Watercolour Advent Calendar

Create a homemade Advent Calendar for December using watercolour paint.

This traditional advent calendar is a joyful way to get excited about the holiday season. Kids will incorporate the holiday symbols that are meaningful to them as they mark the days of December using watercolour painting. It’s a great way to celebrate this special time of year or give a gift to a special person.

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Watercolour Advent Calendar
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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, 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

watercolour paints, brushes, jar of water, paint rag, watercolour paper, pens, drawing supplies, exacto knife, ruler

3 Learning Focus

  • Communicating
  • Creative thinking
  • Positive personal identity & culture
  • Social awareness & responsibility

4 Registration

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5 Best Suited For:

Stick figures of varying sizes waving

My age is between 9 - 13

Yellow and blue gear

I am new to this type of Activity.

Child and mother stick figure standing

I can do this independently.

An open book

All reading levels are welcome.