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BULLET African-Americans in the Visual Arts
This exhibit tells the story of the African-American artists' quest for creative recognition in their chosen art forms.

 

BULLET Inside the Mummies
Discover what's inside a real mummy.

 

BULLET Air By America
This online exhibit will guide you through how aircrafts have evolved over the years.

 

BULLET Jackson Pollock
Use this interactive art feature to paint like the master himself.

 

BULLET All About Art
Learn about twelve artists including their lives, the styles in which they painted, and some of their famous works.

 

BULLET Kids' Castle
Kids' Castle features articles written about sports, history, the arts, travel, science and air and space, all with great photos. And, of course, Kids' Castle has lots of fun and challenging games.

 

BULLET American Museum of Papermaking
Take a virtual tour of the history of paper.

 

BULLET Knights in Central Park
Find out what it was like to be a knight in shining armor.

 

BULLET Aminah's World
This artist combines traditional art materials with found objects and everyday materials such as buttons, cloth, leather, twigs, shells, and more!

 

BULLET The Land the Design Forgot
Learn about different design techniques and why they are important.

 

BULLET Antique Telephone History
Find pictures and articles of the phone throughout history.

 

BULLET Landscape Adventure
Learn about landscape paintings, then create three landscapes of your own.

 

BULLET Art & Culture of the Incas
Take a look at this pictorial tribute to the pottery, gold work, and masonry of the Incas.

 

BULLET Landscapes in Art
Learn about the themes involved in creating landscapes to the history behind them.

 

BULLET Art Everywhere
Learn about the elements of art and principles of design.

 

BULLET Leonardo da Vinci
Learn this Renaissance man, artist and animal lover.

 

BULLET Art in the Abstract
Find out why some artists choose to work in the abstract.

 

BULLET Let's Walk the Block
See Harlem street life through the eyes of Romare Bearden.

 

BULLET Art of the Stamp
Take a tour through this exhibit of stamp illustrations from the past 50 years. 

 

BULLET

Make a splash With Color
Have fun learning how objects, our eyes, and mind determine how we perceive color.

 

BULLET Art Kids
Take a look around and have fun with art.

 

BULLET Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History
Explore the development of art from prehistory to the present.

 

BULLET Art Safari
Take an adventure with animals in art.

 

BULLET Microsoft Art Collection
Find out how Microsoft has also opened windows on the art world.

 

BULLET Art That Tells a Story
Art objects that can tell many stories.

 

BULLET Modernism
Discover how modern art has progressed.

 

BULLET Artcyclopedia
Search, by artist name, by subject and nationality this directory for links to museum quality artwork.

 

BULLET Mosaic Artists
A gallery showcase for members of the Mosaic Artists Group.

 

BULLET Artful Animals
Explore how African artists create works of art using images based on animals.

 

BULLET Multicultural Education through Miniatures
Includes photos, maps, stories, and games of handmade dolls and puppets from all over the world.

 

BULLET Artissimo
A gallery of art and stories created in the National Gallery of Canada.

 

BULLET Museum of Yo-Yo
History chronicles spinning through the ages, with online exhibits of rare and vintage yo-yos and profiles of the people and patents behind the toy.

 

BULLET Artist Toolkit
Explore the tools that artists use like line, color, and balance to build works of art.

 

BULLET Museum of Woodworking Tools
Find information and descriptions of woodworking tools and techniques that once existed but are now gone.

 

BULLET Artopia
Explore the arts and create your own online portfolio.

 

BULLET MuseumSpot.com
Brings museum resources together in one convenient spot.

 

BULLET Barbwire
Read the history of barbwire and learn how it's made.

 

BULLET National Apple Museum
Follow the journey of an apple from germination to the local supermarket.

 

BULLET Baseball Cards 1887-1914
This collection has more than one thousand major and minor league ballplayers, from teams in thirteen leagues and seventy-five cities in the United States and Canada.

 

BULLET

National Gallery of Art
Go on adventures with art with activities and projects.

 

BULLET Bicycle Museum of America
See pictures from one of the largest private collections of bicycles in the world.

