How to Draw Kenya’s Sights and Symbols

Kenya is a land of contrasts. Some of Kenya’s people, such as the Masai, still live off the land while other Kenyans have flocked to its busy cities. This famous home of exotic wildlife is also the site of some of the world’s oldest evidence of human life, found in the Great Rift Valley at Koobi Fora by famous archeologist Richard Leakey. As they enjoy learning about this unique country, children will learn to draw sights such as giraffes and wildebeests as well as famous Jomo Kenyatta, leader of Kenya’s independence movement, and bomas, a type of hut built by Kenya’s native people.