30 Drawing Prompts for September

Looking for a little creative inspiration this month? This September drawing challenge includes 30 open-ended prompts for kids, teens, adults, classrooms, homeschoolers, and anyone who wants an easy reason to sit down and draw.

You can follow the prompts in order, jump in wherever you are in the month, choose one at random, or save the list for whenever you need a quick creative warm-up. Keep your drawings simple, turn them into bigger projects, or revisit the same prompt more than once with completely different ideas.

September Drawing Prompts

1. Draw a building shaped like an object

2. Create an animal made from plants

3. Draw what is hiding under the floor

4. Design a machine that solves a silly problem

5. Draw a place where everything floats

6. Turn a piece of fruit into a character

7. Create a map of an imaginary neighborhood

8. Give an object a strange texture

9. Design a vehicle for an impossible trip

10. Draw objects from a mysterious person

11. Build a creature from geometric shapes

12. Draw a scene through a tiny window

13. Imagine what lives inside a tree

14. Design clothes for an unusual adventure

15. Draw one object in three moods

16. Create a monument for something small

17. Draw a room used the wrong way

18. Invent a brand-new flower

19. Draw a quiet place in a busy setting

20. Turn a sound into a picture

21. Design an object with a secret compartment

22. Draw a scene using only silhouettes

23. Create a playground for a creature

24. Draw something slowly disappearing

25. Make a pattern from kitchen objects

26. Draw a doorway between two worlds

27. Invent a tool for a new job

28. Draw a landscape in unexpected colors

29. Create a tiny world on an object

30. Reinvent one prompt from this month

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There’s no need to start on September 1 or complete every prompt in order. Pick the ideas that interest you, skip around, and make them your own.

Use pencils, markers, colored pencils, crayons, paint, collage materials, or whatever you have nearby. These prompts are less about making a perfect finished drawing and more about practicing creative thinking, experimenting with new ideas, and making a little more room for art.