 

BULLET National Inventors Hall of Fame
Here’s a list of all inductees into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Each inventor's page lists his major accomplishments and the highlights of his life.

 

BULLET Bubble Blowers Museum
Check out this collection of bubble blowers.

 

BULLET National Museum of African Art
Tour the many galleries highlighting the beauty of African Art.

 

BULLET Canstruction
Check out these works of art all create with cans. After the show the food cans are donated to a good cause.

 

BULLET National Postal Museum
Explore America's postal history from colonial times to the present.

 

BULLET Cézanne's Astonishing Apples
Explore Paul Cezanne's apple-themed art.

 

BULLET National Toy Hall of Fame
Check out this collection that recognize toys that have achieved longevity and national significance in the world of play and imagination.

 

BULLET Childe Hassam
Have some fun while you learn about paintings by Childe Hassam, American Impressionist.

 

BULLET Native American Art
View paintings that portray the Native American culture.

 

BULLET Common Threads
Unravel the world of textiles by examining them from this collection.

 

BULLET Ocean Planet
Celebrate the spectacular diversity of the oceans and examine the environmental issues they now face.

 

BULLET Country Dog Gentlemen
These dogs will guide you on an adventure to learn about famous artworks.

 

BULLET On the Roof
Check out these works of art displayed on the roof top.

 

BULLET Creative Creatures
These artists from around the world are making amazing animal sculptures from trash and recyclables.

 

BULLET

Out of This World
This art collection, from the National Air and Space Museum, features many artists' interpretation of important moments during different eras of space exploration.

 

BULLET Curious Corner
Explore your curiosities with these fun games.

 

BULLET Pencil Sculptures
Check out the sculptures made from colored pencils.

 

BULLET Cyber Telephone Museum
Information and pictures about antique telephones.

 

BULLET

Phototropism
Learn how how artists are creating living sculptures and create one yourself.

 

BULLET The Cyber Toaster Museum
Check out the toaster's evolution with pictures from the past.

 

BULLET A Pintura: Art Detective
Be an art history detective where you must identify the artist of a mystery painting.

 

BULLET The Dancers and Degas
Explore the world of a ballet dancer through Edgar Degas works of art.

 

BULLET Pre-Raphaelites
Get information about artists and the techniques they used.

 

BULLET Destination Modern Art
Take an interactive tour of this online gallery and find information about the techniques, media and inspiration of Modern Art artists.

 

BULLET Rembrandt
View these works of the artist, including numerous self-portraits.

 

BULLET Diamond Ranch
Interact with cowboys from the Diamond R Ranch to learn the code cowboys live by....honesty, integrity and plain hard work.

 

BULLET Renaissance Connection
Travel 500 years into the past to discover many Renaissance innovations.

 

BULLET Discovering Turner
Play with fun and popular subjects in art.

 

BULLET Sandsational Sand Sculpting Gallery
Check out these sand sculptors.

 

BULLET Dot Paintings
These painting were created using only dots of paint.

 

BULLET Show Me
Check out a huge collection of fun online games and cool interactive content produced by the UK's museums and galleries.

 

BULLET

Early American Paintings
Check out this collection of art from colonial times that includes a timeline and a list of artwork by region, artist, and genre.

 

BULLET The Smithsonian Institution
See what's new, and old, at America's museum.

 

BULLET Etch-A-Sketch Gallery
View these works of art all done with an Etch-A-Sketch.

 

BULLET Steamboat Gallery
Take a look at these steamboats and paddlewheelers.

 

BULLET Explorations
Discover some of the stories in Himalayan art as you explore pictures by looking, thinking and questioning.

 

BULLET Sue at the Field Museum
Visit Sue, the largest, most complete, and best preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex.

 

BULLET Exploratorium Learning Studio
Check out these illusions of color and vision.

 

BULLET Time Line of Art History
The Timeline of Art History provides an overview of the history of art as illustrated and represented in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection.

 

BULLET Explore Color
Patrick Heron can get you creative with color.

