Here are some great resources!

Circle Round Podcast and Coloring Sheets! This is a great podcast about fairtales read by celebrities. Their website here also has corresponding printable coloring pages! If you don't have a printer, kids can draw their own picture as they imagine scenes/characters as they listen or they can copy the coloring sheet!

Day Without Hate! Watch this Day Without Hate Video and let's spread love, joy, and kindness through our artwork! Here is a slide show I made with a few more examples.

Shadow Drawing! Set up your favorite toys next to a piece of paper in the late afternoon and trace your toy! Fill it in with any colors, patterns or textures you'd like! Make it realistic or abstract! Click here for an example.

Found Object Plate Portraits! Find a plate and some fun objects around your house that might make good eyes, nose and mouth. What could you use for hair? Click here for examples!

Nature Mandalas! Go for a walk, collect sticks, pinecones, leaves, rocks, dandelions, anything! Then make a circular work of art. What patterns can you make? Click here for some examples and ideas!

Art Bingo! Want a challenge? Try to get bingo completing this card!

Digital Picasso Portraits! Click here to visit the Picasso Head website where you can create your own abstract portraits and even sign your work in Picasso's handwriting!

Digital Architecture! Try your hand at Google SketchUp! Sign up for free using your student google account or any google account.

Leaf Art Ideas! Some really cool leaf ideas to make art with leaves!

Recycle Old Markers Into Paint! Click here to see how you can turn your old 'dried' out markers into paint!

Experiment Making Paint At Home! Experiment making paint out of mud, dirt, sprinkles, food coloring, coffee, tea and spices like tumeric or curry! Click here for some ideas. The second page has ideas that I tried; I liked using sprinkles the best!

Make Your Own Playdough! Click here to make your own playdough at home using flour, salt and water. You can also add food coloring or washable paint!

Weaving at Home! Click here to learn how to make your own cardboard loom and weaving techniques!

Drawing with James Dean, Author and Illustrator of the Pete the Cat series! Here is the link.

Drawing with Author/Illustrator of "Captain Underpants" series, Dav Pilkey, starting April 1st, downloadable on www.washingtonian.com. Click here for the article with more information.

Drawing with Illustrators! Click here to go to a link where you can draw with comic book illustrators and stop motion artists!