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by millzlane 627 days ago
Pen and paper are my go-to. Throw in a "wow that's beautiful!" And they will draw all day.
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If I may amend, try a "Wow, that's beautiful! That must have taken a lot of work!" and you might keep your kid drawing long-term. It's nearly always better to praise effort over skill IMO.
We took a trip to North Carolina with our at the time 5 year old. The only things we took for entertainment was one of those pens with 4 different inks and a pad of paper.

Kept him occupied for the 16 hours.