 

BULLET Tracy Lee Stum
Take a look at this 3D chalk artists street paintings.

 

BULLET

Face It
Explore elements of some symbolism in paintings, read about the artists and see close-up details of the paintings.

 

BULLET Under Water Gallery
Take a look at this collection of underwater photographs from around the world.

 

BULLET Fire + Earth
Explore these ceramic pieces with cutting-edge technology that allows you to examine the works from every angle.

 

BULLET Walk through a Victorian House
Travel back in time and take an interactive tour through a Victorian house from 1870.

 

BULLET Fireworks of Glass
Check out Dale Chihuly's largest and permanent installation of blown glass.

 

BULLET Walt Disney Family Museum
Find information about the life, work, and philosophy of Walt Disney.

 

BULLET From Cave Art to Your Art
Explore the ways that artists use art media and make a video showing what they've inspired you to create.

 

BULLET Warhol's World
Take this quiz and discover Andy Warhol's art work and what type of artist he wanted to be.

 

BULLET Getty Games
Explore works of art with these games.

 

BULLET WebMuseum
A list of artists and information about their famous works of art.

 

BULLET Gilbert Stuart Making Faces
Explore the life and work of Gilbert Stuart.

 

BULLET What Is It?
Can you guess the details of the art work?

 

BULLET Grandma Moses
Learn about this self-taught folk-art artist who started painting when she was over 70 years old.

 

BULLET The Wizard of Oz
Check out the Library of Congress collection and other memorabilia borrowed other collectors for this American classic.

 

BULLET Harmony: The Birds of America
Relax with this multimedia site featuring birds painted by John James Audubon, the famous 19th century naturalist.

 

BULLET The Wonderful Styles of Art
Learn about the four different styles of art: Cubism, Surrealism, Pop Art, and Post-Impressionism.

 

BULLET Harring Kids
Try these fun interactive activities to inspire a love of learning and art.

 

BULLET Work of Art
Understand that a work of art isn't just an object.

 

BULLET The History of Eating Utensils
View the on-line exhibit featuring the knife, fork and spoon.

 

BULLET World Ceramics
Explore and learn about the many ways ceramics have been made, used and decorated throughout the world.

 

BULLET History Wired
Investigate objects from the National Museum of American History with this interactive exhibit.

 

BULLET World Myths and Legends in Art
Discover how artists have been inspired by myths and legends and have given them visual form.

 

BULLET I am an Artist
Explore many arts topics with video lessons.

 

BULLET World's Transportation Commission Photograph Collection
This collection dates from 1894 -1896, and contains views of foreign countries and their native forms of transportation.

 

BULLET Inside Art
An adventure in art history which explores a painting from the inside out.

 

BULLET Your Paintings
These paintings are from the UK national collection of oil paintings, the stories behind them and where to see them for real.

 

BULLET Zoom to Fun and Adventure
Fun activities and stories for kids from the Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose.

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Dance and Music

BULLET All Music Guide
Browse from artist to artist to find biographies and album reviews.

 

BULLET KIDiddles
Offers the lyrics to hundreds of children's songs and lullabies.

 

BULLET And They Kept on Dancing
Information about five types of organized dances and some of the people that have influenced these styles.

 

BULLET KidzSing Garden of Song
Kids of all ages can sing along Songs to their favorite song.

 

BULLET Aria of the Sea DanceMaker
Create your own dance with this animated ballerina.

 

BULLET Ludwig van Beethoven
Learn all you need to know about Beethoven.

 

BULLET Artsology
Learn about visual art, music, literature and dance through fun games and activities.

 

BULLET Make Musical Instruments
Create your own instruments and start your own band.

 

BULLET Beethoven Rocks!
Get to know classical music's biggest star.

 

BULLET Move and Mixer
Create your own dance moves.

 

BULLET Big Drum
Make one of these percussion-making activities that use everyday objects!

 

BULLET Music
Listen and learn about the music of six musicians.

 

BULLET Bitesize Music
Finely tune your musical knowledge.

 

BULLET Music Acvtivities
Have fun with these games and quizzes about music.

