💡 Fun Drawing Facts for Kids

Twenty short, amazing facts about drawing and art — perfect to share while the crayons are out.

The oldest drawings are over 40,000 years old — made in caves!
Leonardo da Vinci could draw with one hand and write with the other at the same time!
Doodling helps your brain remember things better.
The first box of crayons was sold over 100 years ago.
There's no wrong way to draw — every artist has their own style!
One pencil can draw a line about 35 miles long!
Mix red and blue and you get purple. Try it!
Astronauts have drawn pictures up in space!
A rainbow has 7 colors — use every crayon!
An octopus can change its color, like it's drawing on itself.
Babies love to scribble — it's how they start learning to draw!
The first paintbrushes were made from animal hair and twigs.
Mix blue and yellow and you get green — like magic!
Some elephants can hold a brush with their trunk and paint!
Drawing shapes like circles and squares helps you draw anything.
Artists drew maps of the Moon long before anyone went there.
Bees see colors we can't — they'd draw with secret crayons!
Looking carefully at things helps you draw them better.
We know what dinosaurs might look like thanks to artists' drawings.
Drawing for someone you love is the best kind of gift.