Family Recipe Book
Design and illustrate a family recipe book
Capture the flavour and meaning of your family recipes through drawing and writing, in a handmade recipe book. Kids will learn about working with text and illustration through the principles of design. They can make their book as a momento or a gift!
1 Your Guide
Amber Santos is an art educator and artist with over 25 years of experience, including 15 years in online education and creating 65+ activities for the HomeLearners Network. Her multidisciplinary practice is deeply rooted in her German heritage and reclaimed Métis and Anishinaabe culture, blending paper craft, beading, textiles, and eco-conscious gardening. Amber’s curriculum combines technical fundamentals like colour theory and with somatic, wellness-centered art practices. A painter and muralist with an on-going studio practice, she also spent seven years curating the Nelson International Mural Festival of which she is a co-founder.
When I'm not making art, find me listening to music on full blast in the kitchen, dancing and making food for my family:)
2 Materials Needed
Paper, card stock, drawing supplies, painting supplies, ruler, scissors, exacto knife or paper cutter (these are optional and are dependent on skill and parent supervision), photocopier or computer printer (optional), digital art is optional.
3 Learning Focus
- Communicating
- Creative thinking
- Personal awareness & responsibility
- Positive personal identity & culture
4 Registration
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