Online Resources
Websites
This site was created by the Getty Museum, and includes many different styles of games that include photos of art from around the world. Detail Detective will teach you to pay closer attention to details; Math Madness helps you with memory skills; Switch will help you be able to spot differences, and there are also JigSaw Puzzles.
This site allows you to create your own custom graffiti art. You can turn graffiti art into anything -
signs, posters, you name it! There are ten different graffiti fonts to choose from, along with many different colors and images.
The Official Keith Haring website for children includes fun, interactive activities that help to inspire a love of learning and art. The website includes online books, information on art shows, a coloring book, flipbooks, games and lesson plans for teachers, too! Explore the world of artist Keith Haring.
This site, offered by Educational Web Adventures (Teachers' Resources), allows students to go on an adventure throughout the history of Art History! The interactive site includes a narrative story that covers the history of many great artists and works of art throughout time.
Students can create their own Jackson Pollack painting by simply using their mouse. Each click changes the color. To save, students will need to do a print screen. An added activity could be writing a blog post or journal entry interpreting your abstract work of art!
This free online site lets you create your own comic strip. Choose from different designs and colors, and then print out or save your work! Share your creations with your friends online. Educator resources are also provided.
The Kids' Zone includes games such as Cezanne's Astonishing Apples, Aaron's Awesome Adventure and more! There are 14 interactive games and 8 family-friendly audio tours of exhibits to explore.
The Kids Wing of the Museum of Web Art is a virtual-interactive museum. Fun games such as Eraser and 3D Flipper let you create your own art, along with a kids' gallery and stories.
NGAkids Art Zone interactives offer an entertaining and informative introduction to art and art history. Featuring a variety of art-making tools that encourage exploration and creativity, these activities are suitable for all ages. Create an interactive abstract painting with 'Brushter,' or create your own animated seascape or abstract composition using photographs with 'Sea-Saws.' You can also create animated portraits and landscape paintings, as well as interactive still life paintings - all online, for free!
PicassoHead is a fun, free website that allows you to create your own self-portrait in the style of Pablo Picasso. Edit the face, eyes, nose, lips, ears, eyebrows, hair, add your own custom signature, and then save or print!
This website, created by the Tate Museum in London, England, allows students to create imaginary cities and masterpieces in a paint program on the web. Fun, interactive games, including a street art style program are included. The option to save or print your creations is also included. Short art related films are included, as well as an adult zone that includes lesson plans for teachers.
Social Bookmarking Sites (Pinterest, Diigo, etc.)
This list of links on Diigo is maintained by Lancashire Libraries, and includes links to art sites appropriate for children of various ages. Sites include I Am An Artist and Learn to Paint in Under a Minute. The list was last updated in January of 2014.
Websites
- The Art Institute of Chicago: Kids Art Institute (Ages 3-12)
This site was created by the Getty Museum, and includes many different styles of games that include photos of art from around the world. Detail Detective will teach you to pay closer attention to details; Math Madness helps you with memory skills; Switch will help you be able to spot differences, and there are also JigSaw Puzzles.
This site allows you to create your own custom graffiti art. You can turn graffiti art into anything -
signs, posters, you name it! There are ten different graffiti fonts to choose from, along with many different colors and images.
The Official Keith Haring website for children includes fun, interactive activities that help to inspire a love of learning and art. The website includes online books, information on art shows, a coloring book, flipbooks, games and lesson plans for teachers, too! Explore the world of artist Keith Haring.
This site, offered by Educational Web Adventures (Teachers' Resources), allows students to go on an adventure throughout the history of Art History! The interactive site includes a narrative story that covers the history of many great artists and works of art throughout time.
Students can create their own Jackson Pollack painting by simply using their mouse. Each click changes the color. To save, students will need to do a print screen. An added activity could be writing a blog post or journal entry interpreting your abstract work of art!
This free online site lets you create your own comic strip. Choose from different designs and colors, and then print out or save your work! Share your creations with your friends online. Educator resources are also provided.
The Kids' Zone includes games such as Cezanne's Astonishing Apples, Aaron's Awesome Adventure and more! There are 14 interactive games and 8 family-friendly audio tours of exhibits to explore.
The Kids Wing of the Museum of Web Art is a virtual-interactive museum. Fun games such as Eraser and 3D Flipper let you create your own art, along with a kids' gallery and stories.
NGAkids Art Zone interactives offer an entertaining and informative introduction to art and art history. Featuring a variety of art-making tools that encourage exploration and creativity, these activities are suitable for all ages. Create an interactive abstract painting with 'Brushter,' or create your own animated seascape or abstract composition using photographs with 'Sea-Saws.' You can also create animated portraits and landscape paintings, as well as interactive still life paintings - all online, for free!
PicassoHead is a fun, free website that allows you to create your own self-portrait in the style of Pablo Picasso. Edit the face, eyes, nose, lips, ears, eyebrows, hair, add your own custom signature, and then save or print!
- smARTkids - Smart Museum of Art (Ages 7-12)
This website, created by the Tate Museum in London, England, allows students to create imaginary cities and masterpieces in a paint program on the web. Fun, interactive games, including a street art style program are included. The option to save or print your creations is also included. Short art related films are included, as well as an adult zone that includes lesson plans for teachers.
- Whitney Museum of Art: Whitney Kids (Ages 8-12)
Social Bookmarking Sites (Pinterest, Diigo, etc.)
- Pinterest: Children's Art - Collages
- Diigo: Lancashire Libraries - Art
This list of links on Diigo is maintained by Lancashire Libraries, and includes links to art sites appropriate for children of various ages. Sites include I Am An Artist and Learn to Paint in Under a Minute. The list was last updated in January of 2014.