 

BULLET Bus Songs
Find lyrics songs you can sing at camp, on the bus from TV themes to nursery rhymes.

 

BULLET The Music of Sound
Listen to the melodies found throughout the world.

 

BULLET Campfire Songbook
Silly songs to sing is in this collection, plus a few yells, clapping games, and skits.

 

BULLET Musical Lanterns
Create a song with Chinese instruments.

 

BULLET Celebrating Jazz
Review important elements of Jazz music.

 

BULLET Musical Mysteries
Robbie and Curly have some Musical Mysteries to solve and need your help.

 

BULLET Children’s Music Web
Listen to music and stories and get information on your favorite children’s musicians.

 

BULLET National Anthems
Listen to national anthems from around the world.

 

BULLET Chorus
Learn about the different parts in chorus, and how a middle school chorus sings together to make beautiful music.

 

BULLET Name That Children’s Tune
In how many notes can you name these tunes?

 

BULLET Classical Music Archives of Tchaikovsky
Listen to this popular composer’s symphonies and orchestral favorites.
BULLET Odd Music Gallery
Get an earful of some unusual instruments.

 

BULLET Classic For Kids
Learn about music from A-Z!

 

BULLET Perfect Pitch
Meet the all-star the instruments of the orchestra.

 

BULLET Continental Harmony
Create an arrangement of a melody or tour the roots of American popular music.

 

BULLET Play a Piano
Play this piano and see what the sound waves look like as you change the notes.

 

BULLET Creating Music
Discover fun and easy ways to make music.

 

BULLET Play Music
Learn all about what it's like to play in an orchestra.

 

BULLET Dance Kids
Learn about different types of dancing from around the world.

 

BULLET Popular Songs in American History
Find out what songs were popular during various periods in American history.

 

BULLET Dances of India
Learn about the seven classical dances practiced in India.

 

BULLET San Francisco Symphony Kids Site
Provides a great way for people of all ages to hear, learn, and have fun with music.

 

BULLET Electronic Musical Instrument 1870 – 1990
Trace the history of electronic music all the way back to the 1870s. Includes info on instruments and their inventors up to the 1980s.

 

BULLET Science of Music
The Exploratorium brings music to your ears with online exhibits, films, and questions that explore the science of music.

 

BULLET Face the Music
Musical instruments are fascinating and their history goes back for thousands of years. Learn about them and create your own music!

 

BULLET Sing-A-Long Songs
Search for lyrics and tunes to your favorite songs.

 

BULLET Folk Dancing
Learn a few different folk dances from different cultures.

 

BULLET So you want to play a musical instrument?
Get tips on taking up a musical instrument.

 

BULLET Free Kids Music
Listen to songs from your favorite music artist.

 

BULLET Song Writer’s Hall of Fame
Search for your favorite song writer.

 

BULLET From the Top
Explore the world of young classical musicians.

 

BULLET Songs & Poems
Here are songs and poems about the seasons, holidays, animals, language, math, school, family and friends and lots more!

 

BULLET Glee Radio
Listen to the songs that have been sung on the show. 

 

BULLET Songs and Rhymes of All Nations
Learn the tunes and poems that kids grow up with all over the world.

 

BULLET Global Groovin’
Listen to instruments unique sound, and create original music by mixing those instruments with percussion tracks and environmental sounds.

 

BULLET The Sound Lounge
Explore how we create and manipulate music and how it manipulates us.

 

BULLET Guide to the Orchestra
A fun way to learn a little bit about musical instruments and how they all play together to make an Orchestra.

 

BULLET Sounds from the Orchestra
Get information on instruments that play in the orchestra and sound clips of the orchestra playing music. You can even see how to make some instruments.

 

BULLET Guitar and Bass Timeline
Learn about the instruments that helped make rock 'n' roll and listen to a few of the famous riffs that they've recorded over the years.

 

BULLET Step Up To Dance
Dance lovers and anyone else develop your understanding of and appreciation for dance.

 

BULLET Halloween Carols
Sing special Halloween lyrics to familiar songs.

