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First picture with a friendly sea creature — useful disagreement

A paper-and-pencil activity with a friendly sea creature. Try “first picture”.

Kids activity · Drawing and storytelling · Useful disagreement

Imagine a friendly sea creature in a place you invent. This is a make-believe paper activity; you can use drawings, spoken words, or writing.

Invent two friendly characters who want different shapes for the same imaginary house.

  1. Draw the main character before the adventure begins.
  2. Add one detail that tells us what it wants.
  3. Draw a second picture in which something small changes.

Use ordinary paper and a pencil or another familiar drawing tool. Stay where you are comfortable. You do not need to go outside, collect objects, send a message, or share personal details.

Try a question

What did your character notice that it had not noticed at the beginning?

Younger readers can ask a trusted grown-up to read the instructions with them. There is no score and no need for your picture to look like anyone else’s.