Mirror Drawing
coordination activity for kids 5+
Draw the same shape with both hands at once, left and right.
In short
Mirror Drawing is a pencil activity at the table where both hands work at the same time. Your child holds a pencil in each hand and draws the same shape on the left and right side of a printed sheet. It suits kindergartners and practices guiding both hands at once, coordinating left and right and fine pencil control.
What you need
- Printouttemplate on A4
- Two pencilsone per hand
How to play
- Put a pencil in each hand.
The full instructions are in the printable pack
3 more steps and 3 ideas to make it harder in the printable pack
All further steps and the ideas to make it harder are in the printable pack, together with all sheets to print.
See the printable packWhen it fits
- When your child loves drawing and is ready for a new, slightly trickier twist.
- In the months before starting school, when pencils at the table play a big role anyway.
- On the weekend as a short table break between two wild games.
What your child practices
- Both hands at once
- Coordinating left and right
- Fine motor skills
When writing, cutting or crafting, the hands share the work and need to cooperate well. Occupational therapy pages call this bilateral coordination and distinguish between hands working at the same time, taking turns or with different roles. Mirror Drawing focuses on working at the same time, and the sheet shows your child right away how well both sides match.
Works well before or after
Before, Big Loop loosens up the shoulder and arm. Afterward, Two-Hand Path links left and right in a different way.