 

BULLET Studio to Stage
Find out about famous dancers, their technique, and various aspects of the performance itself.

 

BULLET History of Dance
A brief history of ballroom, country, fad, flamenco, jazz and Latin dance.

 

BULLET This Day in Music History
Get a daily listing of what happened on this day in music history.

 

BULLET Instrument Encyclopedia
You can search, browser by type or find by geographical origin, information about instruments from around the world.

 

BULLET TurnTables
Think you'd make a phat DJ? Here's your chance to find out! Select a beat, choose a scratch, and rock on.

 

BULLET Introduction to Reading Music
This webpage introduces the most important topics in reading music in a very easy to understand way.

 

BULLET Vegetable Orchestra
One of a kind orchestra that performs on instruments made of fresh vegetables.

 

BULLET Jazz for Young People
Find about the history of jazz and its artists through recordings, readings, photographs, video, and fun activities.

 

BULLET World Music Composer
Use recordings of instruments from around the world to create your own musical composition.

 

BULLET Jazz in Time
Follow this interactive timeline through the development and history of America's classical music: jazz.

 

BULLET The World of CD’s
Find out how CD’s are made.

 

BULLET Jazz Kids
Learn about cool jazz musicians, make your own music, or improvise!

 

BULLET Yahoo! Kids Music
Get facts and photos for all the biggest names in music.

 

BULLET Juice Bottle Jingles
Play a song by tapping the bottles or follow the instructions for filling your own bottles at home.

 

BULLET Young and Young at Heart!
Sing along to some of your favorite songs.

 

BULLET Young Dancers
Get advice on how to get ahead in the world of dance.

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Arts and Crafts

BULLET 100 Home-Made Gift Ideas
Gift ideas for any occasion.

 

BULLET Kendra's Coloring Book
Lots of pictures to color right on the web or to print out. 

 

BULLET Access Art
Be creative with these online workshops.

 

BULLET Kerpoof
Discover your creativity by creating artwork, an animation, a printed card and more!

 

BULLET Activity TV
Find lots of fun activities with video instructions and printables.

 

BULLET Learn to Draw
Learn to draw the easy way.

 

BULLET Art Attacks
Try some of these art projects and have some fun!

 

BULLET Learn to Knit & Crochet
Read about differences between knitting and crochet, and get some project ideas.

 

BULLET Art Games
Create art and play games online while learning about painting and sculpture.

 

BULLET Learn 2 Scrapbook
Start your own scrapbook and fill it with memories.

 

BULLET Art Kids Rule
A neat place for playing, learning and creating.

 

BULLET Little Artist Coloring Pages
Color pictures of the alphabet, numbers, and bears.

 

BULLET The Art of Puppetry
Explore the history of puppets and learn how other cultures use them.

 

BULLET Looney Tunes Activity Sheets
Have lots of fun with your favorite toon!

 

BULLET Arts & Crafts
Find lots of links to crafts to keep you busy everyday of the year.

 

BULLET Make-a-Flake
Create your own virtual snowflake.

 

BULLET ArtsyFartsy
A place to be creative.

 

BULLET Make Do and Mend
Create a puppet from recycle materials, name it and write your puppet story.

 

BULLET The Art Zone
Interactive art you can make online.

 

BULLET Mondrimat
A simple system which lets you experiment with space, color and visual rhythm.

 

BULLET Aunt Annie's Craft Page
A new craft project every week. Fun for all!

 

BULLET Native American Basketry
Discover a variety of basket weaving techniques.

 

BULLET Bedazzled
Interactive online fashion magazine.

 

BULLET Oatmeal Box Pinhole Cameras
Find out how to make your own camera from a cardboard box.

 

BULLET Beginning Sewing
From basting to buttonholes, seams to stitching, this site provides the beginner with the basics for sewing.

 

BULLET Paint by Numbers
Learn about this painting technique that became very popular in the early 1950's.

 

BULLET Bottlecaps to Brushes
Discover the endless possibilities of creating art.

