Summer Drawing Pages For Camps
If you are planning a summer camp or summer day camp, I will show you how you can use summer drawing pages as a fun activity, and a great filler activity in your daily schedule programming to learn more about summer drawing pages and how they benefit your summer day camp program, keep reading.
Summer Drawing Pages
Filler Activities:
A filler activity is a useful activity that camp counselors or camp staff can use during a summer camp or a daycamp program for when an activity ends early and they have extra time they are looking to kill.
It's important to use filler activities so that kids at camp aren't bored when kids are bored and there's nothing to do. That's where behaviour management problems can arise such as kids feeling like they are missing home, bullying, yelling, etc.
The purpose of a filler activity also known as a back pocket game. Is that a counsellor can quickly think of something they don't need to grab a bunch of supplies or take time setting up. They can just explain the idea to the kids and the kids can start playing that game or completing that activity.
Having filler activities is especially helpful during periods of transitions while at camp such as waiting for a meal to start arriving early to a camp staff shed and having five or 10 minutes of time to fill.
20 Filler Activities for Camp
20 Questions – One camper thinks of a person, place, or thing, and others take turns asking yes/no questions to guess.
Would You Rather? – Pose silly or thought-provoking questions to the group. Great for sitting in a circle or during a snack break.
Nature Scavenger Hunt – Give campers a list of things to find outdoors (like a smooth rock, a feather, or something yellow).
Simon Says – A classic movement-based game that's great for burning a few minutes of energy.
Draw in the Dirt or on Pavement – Use sticks, chalk, or rocks to create designs, doodles, or mazes.
Group Storytelling – Go around in a circle with each camper adding a sentence to a story.
Freeze Dance – Play music and have everyone freeze when it stops.
Name Games – Use games like “Name Toss” or “Two Truths and a Lie” to learn names and build group connection.
Camp Charades – Act out animals, camp activities, or emotions while others guess.
Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament – Organize a quick bracket and crown a champion.
Quiet Drawing or Colouring Time – Set out paper and markers for a calm reset.
Bubble Blowing – Always a hit with younger campers. Bring out the bubbles for a simple break.
Camp Songs – Sing silly or traditional camp songs with actions and clapping.
Balance Challenges – Who can stand on one foot the longest? Walk a line without stepping off?
Copycat Drawing – One camper draws a simple shape without others seeing, then describes it verbally while others try to recreate it.
Shadow Tag – A variation of tag where you try to step on each other's shadows.
Minute to Win It Challenges – Try short, silly challenges like stacking cups or moving a cookie from your forehead to your mouth.
What’s Missing? – Show campers a tray of 10 objects. Let them look for 30 seconds, cover it, then remove one and see who notices what’s gone.
Yoga or Stretching Circle – Lead campers through a short series of stretches or calming breaths.
Quick Clean-Up Contest – Turn tidying up or resetting materials into a game (who can clean up five things the fastest?).
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Bringing Symmetry Art Projects into Summer Day Camps
Rotating Art Stations
• Divide campers into small groups and rotate them through different art stations: grid practice, blank‑sheet challenge, colouring and colouring‑only stations.
• Use timers to keep each group on schedule and maintain engagement.
Team‑Based Symmetry Challenge
• In teams of three or four, campers complete a chosen design on large poster‑sized grid paper.
• Award points for accuracy, creativity in colour choice and neatness.
Themed Camp Keepsakes
• Offer campers the option to colour their finished designs
• Host a mini art show for campers to explain their process and take home a personalised piece of summer art.
Cross‑Curricular Connections
• Combine the symmetry activity with a short nature walk on the beach or around the campgrounds. Have campers sketch shells or leaves they find, then create mirror‑image drawings back at the art table.
• Discuss natural examples of symmetry in plants and animals, linking art to biology.
When to Use the Summer Drawing Pages
Having these summer drawing pages that are printed and photocopied is something easy that camp counsellors can store in their cabins and use with our campers during time such as rainy days as filler activities when a camper is missing home and needs a distraction, etc.
Art program staff that teach skills such as arts and crafts, can also have the summer drawing pages printed and photocopied, and give to campers when a camper has finished their art project or craft before other campers.
With young staff in an art program staff role sometimes they might be inexperienced and their lessons might run short and they still need to kill 15 or 20 minutes of time this summer drawing pages can be really useful in those times.
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Using Symmetry Art Projects in the Classroom/Homeschool
Early‑Finisher Station
• Set aside a table with markers, pencils and photocopies of the grid‑line worksheets.
• Students who complete their main assignment can choose a summer motif—palm trees, seashells or flip‑flops—and practice mirroring the other half.
• This quiet, focused task builds fine‑motor control and reinforces geometric vocabulary such as “axis of symmetry,” “mirror image” and “reflection.”
Math Lesson on Symmetry
• Introduce the concept of symmetry by projecting one of the grid designs on the board.
• Have students identify the line of symmetry, then distribute blank‑paper versions for a greater challenge.
• Ask students to measure distances from the axis, count grid squares and label corresponding points as they draw.
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• After completing their drawings, students can colour or paint each image and mount it on construction paper.
• Create a “Symmetry by the Sea” classroom display or hall gallery to showcase their work throughout June and July.
Sub Plans and Homework
• Keep a stack of these reproducible pages on hand for substitute teachers, or send home as optional summer review.
• Parents and guardians can encourage their children to practice symmetry drawing as part of their at‑home enrichment activities.
Why This Resource Works Year After Year
All worksheets are reproducible and print‑and‑go, making them perfect for annual use in classrooms, homeschools and camps. The dual format—plain and grid—allows teachers and camp leaders to differentiate for skill level, ensuring both beginners and experienced drawers remain challenged and inspired. As a versatile summer activity, Symmetry Art Projects encourages creative expression, reinforces mathematical thinking and celebrates the season in a single, easy‑to‑implement package.
Summer offers the perfect opportunity to blend art and math in engaging, hands‑on activities. Symmetry Art Projects brings 68 pages of summer‑ and beach‑themed symmetry drawing worksheets designed for grades 5–7. With 34 designs on plain paper and 34 on grid paper, this printable resource makes it easy to teach or reinforce symmetry concepts while celebrating the season.
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Related Resources:
Summer Drawing Pages for Kids Ages 7-10 (Grades 2-4)
Summer Drawing Pages for Kids Ages 10-13 (Grades 5-7)
Summer Drawing Pages for Kids Ages 15-18 (Grades 9-12)
Conclusion:
If you are planning a summer camp or a daycamp program, it's good to have a list of filler activity is that your camp staff can use it as especially helpful for art program staff to have activities like the summertime pages readily available in case their art lessons and early and a camper finishes their work early.
Camp staff can use activities like the summer, drawing pages in their cabins for campers when they have downtime or feelings of missing home as a nice fun distraction for them.
As teachers or homeschool parents, you can use summer drawing pages as a great way to celebrate the end of the school year and the start of summer holidays.
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