Arts
and Crafts
- A. Pintura: Art Detective - An online game where you are a detective
trying to solve the mystery of a missing painting. A fun way
to learn about art composition, famous artists and their paintings.
Grades 4 and up.
http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/index.html
- Art Gallery - Reading and art lessons that expose children
to famous artists such as Vincent van Gogh while teaching them
about compound words and opposites. Suggested for grades K-3.
http://www.starfall.com/n/level-b/art/load.htm?f
- The @rt Room
- Virtual art room for kids. A fun place to be creative and learn
about famous artists and their work.
http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/
- Arts and Crafts: A Rainy Day Resource
Page - Includes coloring
book pictures, recipes, and instructions for making the basics
like playdough, bubbles, and finger paints. Some activities require
parental help.
http://www.cpinternet.com/%7Esarah/rdr010.html
- Crayola - Lots of activities, crafts and fun
facts about crayons.
http://www.crayola.com/
- DLTK's
Printable Crafts for Kids
- DLTK Kids specializes in printable cut, color, and glue projects
for dozens of topics. There is heavy advertising on the site,
but an option is provided for printing the templates without
ads.
http://www.dltk-kids.com/
- Dollhouse
Sites - a list of sites
of famous dollhouses, dollhouse museums and tips for building
your own.
- Make-a-Flake
- Try your hand at making your own virtual snowflake. Click (don't
drag) your scissors from point to point. You'll know your scissors
are snipping when the indicator changes from red to green. When
your snowflake is complete, you can download it, print it, email
it to a friend, or go back to the gallery and look for it there.
http://snowflakes.lookandfeel.com/
- Paper Snowflakes
http://www.highhopes.com/snowflakes.html
- Portrait
Artist.org - Lessons
on how to draw portraits of people. Includes illustrated tutorials
on drawing the features of the face, tips on using color, how
to avoid common mistakes, and advice for beginners. For high
school and motivated middle school students.
http://portrait-artist.org/
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Duluth Public Library, 520 W. Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802
