This was a super fun, one day project with kindergarten and first grade. We read the book "ish" by Peter Reynolds which is about a boy that is discouraged about making artwork because his drawings don't come out right. He comes to realize that his drawings don't have to be perfect, they can look "vase-ish, sun-ish, boat-ish...".
As a class we talked about always using kind words about others artwork and not making anyone feel bad about their art. Then I gave each student a small sheet of paper with a few lines or shapes that I had pre-drawn with Sharpie. Their job was to use crayon to turn the drawing into something "-ish". The project was tons of fun and they got to begin their own "-ish" drawings with marker, which they traded with each other to complete with crayons. See their adorable drawings below.