 

BULLET Paint Pictures Online
Use the mouse as a paintbrush and paint the pictures.

 

BULLET A Brush with Wildlife
Learn how to use art principles like balance, contrast, movement, and proportion to compose a powerful art composition.

 

BULLET Papel Picado
Learn how to make your design by cutting shapes into tissue paper.

 

BULLET Build Your Own Gyroscope
Choose a shape and set the pattern and create a beautiful drawing.

 

BULLET Paper Crafts
Watch these craft videos for many different projects.

 

BULLET Calligraphy
Practice pen strokes on different papers.

 

BULLET The Paper Project
Explore the structure of paper.

 

BULLET Carmine's Introduction to Color
Learn about primary colors with Carmine the Chameleon.

 

BULLET Paper Toys
Build a Frank Lloyd Wright house, a T-Rex, or Shakespeare’s Globe Theater using the patterns provided on this site.

 

BULLET Cartoon Critters
There are lots of pages to print and color.

 

BULLET Paperonline
Get facts about paper production, the history of paper, kinds of paper, and how to make your own paper.

 

BULLET Casting and Construction
Learn how to make sculptures out of clay and plaster.

 

BULLET Pencil Portrait Drawing
Get tips for drawing portraits in pencil.

 

BULLET Cellophane Crafts
Find craft activities with projects that use cellophane.

 

BULLET

Pigments in Paintings
Check out what artists have used it all to make pigments. 

 

BULLET Chinese New Year Origami Page
Lots of paper folding activities here.

 

BULLET Pixel Face
Choose a portrait and use different colors and brushes to change the picture.

 

BULLET Clay Crafts
Whether you whip it up from scratch or buy some in the store, you'll find instructions for dozens of adorable insects, animals and household treasures.

 

BULLET

Play Dough
Sculpt some cool things with these fresh ideas.

 

BULLET Collage Machine
Create a collage arrangement using this online machine.

 

BULLET Playdough Recipes
Have fun with these playdough recipes that you can make right at home.

 

BULLET Coloring.com
Provides you with a crayon box with lots of pictures to color online.

 

BULLET Pop Up Lady
Create some fun pop-up cards.

 

BULLET Coloring Easter Eggs
There are many creative techniques to make a variety of colored Easter eggs.

 

BULLET Preschool Coloring Book
Get out the crayons and print out these pages for lots of coloring fun.

 

BULLET Coloring Pages
Printable coloring pages including fun animal coloring sheets, pictures of people, stuff you can color online and more!

 

BULLET Punky Doodle's Coloring Club
There are coloring pages to keep you busy all day long.

 

BULLET Coloring Page of Dr Seuss
Print out these coloring and activity sheets.

 

BULLET Puppet Crafts for Kids
Learn how to make puppets out of socks, canvas, paper and more!

 

BULLET Coloring Pages 24
An online kids coloring book.

 

BULLET Recycling Trash to Treasure!
Make games and crafts with recycled materials.

 

BULLET Coloring Site
Over a hundred images to color.

 

BULLET Safety Bear Coloring
Safety pages for you to print and color.

 

BULLET The Coloring Spot
Free printable coloring pages in many categories.

 

BULLET Safety Pin Crafts
Create wearable art with safety pins.

 

BULLET Craft Elf
Get free craft instructions, ideas, patterns, and projects.

 

BULLET Saturation
Explore artist's use of color from the 1950's to the present.

 

BULLET Craft Finder
Lots of crafts to choose from, you can search by holiday, occasion, or type of craft.

 

BULLET School Crafts
Ideas to decorate your notebooks, pencils, lockers schoolbag and more!

 

BULLET Crafts for Kids
Creative craft projects using materials found around the house.

 

BULLET The Scribbler
Create a masterpiece with stick figures.

 

BULLET Crayola Creativity Central
Find arts and crafts projects and ideas for fun.

 

BULLET Sculpture
Learn more about sculpture and have fun using these plans.

 

BULLET Create Your Own Silk Screen
Follow in the foot steps of Andy Warhol.

 

BULLET Silly Putty U
All you need to know about the stuff in that famous egg-shaped container.

