This Shadow Drawing Project Is Perfect For Entertaining Your Kids This Summer<br /><br /><br />Looking to ensure that your kids spend their time outdoors this summer instead of parked in front of various screens?<br />This shadow drawing project from child care center Above and Beyond is a great way to keep your kids busy outside.<br /><br />Not only will this project provide your kids with a creative outlet, but it’s also something they can do outside over and over again as long as the warm weather lasts.<br />What’s shadow drawing? Check it out.<br /><br />We learned about this fun art project when the Above and Beyond, Te Puna Facebook page first posted about it:<br />As you can see, it involves setting up drawing subjects (they used fun animal toys) and paper.<br /><br />Make sure the subjects are in the sun and casting a shadow onto the paper for your kids to trace — and there you have it! Instant fun!<br />If you need some inspiration, you can find plenty of kiddos having fun with shadow drawing on Instagram.<br />User Rachel Drew shared this photo of a little boy drawing a dinosaur based on its shadow:<br />In addition to animal figurines, you can use small blocks to create various scenes for your children to sketch.<br />Check out the creative setup in this photo, shared by Instagrammer Noor Al Masri:<br /><br />Here’s a fun idea. Have one or more kids stand in the sun to cast a shadow and let another little one trace their figures with chalk, as seen in this photo shared by Instagram user Mette Egholm Velso:<br />If you’re able to, it’d be great to jump in on this activity with your kids because this is something all ages can enjoy.<br />Besides — nothing beats spending time with your family in the great outdoors.<br /><br />Even celeb-status parents have noted how much they enjoy quality bonding time spent playing outside.<br />Kate Middleton penned a letter to the East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices, writing, “Spending quality time together is such an important aspect of family life and for me, as a mother, it is the simple family moments like playing outside together that I cherish.”<br />And Britney Spears also enjoys getting crafty with her sons on a beautiful day:<br /><br />This is something most parents can relate to — so bring on the summertime bonding sessions, right?<br /><br />If you’re loving the idea of outdoor art projects for you and your little ones, there are plenty where this shadow drawing idea came from.<br /><br />You and the kiddos could also make adorable rock art together, take a nature walk or spend some time watching birds.<br /><br />
