Draw a Trap for the Robber – Creative Drawing Worksheet

Draw a Trap for the Robber – Creative Drawing Challenge for Kids

Get ready for a creative mission: this Draw a Trap for the Robber worksheet lets kids become inventors, designing clever traps to catch a sneaky robber. It’s an open-ended drawing prompt that builds imagination, reasoning, and visual thinking in a fun way.

What’s Inside This Worksheet

• A small robber illustration in a corner (with sack, mask)

• A large blank area ready for children to plan and draw their trap

• A prompt: “Draw a trap for the robber”

• Space for kids to imagine the mechanism, environment, tools

Why It’s Valuable for Kids & Educators

• Encourages inventive thinking — Kids need to think “How would I trap someone?”

• Supports problem-solving & cause-effect reasoning — They must figure out trigger, mechanism, etc.

• Promotes visual planning & drawing — They visualize and illustrate the solution

• Cross-curricular potential — Tie into science (simple machines), storytelling, design

• Minimal prep — Just print & go; no extra materials needed

How to Use It — Step-by-Step Tips

1. Print
   Use standard or slightly thicker paper for durability.

2. Warm up with discussion
   Ask: “What kinds of traps have you seen in stories? How do they work?”

3. Brainstorm ideas
   Let kids think of different types: pitfall, net trap, spring trap, glue, trip wire, etc.

4. Draw the trap
   In the blank area, children sketch their trap, including the robber’s path, trigger, and mechanism.

5. Add detail & explanation
   Encourage kids to label parts (trigger, bait, ropes) or write a short note about how it works.

6. Share & critique / discuss
   Let them present their traps. Ask questions: “What will make it trigger? What if the robber avoids it?”

7. Extend or redo
   Have kids refine or redesign after discussion. Or create a “trap manual” for more traps.

Variation Ideas & Extensions

• STEAM tie-in: Teach about levers, pulleys, pulleys, springs, tension

• Story prompt: Write a short story that leads up to the robbery, the trap deployment, and what happens

• Group activity: In pairs or small groups, design a more complex trap together

• Challenge rounds: Introduce constraints (must be silent, must be hidden, no glue)

• Illustration challenge: Color, add background scenery, make the trap blend into environment

This Draw a Trap for the Robber worksheet is a fun, inventive drawing challenge that encourages children’s creativity and engineering thinking. It’s perfect for art time, thinking tasks, STEAM integrations, or quiet activity time. Print it, set them loose, and see what clever traps they come up with!