Get into the Season with Drawing Spooky Chibi

October 6, 2023 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

I can’t honestly call this a book review because I wrote this book, so of course I think it’s great. But if you’ve got a kiddo who likes to draw, Drawing Spooky Chibi is a fun book to help them learn to draw cute versions of creepy creatures.

This is the second time I’ve teamed up with Canadian illustrator Tessa Creative Art to produce a book full of simple, fun and cute creations for kids to draw. I think books like these are a great way to encourage kids who like to draw but might not always know what they want to draw. And this time of year they’d make super cute decorations for the house, for Halloween cards or for the classroom.

The instructions for each creature are given step by step in words and line drawings, and they’re broken down into simple steps that kids and adults alike can draw. There’s a range of creepy cute creatures here, including:

ghost
skeleton
zombie
vampire
mummy
Frankenstein’s monster
Bride of Frankenstein
onryo
headless horseman
banshee
witch
wizard
killer clown
black cat
bat
spider
scarecrow
scary doll
cthulhu
werewold
devil
grim reaper
Baphomet
Cerberus
goblin
swamp monster

I’m not sure I can pick favorites, but the little cthulhu is super cute (you can find it in the top left corner of the cover, which gives you a good look at a few of the designs).

Doing these books has been so fun, and not something I ever would have expected because I’m not much good at drawing (I can write instructions, though, and my daughter, who is both a teen and an artist, was a great technical consultant.)

The other book in this series that I co-wrote is called Drawing Fantasy Chibi, which is similar in style but features more creatures from mythology such as a centaur, mermaid, fairy and more.

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Reflecting on the Past Year with Kids

I’m in deep denial about the fact that new year is almost upon us again! It’s been the fastest and the longest year at the same time, and I can look back and see some good things as well as some things I wish had gone differently.

Doing a year in review with your kids — whether in the classroom or at home — is a good way to capture some of their memories and the things they really liked about the year gone by.

There are a lot of different printable year in review worksheets you can use if you want to make this super easy. Here are links to a few (often part of larger posts about NYE celebrations with kids that are worth a read, too):

Teach Beside Me has lots of fun printables fro the end of the year, including a year in review that covers favorite memory, funniest memory and the best book they read, among other topics.
NurtureStore‘s version has space for a self-portrait and prompts like favorite toy, best day out this year and future dream job.
Remember favorites, their “best idea” of the year and have room for setting goals for next year with this one from The Keele Deal.
The year in review from Yes We Made This has room for drawing or writing and includes things like something they learned, a memory they made and a place they visited.

Of course you could pretty easily make your own year in review for the whole family to do that asks questions based on what you most want to remember. (Favorite video game? Best friend? Favorite family memory?)

And if after the year in review you’re ready to look ahead a bit, Mrs. Merry has new year’s resolution printables to inspired kids to look ahead and set goals for things they want to try. You can totally fill this one out as a grownup, too.

[Photo: Mrs. Merry]

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