Instructions for Practitioners, Parents and Carers; 2. Draw-along Sammy Sloth
All the Animals: How to Draw Books for Kids – (How to Draw for Kids) by Alli Koch (Paperback)
Learn to draw your favourite animals in 5 minutes or less! From forest friends like a fox, bear, and bunny rabbit, to jungle critters like a sloth, toucan, and tiger, I will show you how to draw your favourite creatures using the simple step-by-step instructions in this modern drawing book for kids! So many animals can be broken down into simple shapes that are easy to draw! Follow along with me and you’ll be drawing in no time!
Book Synopsis
Fun 5-minute drawing lessons for kids–great for young artists, birthday gifts, homeschool art lessons, and elementary art classes!
Perfect for budding artists and kids who have never drawn before, this beginner drawing book will teach your kid how to draw their favorite animals in no time! Author and professional artist Alli Koch’s kid friendly, mini drawing lessons will help your child practice their basic art skills and teach them how to draw with confidence. This book is perfect for kids 7-12, but kids as young as 5 with an interest in art will be able to easily follow along as well. No experience required!
Review Quotes
“Alli Koch’s How to Draw for Kids book series provides the perfect way for any child to jumpstart their interest in all things artistic. Whether forming flowers petal-by-petal or constructing castles shape-by-shape, Alli easily simplifies subjects in a way that anyone can truly enjoy. Alli’s genuine passion for nurturing artistic expression is contagious, and each tutorial is filled with more joy than the last! With step-by-step instructions paired with fun tips and tidbits about each subject, Alli’s books are absolutely a must-have for any parent hoping to jumpstart their child’s creativity.”
–Katy Lipscomb and Tyler Fisher, creative team behind The Artist’s Drawing Book
About the Author
Alli Koch is a city girl at heart, based in Dallas, Texas. She is the hands and heart behind Alli K Design, which is all she has known since college. With persistence and determination, she has turned her canvas crafts into murals, flower doodles into published books, and hanging out with friends sometimes involves recording her podcast, Breakfast with Sis. Alli discovered that creating, inspiring, and teaching others is what makes her thrive. A typical day for Alli includes going to Chick-fil-A, cuddling with her cats, and hanging out at her local plant nursery.
Draw Along With Sammy Sloth Get to Know Me: Anxiety
The ‘Get to Know Me’ series is made up of resources aimed at children with additional needs and those who support them in the classroom. Developed by child psychologist Dr Louise Lightfoot and illustrated by Catherine Hicks, the series includes activities specific to anxiety, depression and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). This book, Draw Along Sammy Sloth , is an activity-based picture book story, in which individual children are encouraged to interact with the story in a creative way – through writing, drawing, scrap booking, collage, activities etc.
Active engagement helps children to understand and process information, and aids long-term recall. It has been designed to support the individual child and encourage an empathetic and inclusive environment. In this book, we meet Sammy, a sloth who lives in a beautiful tree by the sea. The story follows Sammy as he wakes up one day to find he feels funny and strange. He can’t sit still and does not feel like his usual happy and relaxed self. After pacing up and down he meets Anna the Armadillo who tells Sammy that he is silly and has no right to be sad when his life is good. Sammy hears this and feels embarrassed and ashamed of how he has been feeling. Sammy hides away until he meets a kind lizard who shows him kindness and empathy.
This book was written with children with anxiety in mind, providing an opportunity to relate to Sammy’s thoughts, feelings, behaviours and experiences. However, children with a range of needs may benefit from the story. The book is written in a narrative style, so it does not use diagnostic labels and is not intended for this purpose. Instead the focus is on creating a common language which children can understand and use to make sense of how they are feeling.
A practitioner guidebook is also available (ISBN 9780815349419).
