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April 2, 2012 in Elementary Educators, Pattison Darcy, Picture Book Tags: art activities, Draw A Bird Day
Author Darcy Pattison drew my attention to this on Facebook. I know many of you would want to know about this event, so here you go–it will be great to share with your students and/or children!
Wildlife artist, KITTY HARVILL is offering a series of black and white, printable creative coloring pages for students to participate in Draw a Bird Day (dabday.com) on or about April 8. As the artist for Wisdom, the Midway Albatross: Surviving the Japanese Tsunami and Other Disasters for over 60 Years, Harvill is well-versed in bird art. The three creative coloring pages include a set-up for students :
Add a landscape for a soaring bird
Add a bird flying over a tsunami wave
Complete a drawing of a bird using a photo reference.
The Draw a Bird Day (http://www.dabday.com/) was created to honor the memory of Dorie Cooper. During World War II, she cheered up soldiers by encouraging them to draw birds. Soon the walls of the sick ward was covered with bird pictures. When ten-year old Dorie died in 1946, her coffin was covered with drawings from soldiers, nurses, and doctors. To remember her life and inspiration, Draw A Bird Day asks people to simply draw a bird and share it with someone on April 8.
Because April 8 falls on Easter this year, we are encouraging parents and teachers to do the Draw a Bird activities the week before or after.
To participate, download the creative coloring pages and use them to draw birds with kids.
To share, post pictures online, then email the location to darcy@darcypattison.com. We will PIN all submissions to the Draw a Bird Day: April 8, 2012 Board at http://pinterest.com/darcypattison/draw-a-bird-day-april-8-2012/
Download Coloring Pages:
http://albatross.darcypattison.com/albatross/draw-a-bird-day-coloring-pages/
