Politics can often be a difficult subject for kids to grasp. This is why it is important to present political events and figures to them in a manner that they understand. Kids learn well through visual mediums, so transforming the lesson into cartoon form is something that will capture their attention and stay with them. A political cartoon for kids can be created in just a few steps.
Instructions
1. Determine the political situation you want to depict. This may be something that is currently making headlines, or even an event that took place long ago that has affected today's society.
2. Simplify the situation into five to 10 scenes. Take a piece of paper and write the numbers 1 through 10 in the columns. Then write short sentences describing individual aspects of the event beside each number. Don't include anything overly complicated. Instead, make each scene relevant to the child or group's language and experience level, while adding humor whenever possible.
3. Use a ruler to create square boxes, side by side, for each scene on a blank sheet of paper.
4. Draw the cartoon, placing each scene from your list into a new box. You can do this using ink to create the initial outlines, and then color the figures in with colored pencils, crayons or paints.
5. Write the captions from your initial list underneath the image boxes. You may also choose not to include captions, allowing the images to speak for themselves if they are simple and clear enough.