Table of Contents
Instructions for Practitioners, Parents and Carers; 2. Draw-along Sammy Sloth
Biography
Dr Louise Lightfoot is an Educational and Child Psychologist working with children and young people aged 0-25. She holds a BA in Educational Studies, MEd in the Psychology of Education and doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology. Louise has worked in a variety of settings ranging from mainstream schools to secure units and psychiatric facilities, and has a special interest in working to empower at risk or ‘hard to reach’ groups. As a person who suffers with Ehlers Danlos, stroke and dyslexia, she has a first-hand understanding of the frustrations and difficulties that accompany a specific physical or learning difficulty.
Catherine Hicks is an East Yorkshire Artist, illustrator, wife and mother. She spent 13 years as a Registered Veterinary Nurse before injury and chronic illnesses lead to her creative hobby becoming therapy. When Catherine and Louise were introduced, it was obvious they were kindred spirits and from there the Get to Know Me Series was born.
Sloth Mug
Join us in the studio and HANG out with your loved ones creating this perfect sloth mug out of stoneware clay. You can then book a second session to add underglaze and glaze to make it colourful and shiny. We will fire it once more and then it’s yours to enjoy.
Adult workshop: ages 15+
Family Workshop: ages 6+ (children ages 6-12 must be joined by an adult participant who is also registered in the workshop)
Building time: 1.5–2 hours
Glazing time: 1–2 hours (you can book your glazing time 7 days after your building day)
As you would expect, it is really hard to know exactly how much time you will need. Every artist is different and often you may want to practice a bit before making your final piece.
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- REGISTRATION
- AT THE WORKSHOPS
- ARTWORK PICKUP
- CLAY & GLAZING
- OVEN-BAKE CLAY
Sometimes things happen …
- Sometimes clay breaks, it just does—pieces fall off
- Sometimes things move in the kiln and there may be a mark on your piece
- Sometimes glaze doesn’t behave as expected
- Sometimes art takes more time than you may think
- Sometimes instructors get ill, and we need to run with less staff than planned
- Sometimes it takes a while to find the information from a gift card from many years ago
- A child will cry, be loud or not listen. They do that. They are all good. Parents are trying their best
- You will need to follow the templates and sizing, too big means more kiln or storage space, too small means likely to get lost
- If you don’t write your first and last name and the date clearly on your piece, expect for it to get lost or mistakenly picked up by another with the same name
- Adults—The workshops are for fun and social time. It is not a replacement for art school.
- Sometimes we have to dispose of artwork if it is not picked up within 2 weeks
- Sometimes it may take a minute or two to find your art piece
- Sometimes there are mixups
- Sometimes your name may get covered in the firing process
- We will fire things in the kiln as quickly as we possibly can. We need a full load to run the kiln and sometimes things need extra time to dry before they can be placed in the kiln or they will explode
- Sometimes clay explodes.
- Art supply costs are really high, rent is high, shipping is high, overhead is high, if you miss your workshop or call day of your booking to cancel, the space was still set aside for you and we cannot offer a refund or credit.
- We are unable to offer refund, credit, or make up session in the event of clay breakage.
- You will need to make just the maximum number of pieces when we specify.
- If you overwork the clay or add too much water it will cave in or crack. Follow the time guidelines and instructions as best you can.
- If you have never done art before, you will need to practice and accept it won’t be perfect on your first try. Come back many times, practice and enjoy the process.
- If you don’t write your first and last name and the date clearly on your piece, expect for it to get lost or mistakenly picked up by another with the same nameIf you are late, yes, it will feel like there was not enough time.
You are welcome to book glaze multiple items at a time. Glazing time is priced as workshops. You can glaze more than one piece during your glazing booking, time permitting. Maximum 2 dip glazing pieces per hour of booked studio time in order to cover glazing and kiln costs.
For example, if you book an hour glazing, and can finish glazing 2 pieces from 2 different building or throwing sessions in that hour glazing session—that is great!
Please understand in order to cover professional glaze and second firing costs we are not able to credit or refund unused time if you are able to finish glazing early.
Yes, $17 per piece plus tax if you would like us to glaze your clay for you. This is not available for hand glazed, decorative pieces.
