Colourclub Supplies

Crayola Coloured Pencils, Crayola / Fila Felt Tips and Eco Washable Glue.

Household Supplies

Pointed Tip Scissors, Sugar paper, Recycled cardboard, Recycled cardboard box.

Why?

All over the world, people enjoy trails and paths while they stay fit surrounded by nature. Depict your favourite way to experience - and care for - the outdoors in a fun-to-make diorama.

Steps

1. Scooter, skate, bike or walk? How do you move in the great outdoors? Show the kinds of recreation that you and your friends, or you and your family enjoy - and take care of nature at the same time! You can make this diorama with mostly recycled materials.

2. Start with the setting - do you got to the mountains, the shore, or your city park? Use sugar paper to cover a cardboard box to show the natural environment. With more cardboard, make and colour cutouts of trees, canyon edges, mountains or cacti, for example, to show where you like to bike or hike. Use coloured pencils and felt tips to make realistic scenery. Glue everything in place, using bits of cardboard to make things stand out from the background.

3. Draw yourself and people on the trail with you on cardboard. Show your equipment, such as hiking sticks, bikes or horses. Include tabs on the edges where your figures will stand. Colour and cut out the pieces. Glue them into the "green" scene. Air dry the glue.

4. Show your diorama to your family. Together plan your next trip!

Safety Guidlines

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.

Attention

The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cuting or handling. Blunt tip scissors should be used by children under 6 years. Pointed tip scissors can be used by children over 6 years.

Interesting Info

Many different activities happen on trails. Do you know who has right of way along them? First people on horseback, the walkers, then skaters and finally cyclists. Remeber the saying, "wheels yield to heels."