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First picture with a sleepy dragon — digital things that explain themselves

A paper-and-pencil activity with a sleepy dragon. Try “first picture”.

Kids activity · Drawing and storytelling · Digital things that explain themselves

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

Design a pretend button for a friendly robot and draw what happens when it is pressed.

  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.