Art & Music Updated. Ready for 09-10 school year. Numbers may have shuffled during the summer update. To quickly search for an old favorite, click Edit, Find on This Page in the Menu Bar. Mixing Colors Listen and read the sentences in the box below the picture to see what paint brushes to click. Color Mixer Color Schemer Choose a color and see a large set of selected colors you can use together. Scrap by Color A color scheme tool that recommends colors to compliment a digital image. An excellent Color Wheel section is also offered.  Carmine's Introduction to Color from Sanford Art Edventures Interactive information about color. Take the color quiz. Art Edventures from A Lifetime of Color Online activities and lesson plans Art Pad Tate Paint Draw or write and use the Animate feature to watch it replay. Crayola Mr. Picasso Head Jackson Pollock Art Safari from MOMA Look at a few examples of paintings and sculpture then click Make Your Own Art. Use the on screen toolbar to manipulate the objects as you create. Artisan Ask the Artist section includes "How has your childhood affected your work?" Picture Book Maker, Make a Book, and much more. Mutapic Learn how in the Info section - documentation page. Pointilism Practice Page Palette Knife Painting Practice Page My Learning What is a Portrait, Create a Portrait, Make Your Own Thaumotrope, worksheets, and much more. Flash Face Great tool to try to create a drawing from a description. The Scribbler Sumo Paint This is Sand Click, drag, and watch. Press the C key to open the Color Picker screen. What pattern can you create? Destination Modern Art from MOMA The Color Wheel by Fact Monster Begin reading about primary colors and the color wheel. Follow the arrow at the end to continue learning about shades, tints, and more. NGA (National Gallery of Art) Kids' Page Create art online with Pixel Face, the Collage Machine, and other tools. Lizzie & Gordon Visit the Sculpture Garden - online story. Children's Museum Arts Workshop Strange Combinations Read about and experiment with works of art that contain unusual color combinations, odd shapes, etc. Ace Pintura Art Detective Read the screen and follow directions to learn about some famous works of art. Silly Billy's Computer Art Center Learn how to use paint programs. Great explanation of picture file types, jpeg & gif, and megapixels. Draw and Color With Uncle Fred Bring paper and pencil and follow along. Step by step instructions for drawing a cartoon chimpanzee, penguin, Super Jack, a chef, and others. Includes How to Draw A Penguin with Uncle Fred. Bring paper & pencil. Follow the simple step by step instructions. Project Draw Drag and drop shapes onto the work space. Young Artists Workshop Videos showing how to draw and simple animation. Doink Animation tool. Zoetrope Quick animation applet. Film Street Animation and film making. Billy Bear's Learn to Draw Penguins, eyes, hands, and more. A terrific animation section is also offered. Primary Art from BBC Watch videos to see how to paint a countryside, forest, and lough. What's a lough? Use an online dictionary to look it up and hear it pronounced. Draw With John Bianci Bring paper & pencil. Follow the simple steps for a surprise ending using a technique some artists actually use to create their drawings.   Chunky Monkey Cartoon lessons for kids. See the Rainforest section. Incredible Cartoon Lessons from Princeton Online Mark Kistler's Imagination Station Learn to draw 3-D. Follow along online lessons and videos. Segmation The digital version of Paint by Number. You'll want to use the Zoom tool button offered for a better view as you work. Presidents, Curious George, Monet, and many other categories offered. Art Sparkers The Art of Camouflage, Stormy Weather, and other ideas. Cartoons by BBC Cartoon Creation by Tracy Beaker Create your own cartoon with these templates and play it. How Do You Feel? Click to manipulate the face. Change the slant of the eyebrows and notice how the expression changes from happy to angry. Use the tips you learn as you draw your own face in Paint or on paper. Learn to Draw with Talent Teacher Drawing in One Point Perspective Picturing America from NEH.gov Is Photography Art? Photo Op Digital Photography Be Funky Begin with a digital photo; end with a cartoon, pencil drawing, Warhol-like image, etc. Tools include Cartoonizer, Charcola, Inkify, and more. Tuxpi Photo effects including Wanted Poster, Newscast, Pencil Sketch, Pop Art Collage, Motivational Poster, and more. Animoto Create video from digital images. Splash Up Image editor. Wordle Create word clouds. Try it with vocab words or specific parts of speech. Fiber Art Try to match the art sample with its country of origin. Match them all and then you'll see each one with a description. Follow-up Activity Ideas: Discuss fabric art we commonly see in the U.S. today. Create t-shirt designs. Print using iron-on transfer paper. Art For Your Feet Read about types of shoes in famous paintings. You can even design your own shoes. 3D Stars Instructions for making 3-D Stars, Snowflakes, and other paper items. Bring supplies to lab and follow directions. Origami Club Origami with Rachel Katz Great "Storigami" section including Rainforest Storigami, The Pilgrim Story, and others. Kaboose Music Games Digital Composer Sounds of Science from Girls Go Tech Type 4 digit codes into each section to create your own song. Music Maker by iKnow That Mother Goose Rocks Listen & sing along to The Wheels on the Bus, the Alphabet Song, and many others. Try Make a Movie to make a music video using slides provided. Kids Radio from AOL Sing-a-Long Songs New York Philharmonic for Kids Excellent! San Francisco Symphony for Kids Fantastic site. Be sure to try the Composerizer, the Radio, and the Music Lab to learn about tempo, harmony, and much more. Dallas Symphony for Kids Listen and Learn - Composers. Beethoven Baseball is a hoot! A helpful Teachers Section is offered. Musical Mysteries Read and click as you work through the mystery. CYKE (Cyber Knowledge and Emotion) Enter the Land of CYKE. Locate the Castle. Inside the castle, click the Music Hall. Classics for Kids Click Games for online activities including the Note Name Game, Compose Your Own Music, Composer Time Machine, and Be a Rockin' Rhythm Master. Click Music Dictionary to hear the names of instruments plus listen to the sounds they make. Can you pronounce contrabassoon? Creating Music Zeeks' Virtual Piano The Piano Player by FunBrain Read music. Toy Theatre Composer, under the Music heading. Click a note and drag it to the staff to create a song. Try Piano Puppet also. See the Art section for the Sculpture Machine, the fantastic Animation Station, and other fun activities. What is Baroque Music? Click the topics in the side menu to read about and listen to music. Balloon Drums See and listen to balloon drums. Follow directions to make your own. Perfect Pitch Meet the players on the orchestral team. Rainy Day Craft Ideas for Children Recipes for fun such as "Gak", "Bubble Prints", "Cinnamon Christmas Ornaments", and others. DLTK's Printable Crafts for Kids Seasonal projects featured such as "In Like A Lion, Out Like A Lamb" for March. Other project ideas are listed as well. Teachers, the "Alphabuddies" are too cute! Holiday and Special Event Craft Templates from DLTK Craft ideas for holidays plus special events and themes such as "Johnny Appleseed", "President's Day", "First Day of Spring", etc. Amazing Moms Click on any of the simple projects such as "Toothpick Architecture", "Envelope Art", "Finger-tip Painting", and more. Elmer's Gobs of projects here. Read instructions.   Michael's Kids' Club Kids Craft Weekly Crayola Art Techniques  & Craft Ideas Learn interesting new ways to use crayons, markers, colored pencils, paint, and clay. Art Lesson Plans from Princeton, Incredible Art Department