About This Video

In this guided activity video, JD leads viewers through drawing and coloring textured fishbowls with markers.

The activity includes several fishbowl drawings with different fish shapes, fins, tails, sand, bubbles, sea plants, wavy water lines, stripes, dots, zigzags, fish scales, and other colorful patterns. JD encourages viewers to experiment with colors and textures instead of simply filling each shape with one solid color.

Throughout the video, JD reminds viewers that their artwork does not need to look exactly like his. Each fishbowl can be different, with its own fish, patterns, colors, and creative details.

This video gives viewers a relaxed, step-by-step art activity focused on drawing, marker use, pattern-making, color choice, creativity, and pride in finished work.

Supplies Needed

• Paper

• Markers

• Extra paper underneath to protect the table, especially if using paint markers or markers that may bleed through

• Art binder

• Three-hole punch, if adding the finished artwork to a binder

Good For

• Adults with IDD who enjoy drawing, coloring, fish, ocean themes, patterns, bright colors, or creative art activities.

• Caregivers looking for a guided art activity with clear steps, flexible choices, and room for experimentation.

• Adult day programs, home routines, or group activities about art, creativity, fine motor practice, following directions, pattern-making, and self-expression.

• Viewers who benefit from calm pacing, encouragement, visual modeling, repetition, and permission to make artwork in their own style.

How to Use This Video

Use this video as a guided drawing and coloring activity for a home routine, day program, small group, or independent creative time with support nearby.

Caregivers can gather the supplies ahead of time and help viewers set up their paper horizontally, with markers nearby. Because JD creates more than one fishbowl, viewers can follow the whole video, choose one favorite version, pause between examples, or repeat the activity later with new colors and patterns.

The fishbowls do not need to match JD’s exactly. Viewers can choose different fish shapes, add more bubbles, change the sand, create their own patterns, or make the colors as bold or simple as they like.

Because this activity involves markers and optional hole punching, caregivers can provide support with setup, protecting the table, staying oriented on the page, using a three-hole punch, or adding the finished artwork to an art binder.

At the end, viewers are encouraged to sign their artwork, save it in their binder, and feel proud of the patterns and colors they created.