Check out Jarrett J. Krosoczk, author & illustrator, on YouTube for lots of instructional art videos for kids!
Instructional Art Videos for Kids
Free Online Drawing Videos with Wendy MacNaughton
Follow Wendy MacNaughton, “NYT bestselling Illustrator/friendly quarantine art teacher!” on Instagram for free and fun online drawing videos for kids!
Quarantine Art Club with Carson Ellis
Join illustrator Carson Ellis for Quarantine Art Club - a series of drawing prompts and videos for kids of all ages!
Free Architecture Activities
A list of free and fun educational activities for kids such as building a paper house and castle creation.
There’s even a free download of “Architecture: It’s Elementary”
Put out by the Architecture Institute of and the Michigan Architecture Association, this amazing book contains lesson plans and activities for kids from kindergarten through 5th grade. Many can be adapted for festivals or for fun at home.
Whitney Kids Art Challenge
“These [free] art projects are designed especially for kids and grown-ups to do together. All of the activities are based on works of art in the Whitney's collection. They introduce you to some of the diverse ways that artists think and work, and we hope they inspire the artist in you too!”
Make a Pen Cap Bracelet!
Free Zoom Games and Activity Ideas
Zoom has quickly become a valuable resource during this time - offering our communities the opportunity to engage socially with each other while social distancing and supporting educators (and students!) in online learning.
It’s also a great resource for having fun!
Check out this free list of Zoom games and activity ideas for all ages.
Go Green! Recycle Old, Dried Out Markers into Paint!
Sparkling Tin Lanterns | Ages 5+
“These sparkly lanterns light up a winter’s night and are festive gifts to bring to a holiday party. Make a different pattern for each person on your gift list.”
Ages 5+
Take a Free Visit to a National Park
“Got a bit of downtime? Take a trip to a national park from wherever you are! Many national park sites across the country offer digital tours and experiences that you can access anytime, anywhere. From digitally diving under the sea to watching the cherry blossom trees bloom, there are countless ways to #FindYourPark”
Weaving Experiments | Finding Use for Your Yarn Scraps
“If you’re like me, you have a large collection of yarn scraps that are just long enough to not want to throw them away. So what do you do with your yarn scraps?”
Projects include:
Free Instructions to Make 15 Musical Instruments at Home
“Want to make your own homemade instruments? In this article, we’ll show you how to make 15 fantastic homemade musical instruments, including a guitar, flute, and xylophone.”
Free Daily Creativity Prompts
“With schools closed and people spending extended periods of time in isolation, sheltering in place, or on lockdown because of the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, Stone Soup is designing new programs and additional activities to keep you busy, engaged and creative.
Every weekday we are posting a new prompt with an activity–Daily Creativity. These prompts challenge you to make a piece of writing (a poem, a journal entry, a story outline, a review) or art, or music, or a spoken word recording, or other piece of creative work, each day.”
How to Recycle Old Crayons Into New Ones + Other Projects
Thanks to Sarah for sharing this website with us!
This page contains this project plus many others, categorized by DIY Projects, Needlecrafts, Paper Crafts, Kids’ Crafts, Hobbies, Beadwork & More!
Crocker Art Museum - At Home Art Resources
The Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento is a great resource for art history facts, whether you’re looking for ways to engage your kids or just want to enrich your own day.
Check out their website for interesting art of the day stories and videos, livestreams, articles live, virtual programs like Thursday Nights In, online art classes, curator talks, and more!
Storytelling: Imagineering in a Box
“Disney's Imagineering in a Box allows you to explore different aspects of theme park design, from characters to ride development. Get ready to bring your own magic as you design a theme park of your very own!”
Free Online Workshops & Tutorial Videos by Strathmore Artist Papers
Strathmore Artist Papers is offering a growing list of online workshops on their website.
You can also follow them on Facebook, where they announce newly added online workshops.
25 Theatre-Related Online Resources for Kids and Families to Get You Through COVID-19
A list of remote classrooms, virtual craft and dance workshops, celebrity bedtime stories, and much more.”
Drawing Projects for Kids (or Grown-up Kids!)
This website offers LOTS of free tutorials with pictures and step by step “how-to” instructions to draw SO many different items from a hot air balloon, to half-face portraits to cakes - and so much more!
World of Wonders Science Museum
Our friends at World of Wonders Science Museum in downtown Lodi, CA have a page of At Home Resources on their website as well as a YouTube channel full of projects and experiments for kids of all ages.