December Daily Drawing Challenge: Start the Month With a Happy Cloud

 🌤️ Welcome to the December Daily Drawing Challenge! ✏️✨

A fresh month, a fresh page, and a happy cloud to begin…

Hello lovely creative friends,

I am SO excited to begin a brand new month of drawing with you — welcome to the December Daily Drawing Challenge! December can feel full and busy, but it’s also a beautiful moment to slow down, breathe, and give your creativity a soft place to land. A tiny daily drawing habit is such a gentle, joyful way to start each day with brightness and possibility.

This month’s theme is A December of Small Drawings: Warming Up for a Bright New Year, and I’ve put together two-word prompts for each day to get your imagination moving. They’re simple, playful, and totally open to interpretation — choose one, combine both, or let them take you down your own creative path. That’s the magic of creativity! 🌈💛

You can grab the prompt list and sign up for occasional encouragement here:
👉 https://www.fromthepond.com/doodle-month

To celebrate the start of the challenge, today’s gentle warm-up is simply…
a happy cloud! ☁️
Light, joyful, and easy — the perfect way to ease into the month. You can find today’s little prompt on Instagram here:

👉 https://www.instagram.com/p/DRqTU10E2k8/?img_index=1

And if you’d like an extra way to stay organised or inspired this month, I’ve also created a FREE December Creative Planner calendar over on the Pond Coloring Club website! It’s separate from the drawing challenge, but it pairs beautifully with it — you can print it for your desk, tuck it into a sketchbook, use it in the classroom, or enjoy it as a cheerful daily reminder.

Grab it here:
👉 https://www.pondcoloringclub.com/free-coloring-pages

I’ll pop into Instagram Stories every now and then throughout December to share what I’m drawing and to cheer you on. It won’t be as frequent as September (December is full of its own magic!), but I’m always here — and I love seeing what you’re creating. Every small drawing is a bright beginning.

So sharpen a pencil, open your sketchbook, and make a tiny space for yourself each day. Let this month be gentle, playful, and full of warm little drawings to help you welcome 2026 with openness and joy.

I’m thrilled to be drawing with you again.

Let’s make December magical. ✨

With love and a happy cloud,
Mel ☀️