Draw a Street That Zooms Away

What you need

• Paper, 1 sheet
• Crayons or markers, colored pencils
• Pencil, 1 sharpened
• Ruler, 1
• Eraser, 1

How to do it

Grown-up prep: Set out paper, a sharp pencil, a ruler, an eraser and colored pencils at a table with good light.

1. Draw a straight line across the middle of your paper.
2. Make one dot in the middle of your line.
   Ask: This dot is called the vanishing point. What do you think might happen to things that get close to it?
3. Draw two lines from the bottom corners up to the dot.
4. Draw a tall rectangle beside the road for a building.
5. Join each rectangle's corners to the dot with your ruler.
   Ask: Look at the sides of the buildings. Do they look like they are zooming away from you?
6. Add windows, doors and a tree along the street.
7. Draw a big car near you and a tiny car far away.
8. Color your street with colored pencils.
9. Show someone your street, then draw another one! What will you add next time?
   Ask: What could you put in your next street, and where would your vanishing point go?

Play it again

• Move the dot: put the vanishing point high or low and see how the street changes.
• City skyline: fill the street with tall buildings and a crowd of tiny cars.
• Mystery street: draw the street, then add a surprise far away near the dot for a friend to find.