Art Therapy Prompts for Kids and Teens

ART HEALS, Stay crafty my friends. Just wanted to share 15 Art Journal Prompts compiled by Theresa Adamchik, LPCC, LPAT, Mixed ages and abilities, adapt as necessary: 

1.Selfies: draw the shell of a cell phone screen and have the kids draw their portraits, add personal decorative touches 

2. Family Drawing: Draw your family doing an activity together, could be a fav memory 

3. Dealing with the Unknown: Tear up a piece of paper and then reassemble the pieces into a new piece of art 

4. Watercolor painting only using primary colors, Yellow, red and Blue. Wet the page and observe how the colors mix to make new colors 

5. Painted rocks: Find and paint rocks and/or write positive messages on them. Leave them in public places so others will find them. 

6. Split Personality: Split the page in two, draw or collage two opposites 

7. Aquarium or under the Sea picture 

8. Stress Relief page: Write, draw your stress relievers (mine would be full of Sloths and Bob Ross)

9. Chalk Board: Use chalk to write positive messages to yourself. We have a chalk board wall for this. Also chalk works well on the sidewalk or rocks! 

10. Solar System: Create your own solar system, planets, galaxies, space creatures? 

11. Phobia page: What are you scared of and why? 

12. Donut pages or fav desserts: draw different colored donuts or sweet treats, yum! 

13. Garden of the Soul: Create your garden, what does your garden need, what seeds are you planting for the future? 

14. Holiday page, what is your fav holiday, decorate a page with all the colors and symbols of that day. Why is it your fav? 

15. SMEAR, finger paint, smear dirt, tear the edges, get messy! Might want to get outside to do this one and wear an apron