diff --git a/src/doodles/__init__.py b/src/doodles/__init__.py
index 9ef8b52..70332b1 100644
--- a/src/doodles/__init__.py
+++ b/src/doodles/__init__.py
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ then there are public/non-public files.)
 """
 from .doodles import Doodle, Group
 from .lines import Line
-from .shapes import Circle, Rectangle
+from .shapes import Circle, Rectangle, Polygon
 from .color import Color
 from .text import Text
 
 
-__all__ = ["Doodle", "Group", "Line", "Circle", "Rectangle", "Color", "Text"]
+__all__ = ["Doodle", "Group", "Line", "Circle", "Rectangle", "Color", "Text", "Polygon"]
diff --git a/src/doodles/doodles.py b/src/doodles/doodles.py
index ae98bd3..dfb9b47 100644
--- a/src/doodles/doodles.py
+++ b/src/doodles/doodles.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Doodle(ABC):
 
     # annotations for instance attributes
     _parent: Self | None
-    _updates: list[tuple[str, UpdateCallable]]
+    _updates: list[tuple[str, UpdateCallable, dict[str, Any]]]
     _color: tuple[int, int, int]
     _alpha: int
     _z_index: float
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ class Doodle(ABC):
 
     # animate #######################
 
-    def animate(self, prop_name: str, update_func: UpdateCallable) -> Self:
-        self._updates.append((prop_name, update_func))
+    def animate(self, prop_name: str, update_func: UpdateCallable, **kwargs) -> Self:
+        self._updates.append((prop_name, update_func, kwargs))
         return self
 
     def update(self) -> None:
@@ -128,14 +128,17 @@ class Doodle(ABC):
         """
         cur_time = time.time()
 
-        for prop, anim_func in self._updates:
+        for prop, anim_func, kwargs in self._updates:
             # attributes on Doodle are set via setter functions
             # prop is the name of a setter function, which we
             # retrieve here, and then populate with the result
             # of anim_func(time)
+            # kwargs (if set) are passed through directly to anim_func
+            # allowing constant arguments to be passed as well as
+            # the variable function-based argument (anim_func)
             setter = getattr(self, prop)
             new_val = anim_func(cur_time)
-            setter(new_val)
+            setter(new_val, **kwargs)
 
     # Setters #######################
 
diff --git a/src/doodles/examples/polygons.py b/src/doodles/examples/polygons.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6430b27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/doodles/examples/polygons.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+from doodles import Polygon, Color
+import random
+
+
+def new_point(t):
+    return (random.random() * 100 - 50, random.random() * 100 - 50)
+
+
+def create():
+    for _ in range(5):
+        p = Polygon().random(3)
+        for pt in range(3):
+            p.animate("point", new_point, to_modify=pt)
+        p = Polygon().random(8)
+        for pt in range(8):
+            p.animate("point", new_point, to_modify=pt)
+        p = Polygon().random(100)
+        for pt in range(100):
+            p.animate("point", new_point, to_modify=pt)
diff --git a/src/doodles/shapes.py b/src/doodles/shapes.py
index 1a4c5be..775e8be 100644
--- a/src/doodles/shapes.py
+++ b/src/doodles/shapes.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ these classes only differ from `Line` in implementation.
 The interface & decisions are the same but specific
 to `Circle` and `Rectangle`.
 """
-from typing import Self
+from typing import Self, Optional
 import random
 from .doodles import Doodle
 from .world import world
@@ -86,3 +86,48 @@ class Rectangle(Doodle):
         return self.width(random.random() * size + 10).height(
             random.random() * size + 10
         )
+
+
+class Polygon(Doodle):
+    """
+    All points are *relative* to the center point.
+    That is to say, if you had a triangle with coordinates:
+
+        (100, 100)
+        (0, 100)
+        (-100, 0)
+
+    And the object was moved to (50, 50), the actual triangle drawn
+    on screen would be:
+
+        (150, 150)
+        (50, 150)
+        (50, 50)
+    """
+
+    _points: list[tuple[float, float]]
+
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self._points = []
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f"Polygon(pos={self.world_vec}, points={self._points})"
+
+    def draw(self):
+        world.draw_engine.polygon_draw(self)
+
+    def point(
+        self, point: tuple[float, float], to_modify: Optional[int] = None
+    ) -> Self:
+        if to_modify is not None:
+            self._points[to_modify] = point
+        else:
+            self._points.append(point)
+        return self
+
+    def random(self, n_points: int) -> Self:
+        super().random()
+        for _ in range(n_points):
+            self.point((random.random() * 100 - 50, random.random() * 100 - 50))
+        return self
diff --git a/src/doodles/world.py b/src/doodles/world.py
index f02f144..9b43d9a 100644
--- a/src/doodles/world.py
+++ b/src/doodles/world.py
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ class PygameDrawEngine(DrawEngine):
     def line_draw(self, ll: "Line"):
         pygame.draw.aaline(self.buffer, ll.rgba, ll.world_vec, ll.end_vec)
 
+    def polygon_draw(self, p: "Polygon"):
+        # calculate offset points from center of world
+        offset_points = [(x + p.world_x, y + p.world_y) for (x, y) in p._points]
+        # draw using anti-aliased lines
+        pygame.draw.aalines(self.buffer, p.rgba, closed=True, points=offset_points)
+
     # TODO: hard to type, revisit
     def text_render(self, text: str, font, color: tuple[int, int, int]):
         """returns an intermediated RenderedText"""