But sometimes interpreting kids drawings means that you discover a deeper layer to what they are thinking and feeling it is very important not to read too much into a drawing but instead to allow the child to tell you what the drawing means to them. Sometimes drawings are just drawings with nothing more than a fun playtime showing itself on the page but sometimes interpreting childrens drawings means that you discover a deeper layer to what they are thinking and feeling so dont read too much into a drawing but instead allow the child to tell you what the drawing means to them. The way a child interprets their family can be identified in the details of their drawing dr roger mills koonce recently led a study in conjunction with bharathi zvara at unc chapel hill in which children were asked to draw a portrait of their family using markers and paper most kids completed their creation within 10 minutes are less