Nature Sketchbook Series: 8-10

Hand bind your own sketchbook and look to nature for inspiration.

Kids will hand bind their own sketchbook! Then we’ll capture the natural world around us using sketching and watercolour techniques. We’ll also use observational drawing techniques, poetry and mixed media and explore themes of land stewardship, sanctuary and ecology through our art-making.

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Nature Sketchbook Series: 8-10
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1 Your Guide

Amber Santos Learn more about me

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 and includes paper craft, textiles, painting, and more. Amber inspires kids and youth to draw inspiration from nature and their gardens and yards. Her activities combine technical fundamentals like colour theory and the elements of art with somatic, wellness-centred 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. All of the visuals that you see in Amber's activities were created by her hands!

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, drawing supplies, painting supplies (preferably watercolour), scissors, glue, needle and thread (optional), stapler (optional)

3 Learning Focus

  • Communicating
  • Creative thinking
  • Personal awareness & responsibility
  • Social awareness & responsibility

4 Registration

You’re selecting a Realtime Series A one-time Livestreamed Activity led by a qualified Guide.

5 Best Suited For:

Stick figures of varying sizes waving

My age is between 8 - 10

Yellow and blue gear

All experience levels are welcome.

Child and mother stick figure standing

My parents need to be around.

We advise a grown-up is close by to supervise with the materials and tools for safe use. Use safety gear, such as safety goggles, gloves, and wear an old shirt for STEM/STEAM Activities

An open book

All reading levels are welcome.