How can I use this resource?

Do you want to create your own doodle tangles with summer themes? Doodle tangles are amazing patterns that you can draw with simple scribbles. You can use this resource to learn how to draw different patterns of doodle tangles step-by-step. You will find clear and easy instructions with pictures to help you make your own patterns. Learning the patterns requires concentration, which later becomes to a certain extent automatic: Line by line, a doodle tangle takes shape, and while you’re working on the drawing, you lose sense of space and time. In that sense, doodle tangles are more than just doodles. They are a form of art and meditation that helps you relax and focus. The results are fascinating, especially for those scribblers who otherwise can’t or don’t want to draw. Because with doodle tangles, there’s no up or down, and you don’t need any previous experience to do them. Doodle tangles always work out and are loads of fun! You don't need any previous experience or special skills to create them. All you need is a pen, paper, and your curiosity. So grab your pen and paper, and get ready to make your own doodle tangles with summer themes!

What does this resource contain?

This resource contains 21 step-by-step instructions for scribble patterns, 48 scatter patterns and 24 graphic pictograms. The patterns are traced in pre-printed worksheets with 6 different summer motifs. The summer motifs are available in two versions: The blank motifs are filled with patterns and for children who are not yet ready, there are optionally the same motifs with doodles to color, as shown in our video. You can also get creative of course, and come up with your own patterns.

About Doodle Tangles

‘Doodling’ is something you might do when you’re on a long, boring phone call. You pick up a pen and begin to scribble little pictures or patterns on a piece of paper. The ‘doodler’ often doesn’t know themselves why or what they’re doodling – they just do it. Without being aware of it, this multitasking gives your concentration a helping hand. While your mind is occupied with one thing, your hand draws lines on paper, bypassing your intellect.

Contrary to popular belief, this sort of scribbling isn’t a sign that you’re not paying attention. Scribbling prevents your mind from wandering off and releases inner tension. Scribbling can even be helpful for learning: When you look out of the window, the mind wanders off, while scribbling has the opposite effect – you take in more and can later remember in more detail.The verb “to tangle” means to get jumbled up. So the made-up term “doodle tangles” is simply a scribble jumble, in which one little scribble is repeated again and again to form a bigger scribble pattern. The verb “to tangle” means to get jumbled up. So the made-up term “doodle tangles” is simply a scribble jumble, in which one little scribble is repeated again and again to form a bigger scribble pattern.