2026
Drawing Idea Randomizer
A weekend side project that gives kids a random, kid-friendly drawing prompt at the click of a button.
- Role
- Personal Project
- Stack
- Vue.js · JavaScript · HTML · CSS
- Outcome
- A tiny, no-backend tool my kids actually reach for when they're stuck on what to draw.
Context
My kids love to draw — my son especially — but they run into the same wall a lot of artists do: staring at a blank page with no idea what to draw next. This started as a weekend project to solve that one small problem for them.
Role
Solo weekend build — design, front end, and the (short) list of drawing ideas, all done myself.
Constraints
- Had to be simple enough for a kid to use without any help
- No backend, no accounts, nothing to maintain — just open the page and click a button
- Built to be done in a weekend, not a sprawling project
Approach
Built with Vue.js for the UI, with no backend or server involved. A single button picks a random kid-friendly drawing idea from a built-in list and displays it instantly. Nothing to install, nothing to load beyond the page itself.
Outcome
My kids use it when they want to draw but don't know where to start, which was the whole point. If I expand on it, the most likely next step is swapping the built-in list for a database so it has a much larger and more varied pool of ideas to pull from.