 

BULLET Dancing on Paper
Learn about the characters in Chinese writing.

 

BULLET

Simple Pop-ups You Can Make
Make pop-ups with these simple lessons.

 

BULLET

DLTK's Crafts for Kids
This site is filled with printable crafts including templates, party invitations, printable cards for all occasions, and printable coloring pages galore!

 

BULLET

Spring Crafts
Create a garden of flowers.

 

BULLET Dreezle
A place where you can paint, stamp and draw online.

 

BULLET Storytimes and Crafts
Find over 250 storytime topics and over 1000 craft projects to go along with a story.

 

BULLET Easter Egg Decorating Ideas
Let your imagination run wild with these Easter egg decorating ideas.

 

BULLET Summer Fun
Crafts and recipes to make summertime more fun!

 

BULLET Egg Painting
Find the secrets of the art of egg painting from around the world!

 

BULLET

Teen Seams
Check out these fun to sew projects just for teens!

 

BULLET Exploring Origami
Origami, the art of paper folding, began in China.

 

BULLET Thanksgiving Activities
Here are some fun Thanksgiving crafts, online, songs, greeting cards, coloring pages and more!

 

BULLET Exposure
A beginners guide to photography.

 

BULLET Tie Dye Fun
Tie Dye projects that use more than just a tee shirt.

 

BULLET

Fabric Online
Find out how different types of fabrics are made, their origins and history.

 

BULLET

Top Ten Techniques
A guide for taking better pictures.

 

BULLET Farm Animal Coloring Pages
Get facts and pictures to color of farm animals from around the world.
BULLET Toy Theater Animation Station
Watch your drawings come alive.

 

BULLET Figure it Out
Take a drawing lesson on how to draw the human body.

 

BULLET The Toymaker
A little world of paper toys, holiday cards, valentines, sun boxes, baskets and bags, origami and ephemera... all for you to make.

 

BULLET Finger Knitting
Follow these directions to create something you can wear.

 

BULLET Trash Matcher
Here’s a list of craft ideas using recycled materials.

 

BULLET Fingerprint Characters
Get step by step directions on how to make various creatures with fingerprints.

 

BULLET

Transportation Crafts
Be creative with these fun craft ideas.

 

BULLET Free Coloring Sheets
Find coloring sheets to print, and color.

 

BULLET Twisty Noodle
Coloring and worksheet pages for you to print and enjoy.

 

BULLET Garfield's Comic Creator
Create your own comic strip.

 

BULLET Valentine's Day
Create your own Valentine cards, do crafts, make recipes, play party games for all ages.

 

BULLET Get the Picture
Learn about great photographs and the approaches these photographers used to make them.

 

BULLET Ventrilo-Quick
An on-line reference guide to learning basic ventriloquism.

 

BULLET Gift Making Ideas
Ideas for gifts you can make yourself for any occasion.

 

BULLET Very Best Kids
Discover cooking and baking ideas, exciting crafts and activities!

 

BULLET hikaru dorodango
Get your hands dirty sculpturing balls of mud that shine.

 

BULLET Warhol's World
Take this quiz and discover Andy Warhol's art work and what type of artist he wanted to be.

 

BULLET Homemade Playdough Recipes
Lots of recipes to make different kinds of playdough.

 

BULLET What Is a Print?
Watch cool interactive demos of each art form from etching, woodcuts, lithography, and screenprints.

 

BULLET How to Draw Manga
Learn how to draw many characters in well-illustrated, easy-to-follow steps.

 

BULLET Winter and Snowman Crafts
Keep warm while making these chilly crafts.

 

BULLET The Idea Box
Find lots of ideas to keep you busy with crafts, games and yummy treats!

 

BULLET World Ceramics
Explore and learn about the many ways ceramics have been made, used, and decorated throughout the world.

 

BULLET The Imagination Factory
Find creative ways to recycle by making art.

 

BULLET The World of Color
Learn how colors interact, mix with each other, and affect images.

