Draw an Outfit for an Animal

What can I use if I don't have colored pencils, a pencil, or scrap paper?

Use crayons, watercolor paints, or cut colored magazine pieces for coloring, test color combinations on the back of junk mail as your 'Test color combinations on scrap paper' step, and use a ballpoint pen or a blunt charcoal stick carefully for the 'Lightly draw the animal’s body shape' if you lack a pencil.

My outfit looks weird on the animal or my colors are muddy—how can I fix it?

Redo the small thumbnail sketch to choose a clearer pose, erase and refine the 'Lightly draw the animal’s body shape' with lighter pencil lines, and retest hues on scrap paper before applying color to avoid muddy results.

How can I adapt this activity for younger or older kids?

For toddlers give a printed animal outline and stickers to 'Draw the outfit pieces', for early elementary use simple shapes and guided prompts for the 'three facts about the animal’s habitat', and for older kids encourage detailed textures, complex color testing, and writing the three short notes explaining design choices.

Any ideas to make the outfit more special or to continue the project?

Glue fabric scraps, sequins, or yarn onto the drawn outfit to add real textures, paint a habitat background reflecting the three facts you listed, and photograph the finished piece to 'Share your finished creation on DIY.org' as a portfolio entry.