Illustrator's free drawing lessons return to inspire kids at home

Draw with Rob
Rob Biddulph's popular draw-along videos are back (Image credit: Rob Biddulph)

As restrictions continue across the world in a (hopefully) final push against the coronavirus pandemic, many children are once again stuck at home. Parents will no doubt be eager to find free activities to keep them feeling creative and entertained – and thankfully, one of the most popular series of drawing lessons is back.

Rob Biddulph's #DrawWithRob videos became an online sensation last year, offering budding young artists the change to draw along with a professional illustrator. We love a good drawing lesson (check out our list of the best how to draw tutorials), and Biddulph's animal designs are a super-fun example. 

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Biddulph will be sharing three videos every week, at 10am on Saturdays, Tuesdays, Thursdays. The first will be a brand new video, while the latter two will be come from Biddulph's archive of videos from 2020. The videos will be shared on his website and social media channels. 

Last year, Biddulph managed to break a Guinness World Record by hosting the world's largest online art lesson. Over 45,611 participants joined the lesson, raising more than £50,000 for charities impacted by coronavirus. 

If you're wondering whether #DrawWithRob is right for you and your little ones, you can check out two of his draw-along videos below.

There are lots more brilliant resources available to keep kids keep flexing their artistic muscles over the winter period – many of which were created in response to lockdowns last spring and summer.

Firstsite gallery in Colchester has brought together a crack team of well-known UK artists for a series of downloadable activity packs called Art is Where the Home is. Those artists include Grayson Perry, Annie Morris, Jeremy Deller and Antony Gormley, to name a few.

Meanwhile, author and illustrator Mo Willems has created a series of brilliant Lunch Doodles videos, perfect for snatching a creative moment at lunchtime. The whole series can be found on YouTube

And for something a little more meditative, there are lots of free colouring templates available online. Kent-based illustrator Steve Turner (better known as Squidoodle) is offering several free colouring sheets on his website, and in one of the more unexpected offerings, car manufacturer Audi has posted a free colouring book PDF to its website.

These brilliant free resources should keep your little ones busy and entertained – at least for a few precious minutes. If you're also having to juggle working from home with everything else, don't forget to swing by our guide to surviving another day not at the office

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Daniel Piper
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Daniel Piper is Creative Bloq’s Senior News Editor. As the brand’s Apple authority, he covers all things Mac, iPhone, iPad and the rest. He also reports on the worlds of design, branding and tech. Daniel joined Future in 2020 (an eventful year, to say the least) after working in copywriting and digital marketing with brands including ITV, NBC, Channel 4 and more. Outside of Future, Daniel is a global poetry slam champion and has performed at festivals including Latitude, Bestival and more. He is the author of Arbitrary and Unnecessary: The Selected Works of Daniel Piper (Selected by Daniel Piper).