Draw a pair of shoes

What can we use instead of a black marker or stickers if we don't have them?

If you don't have a black marker for the 'Trace over the final pencil lines' step, use a dark blue or brown fine-tip pen or a sharpened dark graphite pencil for bold outlines, and replace the 'add stickers' step with glued cut colored paper shapes.

My shoe shapes look uneven or my ink smudged — how can I fix that?

If the long ovals or outer shoe shapes look uneven, lightly erase and reshape the ovals before the 'trace over the final pencil lines' step, and to avoid ink smudging let the marker dry fully before you 'erase any remaining pencil marks gently.'

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

For toddlers, skip the 'eyelets' and 'crisscross laces' steps and let them color broad areas with crayons and apply stickers during the 'Color the shoes' step, while older kids can add stitched details, logos, and trace carefully with a black marker for sharper outlines.

How can we make the shoe drawings more creative or personal?

To enhance the 'Add fun details' step, glue on fabric swatches for texture, use metallic pens for stripes or logos, or fold and attach a paper tongue as a 3D element before photographing the finished shoes for DIY.org.