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Artist’s Interactive Toolkit!

May 12th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Saturday, May 12, 2012 and time for Art at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
The Artist’s Tookit

Age Range: 9 and up (approximately, with parental supervision; very young children may enjoy this with parental assistance)

This interactive, multi-media website offers an opportunity to virtually explore the visual elements and principles of art such  line, color, and shape that artists use to create works of art. 

When you get to the site you’ll see a menu on the left side of the page that includes:

*Explore the Toolkit – Watch animated demonstrations, see examples of the art from museums, and create your own compositions as you explore:

  • Line – including edge and outline.
  • Color – including primary and secondary colors as well as tints and shades.
  • Space – including depth, linear, and aerial perspectives.

*See Artists in Action – Watch movies of professional artists making original compositions.

*Encyclopedia – This terrific tool explains and demonstrates concepts such as line, shape, color, space, and texture.

 

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Easy “Spring Flower” Art Activity & More!

April 14th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Saturday, April 14, 2012 and time for Art at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Hands On: As We Grow

Age Range: All (with parental supervision)

This ad-supported website/blog is the project of a stay-at-home-mom and cake decorator who loves doing creative hands-on art activities with her young children. She shares them all on her site for free, such as the featured “Spring Flower” art activity.

When you get to the site, just scroll down the page to see the artistic results of bottle-stamped flower petals, straw blown flower stems, and thumb-printed flower centers. This is an easy art project (complete with instructions and picture illustrations) that could be fun for your entire family!

While the art projects are all designed with young children in mind, they can inspire the artist in anyone. Older children and adults can use these as a springboard to create more complicated or sophisticated works of art.

Be sure to explore the menu that is chock-full of creative ideas for nurturing the artist in every child. Topics include:

Activities – Find games and playful ways to help young children develop gross and fine motor skills.

Creations – Get a gold mine of simple art projects! There are ideas for every holiday. Plus, you’ll discover new ways to use crayons, finger paint, play dough, and even learn to make windchimes out of tin cans.

This clever mom also provides parenting advice on “how to play” and offers “ways to play” as well.

 

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Dissecting Daffodils!

February 28th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Tuesday, February 28, 2012 and time for Science at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
DaffodilUSA.com

Age Range: 8 and up (with parental supervision)

This website, sponsored by the American Daffodil Society, offers free, downloadable botany lessons using daffodils, as well as a free “Daffodil Dissection Guide.”

There are no bells and whistles here, just terrific information that you can use to enhance learning the sceince of botany through the common daffodil flower.

When you get to the site, you’ll see a menu of numbered links. Click on link #7 titled, “Youth Daffodil Projects and Award” or just scroll down the page to that section where you’ll find another menu that includes:

*Parts of a Daffodil – Download and print out a black and white daffodil botany drawing with each part of the plant clearly labeled.(pdf) Makes a great coloring page too!

*Parts of a Daffodil Text Description – Use this in conjunction with the drawing (see above). It explains the function of each part of the plant.

*Daffodil Lab – Get free instructions on how to lead a daffodil dissection. This is easy to do at home and the whole family can learn together. Includes ideas and questions that encourage discussion and enhance learning. Use with the “Guide” below…

*Daffodil Dissection Guide – Print this out to assist you in the dissection. It includes terrific photos, explanations, and a pronunciation guide for those scientific terms.

*Directions to Make “Tissue Daffodils” – A fun art project for kids!

And don’t miss the Daffodil Coloring Pages – Print out 14 pages depicting a variety of daffodils with information about each one. Assemble them all into a fun activity book for your kids – great for home learning or carschooling! 

 

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Getty Museum Art Games!

February 18th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Saturday, February 18, 2012 and time for Art at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Getty.edu

Age Range: 9 and up (with parental supervision)

The Getty Museum in Los Angeles sponsors this website that teaches kids about art through fun online games and activities.

When you get to the site you’ll see a menu of games including:

*Detail Detective – Pay attention to the detail in various works of art. Then, try to match random images to the correct piece of art.

*Match Madness – Use the power of your memory in a variety of artistic games of concentration.

*Switch – Look at two images of one painting. Can you find what’s different about them?

*Jigsaw Puzzles – Put the scrambled pieces together to assemble a work of art.

*Make Art at Home – Download free printable instructions on how to make a bookmark, mask, or your own version of Claude Monet’s Wheatstacks.

Some of these games take some time to load but it’s worth the wait. 

 

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Holiday Crafts for Kids!

December 3rd, 2011

Hi!  It’s Saturday, December 3, 2011 and time for Art at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Craft Ideas for Kids

Age Range:  All (with parental supervision)

ClickScholar Chris recommended this ad-supported, mega-crafts website that provides lots of step-by-step instructions for easy Christmas and winter crafts designed to help parents and children spend some creative quality time together. For many of these projects you only need paper, scissors, glue, and crayons or markers.

When you get to the site, you’ll see some “Google Ads” listed at the top of the page. Below them you’ll find an extensive menu of crafts (interspersed with more Google ads) that your kids are sure to enjoy making for the holiday and winter season including:

  • Paper Gingerbread Man
  • Candy Cane Paper Ornament
  • Popsicle Stick Snowflakes
  • Easy Orange Pomanders
  • Pom-Pom Snowman
  • Decoupage Christmas Candles
  • Paper Roll Santa Claus
  • Beaded Tree Ornaments
  • Links to Free Christmas Coloring Pages & More!

Click on any one for a list of materials, full instructions, and free printable craft patterns. As the website suggests, make some hot cocoa, put on some holiday tunes and enjoy a couple of afternoons helping your kids create wonderful holiday craft projects that make great decorations and gifts!

When you’re through exploring the kids section at this site, use the menu to find free craft patterns and tutorials for every season and for every age and ability.  

 

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Free Coloring Pages, Dot-To-Dots, Puzzes, And More!

September 17th, 2011

Hi!  It’s Saturday, September 17, 2011 and time for Electives at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Coloring4All

Age Range: 4-10 (approximately, with parental supervision)

A ClickSchooling subscriber suggested this Google-ad supported website that offers a range of fun, free, creative activities for kids. When you get to the site you’ll see a brief introduction, an icon menu of online coloring pages, and a horizontal menu that includes:

*Coloring – Children can virtually color pictures of cartoon and storybook characters as well animals and everyday things.

*Printables – Print out black and white drawings of favorite storybook and animation characters as well items like flowers and a snowman – and color them offline.

*Puzzles – Put jigsaw puzzles together online. Choose from a selection of images, then click a button to cut it into jigsaw pieces. Drag-and-drop the pieces into place. 

*Drawing – Virtually draw anything you like online. Simply select the colors and tools you want to use and create your very own masterpiece.

*Dot-to-Dot – You can play these games online or print them out to do offline.  Simply draw a continuous line, following a sequence of numbered dots, to reveal a picture of a rabbit, mushroom, elephant, and more!  A great way to practice number and counting skills!

Because there are randomly generated Google Ads on this site, parents should preview the site and supervision Internet use.

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