Jamaica
Capital - Kingston with a population of just over 73,000 people.
National Bird - The Doctor Bird
Total Land Area - 4,181 Square Miles
Population Density - 2,835,225 people with 678 people/square mile
Language - Jamaican Patois (Creole or Patwa) used in everyday speech and English (mostly used in formal contexts)
Religion - Christianity and Rastafarianism (An Abrahamic Religion which began in Jamaica in the 1930’s celebrating celebrating African culture and promoting love, unity, and respect.)
National Animal - The “Doctor Bird” otherwise known as the red-billed scissortailed hummingbird. Why is it called a “Doctor Bird? The erect black crest and tails resemble the top hat and long tail coats doctors used to wear in the old days. Other schools of thought believe that it refers to the way the birds lance the flowers with their bills to extract nectar.
Where is Jamaica in the Caribbean?
A Youtube short highlighting interesting facts about Jamaica
10 minutes good overview of Jamaica including food, reggae music
Jamaica’s amazing history in short
Interesting Facts about Jamaica – A read, not a video, but interesting
Quick video all about Jamaica for young kids
Nira goes to Jamaica (animated story type for children ages 4-8 or so)
For Activities for Art and drawing/origami for kids, here is my list of suggested artists. You can look on their YouTube channel and specifically search for topics like, “hummingbirds”, “tropical scene”, “palm trees” “mangoes”, “lizards”, “guitar” etc. If you and your child enjoy putting your hands into artwork - this would be a good place to start anyway. There is something for everyone no matter your “skill” level.
Preschool through 104 years old.
Origami - Art For Kids Hub Origami
Watercolor Painting Tutorials:
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
***For Beginners in Acrylic Painting
Step by Step Painting with Tracie Kiernan
Createful Art with Ashley Krieger
***For All Stages in Acrylic Painting
The Art Sherpa – probably over a 1000 different teaching tutorials. Some are basic – others are advanced. She is no longer living, but there is a wealth of painting tutorial help here.
***For Experienced Painters (ready for more of a challenge)
Angela Anderson – also varies in difficulty, some for beginners, but probably a bit more advanced for many - but has step by step instructions
Michele the Painter – Some videos you can’t learn from unless you are a patreon member, but a lot you can just watch from YouTube.
Joni Young – A Canadian Artist with simple techniques to produce stunning results.
