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Paint with soil or make an EarthWise bracelet. Great for classrooms, and educational materials are included. Order the materials from the Montana Chapter by filling out these forms: SWCS Soil Paint Kit Order Form and Instructions or the SWCS EarthWise Bracelet Kit Order Form. For an idea of what to paint, copy this coloring book-style template of a soil profile or the map of Montana’s bedrock categorized by geologic eras shown below. Or download this PowerPoint file with multiple pages to choose from and print: Printable Soil Painting Templates.
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Soil Painting Kit With Acrylic Gesso |
Acrylic Gesso Only |
EarthWise Bracelet Materials (Assembly Required) |
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Use soil paint to fill in the different layers of the soil profile.
Pulverized Soil From Across Montana + Acrylic Gesso = Soil Paint!
Each bead represents an element in the Earth’s ecosystem: Water, Soil, Air, People, Plants, Animals, etc.
Owl painted with soil kit from Montana during a public program in Cherokee, Iowa. A little yellow acrylic paint was added for the beak, a little white to highlight, and green for the pine needles. “People here think soil painting is awesome!” – Laura Jones, Naturalist, Cherokee County Conservation Board, IA.
