Last Friday, we asked kids to draw themselves as superheroes. Specifically, we asked:
If you were a superhero, what would your name be? And what would your power be? And what would you look like?
As it turns out, kids had some fairly strong ideas on this topic. And enthusiasm. According to their mom, Spencer and Tyler from California came right home from school on Friday and launched into their drawings. Here is Super Tyler.
According to Tyler’s mom, “His super power is a bomb thrower. The bombs stick to you and if they stick for too long, they blow up.”
And here is Super Spencer.
Spencer sent a full rundown of Super Spencer’s super powers.
(Please do not fail to take note of the “invisible poop shooter.”)
And then we have Joe the SUPER GREEN, whose superpower, according to his mom, is “the ability to shoot pointy green pine-needles at bad guys. He has a cape. That’s where his pointy pine-needles shoot out from. (Originally, Joe thought about the ability to shoot out Porcupines. But he soon realized the porcupines might be tricky to store in a cape.) Joe’s favorite color is Green.”
I’m kind of sorry that logic prevented Joe from sticking with the porcupine idea. But who am I to question a super hero?
And here is Emily from Oklahoma’s rendition of the superhero Cahtcho, accompanied by her mom’s supporting explanation of its origins:
“Attached you will find Emily’s contribution to this week’s drawing challenge. Her superhero name (Cahtcho) seemed heavily influenced by having just looked at pictures of Kato, but imitation is a form of flattery, right? I tried to pin her down on exactly where in the drawing her superhero self was pictured, but she resisted my attempts to bring her abstraction back to the representational.”
I don’t know about you, but I certainly wouldn’t want to run into Cahtcho in a dark alley. Or a well-lit alley, for that matter.
Here, courtesy of Wesley, is Ultra Gravity Boots Man, Gloves Punch, Captain Cape, Goggles-Man!
Wesley’s mom tells us that “His best power comes from his boots. When he falls, the boots have less gravity so he doesn’t fall; he just floats. And, don’t worry because he also has a cape!”
And here is Alden’s painting of her unnamed super hero, accompanied by this explanation from Robbi:
“When I asked Alden and Kato what superhero powers they would want to have, Kato immediately said “My superpower is the golden tree!” Before I had time to question him, Alden piped up and revealed that HER super power was ALSO the golden tree. I felt a bit out of the loop. In the dark. Like not knowing who Don Draper is or mistaking The Cars for The Doors (don’t worry, that never actually happened). So, I pretended to know what the power of “golden tree” is. Luckily, Alden helped out with a diagram. It turns out, her super power is actually the super kiss (from the super lips that grow from the crown of her head), which, when given to the log part of the tree (read: trunk) turns the tree golden. This only works, of course, if you are wearing red super boots, a super hero blanket, and have super hands that are extra strong.
Robbi continued on to say, “Kato opted to bypass all of the narrative and just represent the product of his superpowers, the actual golden tree itself.”
As their doting dad, I can’t resist the temptation to include pictures of my little artists at their industry.
And finally, we have the “Super Cool Party Dude,” drawn by Mike. Gotta love the “flip flops of fury.”
You have probably guessed that Mike is technically not a kid, but can vouch that he is certainly a “kid at heart.” He also happens to be a former student of ours. Which is to say, he seems to be succeeding in spite of us.
Thanks to all you kids (and Mike) who shared your drawings and paintings. As for the rest of you, here’s hoping that Mike’s submission makes clear that anyone should feel free to participate. We’ll be posting the new prompt on Friday. And every Friday from now to forever. For now, though, enjoy your Tuesday. And if you find yourself inspired to draw something, please don’t let us stop you.