17 Great Gifts for Kids Who Love to Draw

Until now, drawing has been a decidedly two-dimensional experience, but with the 3Doodler, kids can watch their drawings come to life. This set is easy enough for a 6-year-old to use and fun enough for a 13-year-old to enjoy. It includes everything they need to get creating — a 3D printing pin with refill strands, Maker Challenge Cards, and a Doodle Pad.

I couldn’t get enough of my scented markers as a kid, and now scented pencils, aka smencils, have entered the chat for a new generation to love. With 10 yummy scents like Blue Slushie and Pineapple Swirl, your favorite artist can create art that smells as good as it looks.

If your kid was born to draw, chances are high that they have some ideas for the next great comic. Help them see it to fruition with this create-your-own comic book set, which comes with all the instruction and supplies they need to put their vision in the frame. When they’re done drawing, send off the raw materials, and before you know it you’ll get their professionally-bound comic back in the mail.

Little kids come with a pre-programmed desire to draw all over everything, including the walls, and bathtime is actually the perfect occasion to let them go for it. With these safe, non-toxic bath crayons, the little one in your life will get all pruny making masterpieces in the tub, and when they’re done you can wash away their creations with warm water (just take a picture of it first!).

Color-changing markers were one of my favorite gifts when I was growing up, and I remember spending hours contentedly drawing, coloring, and changing colors with them alone and with friends. This set of 12 vibrant color-changing markers from Ooly will have a similar effect on your budding illustrator.

Even avid artists need a little push sometimes, and this book, designed for kids ages 7 to 12, includes not only ideas for what to draw but instructions for how to do it well. The mushrooms and woodland critters are so thoroughly charming, you’ll want to commission a few drawings for displaying on the fridge.

For getting those perfectly straight lines, your young artist is going to need a ruler, so why not get one that includes something else they love like LEGO? Everything is awesome for kids who build their own 6- or 12-inch ruler with clickable LEGO bricks and a special minifigure.

Drawing on the go just got easier, thanks to this play and draw magnet kit from Melissa & Doug. Dinosaur-loving artists will appreciate the included dino magnets and instructions for drawing their favorite prehistoric pals, and the set folds up neatly, which makes this a great choice for road trips.

Teach kids to embrace our beautiful and wonderful differences with this set of 18 skin tone crayons in a handy tin case. Representation matters, and these crayons will help kids explore the many different ways people can look.

Kids will adore customizing this cute remote-controlled car with stickers and erasable markers that let them change the cruiser’s style as often as they want. Winner of the 2024 National Parenting Product Awards, this smartly designed toy is easy to control and perfect for kids over 6.

Much like the whole drawing-on-the-walls thing, kids also love drawing on themselves, and this set of fabric markers lets them do it safely. With this 20-pack of fabric-friendly markers, they can decorate their own T-shirts, totebags, headbands, and shoes to their heart’s content.

There’s no reason to be afraid of monsters when you design them yourself. This portable kit includes mix-and-match stencils for creating silly, loveable monsters. Everything folds up neatly in the included folio, so kids can take their monster pals wherever they roam.

On Friday and Saturday nights before I go to bed, I set this light box up on the kitchen table so that, in the morning, when my 6-year-old wakes up way before I’m ready to start moving, she can plop down at the table and draw until I make my way downstairs. She gets time to draw with a special, fun toy, and I get a few more minutes in bed — a win-win for both of us.

These LCD drawing tablets are all the rage right now. Think of them as a brighter, more exciting version of the Magnadoodles we grew up with. Kids can draw with the built-in pen and then erase their drawings easily with the click of a button so they can start drawing all over again.

My 12-year-old is obsessed with drawing, and there is no end to the amount of sketchbooks they need to capture their OCs (original characters) and other doodles, so I always buy sketchbooks in bulk. My artist loves these because they’re spiral-bound with blank pages and have a neutral cover for decorating with stickers.

Embrace your role as the "fun" aunt or uncle with these light-up drawing T-shirts from Uncommon Goods. Designed with a special luminescent ink panel, kids can use any concentrated light source (like a phone flashlight, laser pointer, or the included light wand) to "draw" on the shirt. The design fades gradually, providing more opportunities for them to draw.

For little kiddos who love to draw, big chunky sidewalk chalk fits well and is easy to use for little hands. These tie-dye colors will look cool on the sidewalk or blacktop, and they’re easy to wash away when it’s time to clean up.