Draw Your Day for Kids!: How to Sketch and Paint Your Amazing Life

I bought this book for a friend’s child to encourage her artistic expression. I read this before passing it along as a gift and enjoyed the creative encouragement, the instruction that is given in such a way that is easily understandable and manageable, and the clever art/journal prompts the author provides. This book is for ALL levels and offers insight into core art lessons/fundamentals in a language that is fun and achievable for children and adults. In addition, this book gives kids (and adults) an important outlet for expression (journaling) and is an excellent tool for learning artistic techniques that could otherwise feel intimidating - it makes art approachable and enjoyable for everyone.I ended up buying 6 more books for friends and their family members.

I know the title of this book says for kids, I'm using it myself, and I'm 57! I love the representations of everyday things that I can use in my art journal!

My girls, 8 and 10, both expressed an interest in learning to draw better and incorporate drawing in their journals like I (their mother) have started doing myself. I pre-ordered this book knowing it would be good, as I ordered SDB's first Draw Your Day book (for adults) in 2020. It did not disappoint! I've been working through it with them, and we are all REALLY enjoying the process. The instructions are clear, simple to follow, and produce the desired result in making our drawings more like we want them to be. The only things that would make this better in my opinion is if it would lay flat (it's kind of difficult to keep it open while working on the concepts) and the blank pages/try it out pages could be left out, making the book thinner and easier to manage. But these factors don't detract from the content itself. Highly recommended!!

This creative book is designed to inspire kids to develop their skills but it is extremely "adult friendly", as well. As with Samantha's other books, one can read it and instantly realize that drawing, sketching and painting with watercolors is fun, exciting, calming and very do-able. I now have each of her books as part of my library and refer to them regularly. I draw my days everyday & have done so for 3 years. I plan to continue!

So much useful advice and inspiration in this book. Written in a light and friendly tone that is easy to understand and follow. Amazing inspiration for all artists young and old.

We all love looking at it. Such creative illustrations- And some of us love actually drawing in it. So it works for the whole crew.

My kids absolutely loved all the advice and inspiration to feed their creative souls.

After following Samantha for many years and owning her other amazing titles, "Draw Your Day" and "Draw Your World," this was a must. As someone who came to drawing later in life, I was unsure and intimidated. Reading up on the subject, nothing resounded with me and quelled my fears more than these books.Samantha has a gift for encouraging, removing doubts and calming those inner fears that hold us back. She teaches you to just go for it and not to be so caught up in perfection. One of her principles is that so often, mistakes turn out to be blessings. You can learn from them and come to see them as the accidental revelations they are.For those who seek to document daily life or simply develop a love and practice of drawing, these books are pure gold. One important note: this latest book IS NOT just for kids! It breaks down the practice into simple steps that frankly work beautifully for all ages. I found it easy to understand - it takes away all the overly technical aspects of drawing which can easily overwhelm.Feeling free to put pen to paper, to paint as you wish, to just try, is the best! Never would have known what I was capable of without Samantha's calm counsel. Her easy, kind, friendly nature resonates on every page, nudging you to try and not be so hard on yourself. Something we all need when taking on a new venture. You cannot go wrong with her wonderful books. With all the books I've read on the topic, these offer a unique perspective that resonates and frees you to try.

The media could not be loaded. I own all of her books and they are full of great inspiration. Easy to follow and full of tips, instructions and ideas. You don’t have to be a kid to enjoy this one.

Bello, ben fatto - ma non per me. Comunque merita che siano cinque stelle! Dopotutto fa quello che dice il titolo. Ho scelto i suoi altri tre libri (disegna la tua giornata, il tuo mondo e il diario). Questo è carino ma sicuramente pensato per ragazze e non aggiunge nulla se hai gli altri.

THis and Samantha's other book have kept me sane and, with another well-known colouring book Author, have provided me and, incredibly, my mum some structure to her days - and sometimes nights when she doesn't know which is which. There is a great deal of paper in the back for practise and this does throw Mum a curveball and I have had a thousand conversations about the book having 'nothing in it' Bless Her :) But seeing her with an interest and her own daily art practise again is wonderful. I have the other adult books but this one is just slightly laid out differently and with a little more obvious explanation to the beginer and I see Mum looks through this one every day. Highly recommended for the artistic elder who can no longer spin and weave etc but who can still hold a pen - of course now she has a colour pencil addiction :)