Hobbies And Interests
Eyes Closed Drawing Game
To play this game, gather a group of friends into a circle and give them each a piece of paper and a pencil or pen. Each person will draw the picture of the person sitting to the right of them, but with an added twist--they have to do it blindfolded. You can time the game or just wait until everyone has finished. Once the pictures are revealed, pick the best portrait artist.
Picture Guessing Game
If you have a group of four or more, you can play this game that enables you to use both your creativity as well as your guessing skills. Gather your group around a whiteboard or chalkboard, making sure you have enough markers or chalk to draw on the board. Devise teams of two and take turns going to the board and drawing a picture to represent something. You can create categories, such as movies, books and places. Your partner has 30 seconds to guess what you're illustrating. The team that guesses correctly more times than the other teams wins the game.
Art Trivia Game
Trivia games are known for covering a wide array of topics, but if you're an art lover and have friends who love art, you can assemble a list of trivia questions concerning only the history and techniques of art. For some questions, you can print out pieces of art and display them to see who knows the painter of the piece or maybe the time period it was created. You can also ask questions about artists' histories, what types of media they used and secret meanings hidden within the painting, such as DaVinci's musical notes hidden in "The Last Supper."
Art Matching Game
Print out two works of each of 10 well-known artists. All print-outs should be the same size. Then shuffle the pieces around. Place each piece on the floor. The object of the game is to match the two pieces of each artist. For instance, you will want to pair up the two Picasso paintings, as well as the two Michelangelo paintings. Whoever correctly pairs the most paintings wins the game.