Look, Find and Spy Creative Art Challenge for Kids

Look, Find & Spy Creative Art Challenge

One of my favorite types of art projects is the kind that lets students make lots of choices and truly own their work. In this “Look, Find & Spy” drawing challenge, students design a busy scene filled with hidden objects, tiny details, and creative surprises. Every finished drawing looks completely different, and students love swapping papers to search for each other’s hidden items.

This is perfect to include in your sub tub or print off for a fun creative art challenge on an odd schedule week.

How the Look, Find & Spy art project works:

⭐ In this activity, students start by choosing a list of objects from a prompt sheet. Kids can add their own objects as well!

⭐ They then plan and draw one detailed scene that includes all of their chosen items hidden throughout the picture. Objects can overlap, blend into the background, or be tucked into small spaces to make the scene fun to search. The drawing can be as simple or complex as they choose.

⭐ When finished, students can trade drawings with a classmate and try to find all of the hidden objects.

⭐ Another variation is to have students brainstorm as a class a list of fun objects and then write the list on the board. Students will have ownership if they come up with a class list!

Why This Art Challenge Is Valuable

👉 Students practice composition, spacing, and balance

👉 They think about overlapping, scale, and placement

👉 Students create interactive artwork, not just drawings

A-Z Drawing Art Challenge

⭐ Another activity similar to this is the A-Z art challenge! Draw your way through the alphabet. This creative art challenge is a fun and open-ended drawing activity where students turn letters into creative ideas. Students begin by making a list of objects for each letter of the alphabet, then combine all of their chosen items into one detailed picture. The goal is to fit every letter into a single scene while making the objects interact in interesting and creative ways.

⭐ This creative art challenge is great for planning, problem-solving, and visual storytelling skills while giving students plenty of choice. Every finished drawing looks completely different, and it works well for a wide range of grade levels. When finished, students can swap papers with a classmate and try to identify which object matches each letter.

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• Look, Find & Spy Creative Art Challenge
• A-Z Drawing Challenge
• Handouts
• Planning Sheets
• Teacher Instructions

⭐ This is perfect to print out and leave for a sub plan.

Related Books:

🩷 Where’s Waldo (Amazon Affiliate link) books are perfect for visual discrimination and careful observation. Students practice careful looking and noticing details.

🩷 Where’s the Artist?: From Cave Paintings To Modern Art – this is a beautiful book, but there are some artworks that show nudity in the book

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