Art & Music
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  1. Mixing Colors
    Listen and read the sentences in the box below the picture to see what paint brushes to click.

  2. Art Activities from BBC
    Click Colour Factory to drag colors into the mixer and click the Mix button to see what color they make. Several other activities offered.

  3. Carmine's Introduction to Color from Sanford Art Edventures
    Interactive information about color. Take the color quiz.
    Click here for many additional art adventure activities.

  4. Crayola

  5. 3D Stars
    Instructions for making 3-D Stars, Snowflakes, and other paper items. Bring supplies to lab and follow directions.

  6. Art Safari from MOMA
    Look at a few examples of paintings and sculpture then click Make Your Own Art. Use the on screen toolbar to manipulate the objects as you create.

  7. Destination Modern Art from MOMA

  8. The Color Wheel by Fact Monster
    Begin reading about primary colors and the color wheel. Follow the arrow at the end to continue learning about shades, tints, and more.

  9. Crayons & Computers
    Read about some art works by famous artists and try fun projects. Some use the computer's Paint program. A Teacher's Page with tips is offered.
    More of these projects can be found by clicking here.

  10. NGA (National Gallery of Art) Kids' Page
    Create art online with Pixel Face, the Collage Machine, and other tools. Lizzie & Gordon Visit the Sculpture Garden - online story.

  11. Arts Workshop
    Try Focus On Sculpture then Does Sculpture Have A Purpose.

  12. Strange Combinations
    Read about and experiment with works of art that contain unusual color combinations, odd shapes, etc.

  13. Ace Pintura Art Detective
    Read the screen and follow directions to learn about some famous works of art.

  14. Silly Billy's Computer Art Center
    Learn how to use paint programs. Great explanation of picture file types, jpeg & gif, and megapixels.

  15. Art Institute of Chicago's Kids Page
    Click an artist's signature to see his work. Begin by clicking the paw print beside "games".
  16. Draw and Color With Uncle Fred star_smallj.jpg (51789 bytes)
    Bring paper and pencil and follow along. Step by step instructions for drawing a cartoon chimpanzee, penguin, Super Jack, a chef, and others. Includes How to Draw A Penguin with Uncle Fred. Bring paper & pencil. Follow the simple step by step instructions.

     
  17. Primary Art from BBC
    Watch videos to see how to paint a countryside, forest, and lough. What's a lough? Use an online dictionary to look it up and hear it pronounced.

  18. Billy Bear's Learn to Draw
    Penguins, eyes, hands, and more.

  19. Draw With John Bianci
    Bring paper & pencil. Follow the simple steps for a surprise ending using a technique some artists actually use to create their drawings.  

  20. Chunky Monkey
    Cartoon lessons for kids.

  21. Mark Kistler's Imagination Station
    Learn to draw 3-D. Follow along online lessons and videos.

  22. Segmation
    The digital version of Paint by Number. You'll want to use the Zoom tool button offered for a better view as you work. Presidents, Curious George, Monet, and many other categories offered.

  23. Art Sparkers

  24. Cartoons by BBC

  25. Cartoon Creation by Tracy Beaker
    Create your own cartoon with these templates and play it.

  26. How Do You Feel?
    Click to manipulate the face. Change the slant of the eyebrows and notice how the expression changes from happy to angry. Use the tips you learn as you draw your own face in Paint or on paper.

  27. Learn to Draw with Talent Teacher

  28. Drawing in One Point Perspective

  29. Picturing America from NEH.gov

  30. Is Photography Art?

  31. Fiber Art
    Try to match the art sample with the country where it originated. Match them all then you'll see each one with a description. Follow-up Activity Ideas: Discuss the fabric art we commonly see in the U.S. today and create t-shirt designs. Print on iron-on transfer paper.
    Visit the Art For Your Feet site to read about the different types of shoes in famous paintings. You can design your own shoes.

  32. Alfy's Music Mania

  33. Piano Mouse Concentration

  34. Kids' Domain Music Games

  35. Digital Composer Sounds of Science from Girls Go Tech
    Type 4 digit codes into each section to create your own song.

  36. Music Maker by iKnow That

  37. Mother Goose Rocks
    Listen & sing along to The Wheels on the Bus, the Alphabet Song, and many others. Try Make a Movie to make a music video using slides provided.

  38. Sing-a-Long Songs

  39. New York Philharmonic for Kids
    Excellent!

  40. San Francisco Symphony for Kids
    Fantastic site. Be sure to try the Composerizer, the Radio, and the Music Lab to learn about tempo, harmony, and much more.

  41. Dallas Symphony for Kids
    Another informative site. Beethoven Baseball is a hoot! A helpful Teachers Section is offered.

  42. Musical Mysteries
    Read and click as you work through the mystery.

  43. CYKE (Cyber Knowledge and Emotion)
    Click to enter the Land of CYKE, and then click the Castle. Inside the castle find and click the Music Hall.

  44. Classics for Kids
    Click Games for online activities including the Note Name Game, Compose Your Own Music, Composer Time Machine, and Be a Rockin' Rhythm Master.
    Click Music Dictionary to hear the names of instruments plus listen to the sounds they make. Can you pronounce contrabassoon?

  45. Tritone Music - Lessons with Freddy
    First time users click Orientation to see how the site works - listen and watch the orientation, Getting Started.

  46. Creating Music

  47. Zeeks' Virtual Piano

  48. The Piano Player by FunBrain
    Read music.

  49. Toy Theatre
    Composer, under the Music heading. Click a note and drag it to the staff to create a song. Try Piano Puppet also. See the Art section for the Sculpture Machine, the fantastic Animation Station, and other fun activities.

  50. What is Baroque Music?
    Click the topics in the side menu to read about and listen to music.

  51. Balloon Drums
    See and listen to balloon drums. Follow directions to make your own.

  52. Perfect Pitch
    Meet the players on the orchestral team.

Boredom Busters
Instructions for things you can make offline.

  1. Rainy Day Craft Ideas for Children
    Recipes for fun such as "Gak", "Bubble Prints", "Cinnamon Christmas Ornaments", and others.

  2. DLTK's Printable Crafts for Kids
    Timely project featured such as "In Like A Lion, Out Like A Lamb" for March. Other project ideas are listed as well.
    Teachers, the "Alphabuddies" are too cute!

  3. Amazing Moms
    Click on any of the simple projects such as "Toothpick Architecture", "Envelope Art", "Finger-tip Painting", and more.

  4. Elmer's
    Gobs of projects here. Read the online instructions to make them. 

  5. Holiday and Special Event Craft Templates
    Craft ideas for holidays plus special events and themes such as "Johnny Appleseed", "President's Day", "First Day of Spring", etc.

  6. Michael's Kids' Club

  7. Crayola Art Techniques  & Inspiring Ideas
    Learn interesting new ways to use crayons, markers, colored pencils, paint, and clay.

  8. Art Lesson Plans from Princeton, Incredible Art Department