.
Level up: Blend the colours smoothly.
Nov 16
Invent a creature made entirely of autumn leaves.
Level up: Show it blowing in a breeze.
Nov 17
Create a harvest market with busy stalls.
Level up: Fill each stall with different foods.
Nov 18
Sketch a stack of books or blocks from a low angle.
Level up: Notice how the top looks smaller.
Nov 19
Imagine a turkey planning a surprise party.
Level up: Show the guests hiding.
Nov 20
On World Children's Day, draw kids from around the world playing a game together.
Level up: Give each kid a different expression.
Nov 21
Design a quilt square that tells a family story.
Level up: Make it symmetrical.
Nov 22
Look at the bottom of your sneaker and draw the tread pattern.
Level up: Make a crayon rubbing of it too.
Nov 23
Picture a pie that will not stop growing.
Level up: Show how the town reacts.
Nov 24
Picture a feast for a village of tiny forest folk under a mushroom.
Level up: Show the long table and every dish.
Nov 25
Invent mittens for a millipede.
Level up: Show it trying to put them all on.
Nov 26
Create a city at night using only squares and rectangles.
Level up: Light up some windows and leave others dark.
Nov 27
Sketch someone's hands while they work on something.
Level up: Draw three different gestures.
Nov 28
Draw a cozy cabin in the first snowfall.
Level up: Show smoke curling from the chimney.
Nov 29
Imagine a bird that migrates to the moon.
Level up: Draw its route map.
Nov 30
Design wrapping paper with a pattern that repeats.
Level up: Line up the shapes in a grid.