 

BULLET Kids-R-Crafty
Have fun with these activity sheets, coloring pages, dot-to-dots, mazes and more in both English and French.

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Television, Movies and Radio

BULLET The Big Cartoon DataBase
Check out this searchable database of cartoons, animated feature films, that includes screenshots, episode guides, and more.

 

BULLET Nickelodeon
Shows, schedules, games, and other fun stuff.

 

BULLET Caillou
Have some fun with games and activities with Caillou and his friends.

 

BULLET The Official Harry Potter Website
Go behind the scenes at Hogwarts. J.K Rowlings' Harry Potter an the rest of the gang are brought to life in Warner Bros.

 

BULLET Children's Creative Theater
Take a tour and get into character with an original script.

 

BULLET Pandora
Pandora is the music discovery service that helps you find new music based on your old and current favorites. Listen for free.

 

BULLET Cinema: How are Hollywood Films Made?
Explore the process, from the screenwriter's words to the editor's final cut.

 

BULLET Panwapa
Travel the world's oceans and meet new Muppet friends.

 

BULLET Create a Play
Choose stars of your play and assign their lines.

 

BULLET PBS Kids
Play a guessing game, read knock-knock jokes or even meet the stars of Arthur, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Sesame Street, Storytime, and other PBS shows.

 

BULLET Design a Satellite
Design a satellite that will send TV signals to places far across the country.

 

BULLET Penelope's Radio
Listen to music and stories.

 

BULLET Discovery Kids
Check out your favorite shows on the network and go on cool adventures.

 

BULLET Pixar: How We Do It
Go through the four stages of developing an animation movie.

 

BULLET Disney Radio
Radio station just for kids with music, shows, and fun.

 

BULLET Rugrats
Find plenty of fun filled activities to keep you busy.

 

BULLET Don’t Buy It
Find the secrets to television, radio, magazines, and the web, advertising.

 

BULLET Saturday Morning Forever
Find information about Hanna-Barbera cartoons and cartoon characters and even watch a few cartoons.

 

BULLET Encyclopedia of Television
Includes more than 1,000 original essays from more than 250 contributors and examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends.

 

BULLET Sesame Street Videos
Have fun watching some of your favorite Sesame Street segments.

 

BULLET Film Street
Learn some fun and exciting film making techniques.

 

BULLET Sesame Workshop
Every day is a sunny day spending it with your Sesame Street friends.

 

BULLET Flixxy
Here you can watch some of the coolest videos people have made.

 

BULLET Shutters, Sprockets, and Tubes
Find out how movie and television technology works.

 

BULLET Fun Things to Know About Theater
Go behind the scenes and find out who makes the magic of theatre happen.

 

BULLET Spunky Town
Watch some original cartoon series on the web.

 

BULLET High School Musical
The official site with photos, music, quizzes, and more.

 

BULLET Time Warp Trio
Join Time Warpers Joe, Fred, and Sam in a round of Sound Detective. Listen to a mystery noise, then decide where it belongs in history.

 

BULLET KidMango
Watch full episodes of favorite popular cartoons.imal videos, Disney characters, songs and much more!

 

BULLET Youth Radio
Listen to these DJs bring you a mix of the latest sounds and stories.

 

BULLET Kideos
Parent approved videos to watch including cartoons, animal videos, Disney characters, songs and much more!

 

BULLET Why Waste Time On Television?
Find out why you should bother watching TV.

 

BULLET Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
Play the fun activities, sing-along with song lyrics, and find fun facts about Mister Rogers and his world of make believe.

 

BULLET Yahoo! Kids Movies
Read reviews of what’s playing in theaters now or check out what’s coming soon with movie facts, trailers, pictures and more.

 

BULLET Muppet World
Explore the world of the Muppets with Miss Piggy, Kermit, Gonzo, and more.

 

BULLET Youth Radio
Listen to these DJs bring you a mix of the latest sounds and stories.

 

BULLET My Pop Studio
Be the producer and create music pop star, edit a TV show or publish a magazine.
BULLET Zui Tube
Watch these videos some are created by kids but all are parent approved.

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