There are so many creative wonderful artists, art instructors and art institutions with great videos and websites. The YouTube videos, Online Art Activities, Places to Visit lists are collections of delightful and informative art resources.
Art For Kids Hub channel is a goldmine of drawing videos let by a father and his children. The focus is on having fun and not being perfect. The end of each video offers ideas on how to apply color with highlights and shadows.
Art with Maddi and Dada channel offers art history in animated form. Maddi, a young artist, and her robot Dada make art and travel in time to visit famous artists of the past where they learn about using color, create space, and other art techniques.
I am proponent of STEM, but more so STEAM. By adding Art to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, aesthetics of appealing design are integrated into function. Creating the Never-ending Bloom, Math and Magic of Origami, and Vi Hart are snippets to support STEAM.
Vi Hart is a mathematician who connects math theories to visual representations. I love Vi’s perky personality and the connection between drawing and math. Vi Hart has a whole channel, but these videos are the ones I would love the students see.
The Online Art Activities include art museums with interactive children’s websites. The National Gallery of Art has the most online art based games and art activities. They even have an App to download. The #metkids site for The Metropolitan Museum of Art is fantastic with a time machine, videos for making and understanding, and a Where’s Waldo style virtual tour.
I will continue to develop my list. Explore with your family. Be Creative!
