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Arts and crafts kits for kids get more creative

Not so long ago, it was hard to find an art kit for children that involved much more than some pompoms, glitter and a few pipe cleaners.

Today's creativity kit is a whole different pot of paint. Some introduce new artistic techniques, while others offer open-ended project possibilities.

If you're looking for stay-at-home spring break craft activities that encourage experimentation and expression, you're in luck.

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Free Video Art Lessons

We think this is kinda cool. Free Video Art Lessons from our friends at JERRY'S ARTARAMA.

Take a look here: Free Video Art Lessons.

The site features dozens, maybe scores of lessons, in a range of categories and levels, by professional artists and art educators. Check them out.

Art Projects for Kids a Blog by Kathy Barbro

We love this blog by art teacher Kathy Barbro. She has been teaching art to elementary-age children for the past 8 years, and she is  happy to share her projects. Her passion is to encourage creative thinking with both children and adults!

http://www.artprojectsforkids.org

PBS 39 Education - Meeting Standards Through Art

Part 1 - Part 2 below. Join Ron DeLong, Director of Educational Curriculum and Resources at Binney Smith, as he demonstrates creative and interactive ways to incorporate art into everyday lesson plans spanning numerous areas of elementary curriculums. Ron demonstrates how to meet the standards through art in literature, English, visual arts, math, humanities and science. Watch how he demonstrates how to engage students in learning while creating beautiful art work at the same time.

This lesson meets National Academic Standards in Visual Arts and Math.

Free Art Lessons on The Internet

KinderArt® the creation of Andrea Mulder-Slater and Jantje Blokhuis-Mulder who in 1997 were were leading Saturday morning workshops at a local art gallery.

They decided one day we decided to look online see if there were any resources for art lesson plans and found that there were very few. 12 years later, KinderArt ® has grown to be the largest collection of free art lessons on the Internet.  Check it Out Here

Art Teacher Resources from Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio

Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio is an affiliated professional chapter of Young  Audiences, Inc., the country’s oldest and largest nonprofit arts-in-education organization dedicated to making the arts essential to the education of all school-aged children.

On their web sites many art teachers share their arts and arts-integrated lesson plans with material for grades kindergarten through high school.

Mandala Art Projects

The Mandala (Sanskrit for “circle” or “completion”) has a long history and is recognized for its deep spiritual meaning and representation of wholeness.

Mandalas are found among the most ancient art forms created by human beings. Rock carvings found all over the world incorporate the circular form and its variations such as spirals, crosses, and concentric circles. It is thought that they express worshipful awe of nature’s cycles and the mysteries of life and death. The alternation of day and night, the ever-changing moon, and the rhythms of the seasons are aptly expressed by circular designs. These natural occurrences became the foundation for a worldview based on circles.

The curriculum we provide here was created by Sara Jean Lowry an Art Teacher at Joyce Kilmer School in Mahwah, NJ.   The mandala above was created by art teacher Lucy Bloom.

National Gallery of Art - Teacher Resources

On the National Gallery of Art web site there is a a wonderful section called the NGA Classroom. It is touted as a place where teachers and students can connect art and curriculum.

The link is http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/