Draw and design several new alien characters using paper and markers, inventing different shapes, colors, and habitats to boost creativity and storytelling skills.


Step-by-step guide to doodle a few more aliens
Step 1
Gather your paper coloring materials pencil and eraser and find a comfy spot to draw.
Step 2
Do three quick warm-up doodles of silly shapes to loosen your hand.
Step 3
Pick a habitat or theme for your aliens such as icy planet jungle or a cloud city.
Step 4
Draw the outline of your first alien using big simple shapes like circles ovals stars or squiggles.
Step 5
Add face eyes mouth arms legs and any special features to your first alien.
Step 6
Color your first alien using bright or weird colors you love.
Step 7
Draw the outline of your second alien using different shapes than the first one.
Step 8
Add unique features to your second alien like extra eyes antennae fins or funky patterns.
Step 9
Color your second alien with different colors and patterns than the first.
Step 10
Draw a simple background showing the habitat each alien lives in like trees ice mountains or floating rocks.
Step 11
Give each alien a fun name by writing it near the drawing.
Step 12
Write one short sentence about where each alien lives or what it likes to do.
Step 13
Take a photo or scan your drawings and share your finished creation on DIY.org
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!


Help!?
What can I use if I don't have markers, colored pencils, or a scanner to finish and share the activity?
Use crayons, watercolor or ballpoint pens for your 'paper coloring materials' and simply use your phone camera instead of a scanner when you 'take a photo or scan your drawings and share' on DIY.org.
My hand feels stiff and my alien outlines look awkwardâhow do I fix that during the drawing steps?
Spend more time on the 'Do three quick warm-up doodles of silly shapes' step, draw outlines lightly in pencil so you can erase with your eraser and then confidently go over the final shapes before adding features.
How can I adapt this Doodle a few more aliens activity for different age groups?
For younger children, simplify to one big alien made of circles or ovals colored with crayons and have an adult write the short sentence, while older kids can design two contrasting aliens with detailed habitats, complex patterns, and longer backstories before photographing or scanning to share.
How can we extend or personalize the alien drawings after completing the basic steps?
Turn the 'Draw a simple background' step into a mixed-media diorama or collage using recycled materials and glitter, add costumes or stickers to each alien, or photograph several poses to make a flipbook or a combined online gallery to upload to DIY.org.
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Facts about character design for kids
đ Astronomers hunt for planets in the "habitable zone" where liquid water could exist â a big clue for possible life.
đ¨ Character designers often begin with simple shapes (circles, squares, triangles) to build instantly recognizable silhouettes.
đ§Ź Earth's extremophiles (like tardigrades) survive in extreme places and inspire wild alien traits and habitats.
đ Giving an alien a daily habit (what it eats, where it sleeps, who its friends are) makes both drawing and storytelling richer.
đ˝ Many famous sciâfi aliens (like E.T.) were designed by mixing human and animal features to look friendly or strange.


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