My daughter, who is soon to be 10, has been drawing horses since I can remember. It is fun to see how far she has come. For Christmas, I decided to get her this art course by Barry Stebbing, The Wonderful Art of Drawing Horses, that way she can continue to improve and expand her learning into areas of shading, and more realistic techniques. She was excited to get this, and has already begun.

The Wonderful Art of Drawing Horses By Barry Stebbing / How Great Thou Art
Do sketches of ponies keep showing up in the margins of your kids’ homework? Here’s your chance to develop that "doodling" into art! Designed for ages 8 and up, Stebbing’s curriculum offers 87 progressive lessons that emphasize the value of practice and provide drawing tips, black-and-white samples of student artwork, sketches by master artist Leonardo da Vinci, and horse trivia. 119 pages, softcover.

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My daughter spent yesterday making this Eagle Lapbook. We had a book on Eagles and she decided she wanted to create a lapbook. I also let her read on Wikpedia about Eagles too. She printed up some mini books I had made and then drew pictures and filled them in. I was so proud.

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About a week or so ago, MaryEllen made this cute teepee all by herself. She was hard at work drawing, coloring and cutting. I noticed her hard at work at something, but did not know what. When she presented her finished product to me, I was very impressed.

Here is a full view.
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