Artistic pursuitslike coloring and drawingare beneficial for adults and kids; not only do they offer a way to express creativitythey can promote relaxation and help develop or improve skills like fine motor coordination. If you’re ready to stretch your creative musclesstart with one of the four free printable head templates below. Choose from a free humandeeror horse head template!
These four head templatesincluding a printable deer head silhouetteare easy to use; just print them. They’re also free. I want to emphasize the free because a.) who doesn’t love a freebie? b.) since they don’t cost anything other than some printer inkyou should not be afraid to mess up!
That’s rightyou (or your kids) don’t have to perfect your humanhorseor deer head template on the first try. So relax; have fun with it—after allrelaxation is one of the benefits of art!
Printable Human Head Template – Front Facing
This blank human head template is a human facing forward. This printable human head template is a great way to practice self portraits; just grab a mirror and a drawing utensil! Obviouslyyou or your kids can also practice drawing other people like each other or total strangersif for instanceyou’re stuck somewhere where people watching is your best bet for entertainment!
The blankness of this free outline of head template may seem daunting at firstbut remember a.) the Mona Lisa wasn’t built (painted?) in a day! b.) these are free printablesso if you mess up just start again! Practice will make perfect.
Printable Human Head Template – Side Profile
The second human head template is a side profile. It offers a different way of looking at things and another opportunity to practice drawing yourself or other people.
Drawing can help your child develop and refine a multitude of skills including:
- Hand-eye coordination.
- Handwritingincluding how much pressure to use on the paper.
- Scale and spacial recognition.
Printable Horse Head Template
Looking for a more whimsical artistic activity? Look no further than this free printable horse head template! With this blank head templateyour imagination (or your kid’s) really is the limit. This horse could be any color or maybe even a unicorn.
Once you’ve drawn features on this horse head templatecolor it in. Not only is coloring half the fun of this art projectit also offers up more benefits like promoting relaxation. In factstudies have shown that coloring can induce a state of relaxation on par with meditation!
Bonus: Coloring can reduce stress in kids and adults! Here are even more free printable coloring pages to keep your kids entertained and their stress levels low. For Mom and Dadsnag these 20 free printable adult coloring pages.
Deer Head Template
The last download is a printable deer head template. Like the printable horse head outline drawingthis is another opportunity to get really creative and even whimsical.
Looking for fun uses for this printable deer head silhouette? What if you print and color a whole bunch of them—a herd if you will—and then go camping (indoors!) with your kids? Part of the fun of camping is the chance to interact with nature and while this printable deer head silhouette isn’t really natureit can be a fun (and less scary!) substitute.
Drawing and coloring are all simple artistic endeavors that you and your familyeven little kidscan do together! Another option that’s great for adults and older children is calligraphy. Calligraphy is relaxing (like coloring)beautifulcreativeand can even turn into a side hustle!
Get a quick intro on how to write calligraphy here and find all of my calligraphy alphabets here (including some fun bubble letter alphabets!) For additional practice you can grab our Free Printable Beginner Calligraphy Practice Sheets (PDF Downloads).
Tip: If you have very young childrenstrict calligraphy probably isn’t suitable for them; howeverthis can still be a family activity. Have the younger children get more familiar with their numbers and ABCs by having them trace (or even color) these printable bubble letters templates or this lowercase bubble letters alphabet.
How are you putting these 4 fun and free head templates to use? Share you’re feedback in the comments!
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