Albright-Knox Art Games. http://www.kids.albrightknox.org
This interactive site engages children in art activities that help them to learn about artists and the works of art in the collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York.
American Treasures. http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/
Divided into three main areas—Memory, Reason, and Imagination—with approximately twenty items in each, this site is exceptionally rich. It is to be a continuously updated exhibit at the Library of Congress.
Cartoonster. http://cartoonster.kidzdom.com
This site is a site worth visiting if you are interested in learning about the basics of cartoon animation. Created by a teenager, there are simple tutorials that help you understand the concepts of frame by frame animation.
Carving at Skidegate. http://www.Spruceroots.org/PoleSite/Haida.html
Photographs and text indicate the elaborate nature of totem pole carving.
Color with Leo http://www.colorwithleo.com/
Explore the world of art through interactive games, hands-on activities, and lessons with a young Leonardo da Vinci.
Getty Games http://www.getty.edu/gettygames/
It takes an sharp eye and a quick hand to win these games featuring masterpieces of art.
Directions for art projects are also available here.
Origami. http://www.origami.as/home.html
Clear instructions and elegant models in the traditional Japanese art of paperfolding from Joseph Wu in Japan. Contains links to many other origami sites, including “How to Make an Origami Crane.”
Oriland. http://www.oriland.com
This extensive site offers an origami world to explore, an opportunity to design cities with fold paper models, basic techniques and tips, and a studio with clear directions for folding more than 70 forms, as well as poetry and games.
The Artist's Toolkit http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit
Explore elements such as line, color, and balance by watching animated demonstrations, creating your own compositions, and watching video clips of artists in action.
The Imagination Factory. http://www.kid-at-art.com
This site provides art activities using recycled materials. Ideas and clear directions can be found for painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, fiber arts, and crafts from recycled media.
The Renaissance Connection http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/
Sponsored by the Allentown Art Museum, this interactive Web site provides engaging activities while learning about the Renaissance's artists and history.
Thetoymaker.com http://www.thetoymaker.com
The artist provides samples of her work in the form of printable paper toys and crafts. Various holidays are represented as well as more generic toys. Stories and the artist's online journal are available to read.
World Wide Art Gallery. http://www.theartgallery.com.au/kidsart.html
See examples of art done by children from around the world, and connect to links of art activities and information about art and art history.
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