Do you need some fun and entertaining ideas on how to spend your free inquiry time? Check out some Art and Design activities you could do at home.
Make something! You can find tutorials for all kinds of projects, such as cooking, jewellery design, woodworking, etc.
Instructables is a community for people who like to make things. Come explore, share, and make your next project with us!
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Make and build paper toys.
Paper Toy is a site dedicated to papertoys: these pretty little paper toys need to be printed, cut, (possibly glued), then assembled.
Note: this site is in French.
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Create your own illustrations and enhance your pictures.
Experience next level, intuitive photo editing with AI-powered tools for quick yet professional edits. Designed to be easy, you can now edit images smarter and faster for Free - with Pixlr. Open almost any image format like PSD (Photoshop), PXD, Jpeg, PNG (Transparent), WebP, SVG and many more. No steep learning curve, no design experience needed.
Projects can be downloaded as PXD files and uploaded to continue editing them.
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If you do wish to create an account and you are under 16, you will need your parents' consent.
Suitable for more experienced users. Classic photo editing with must-have tools, but sleeker. More tools and filters.
Suitable for beginners. Modern photo editing for quick edits and beginners. Perfect for quick, playful photo edits. One-click to add artistic effects to photos.
Create your own 3D designs that can be exported to other platforms, such as Minecraft.
Tinkercad is a web technology platform enabling users to develop CAD-based 3D models in their browsers. Tinkercad is a new and faster way of creating designs for your 3D printer. With the help of the latest web technology you can now use a solid modeling CAD directly in your browser.
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If you are under 16 you will need your parents' consent.
Make your own sprites and pixel art.
Piskel is a free online editor for animated sprites & pixel art
Projects can be downloaded as PISKEL files and uploaded to continue editing them.
No login required.
If you do wish to create an account and you are under 16, you will need your parents' consent.
Learn to use Adafruit circuit boards, code on Minecraft, make video games, program Mindstorm robots, and more!
Microsoft MakeCode brings computer science to life for all students with fun projects, immediate results, and both block and text editors for learners at different levels.
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If you do wish to create an account and you are under 16, you will need your parents' consent.
Learn to build circuits, Arduinos, and code.
Bring your 3D designs to life with Circuit Assemblies. Integrated product design. Combine 3D printing with real electronic components. Glow Circuit Assembly.
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If you are under 16 you will need your parents' consent.
Learn to code in different areas of Computer Sciences. You can choose different activities and levels in the developments of Apps, Games, and the Web.
Code.org® is a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to computer science in schools and increasing participation by women and underrepresented youth.
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If you are under 16 you will need your parents' consent.
Learn to code, make interactive cards and games.
Scratch is a free programming language developed by MIT that makes it easy to create interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art, and share your creations on the web. Scratch can run from within a modern web browser or downloaded as an app.
Login required for saving work on web browser.
No login required on downloaded app.
If you do wish to create an account and you are under 16, you will need your parents' consent.
Learn about Art History, different artists, and movements.
The Art Story is an educational 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2009 to demystify Modern Art and further art appreciation.
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Interland is an adventure-packed game experience on the web that teaches kids online safety. We loved the purpose and jumped at the opportunity to be the main development partner. This opens in a new window.
Play games, have fun and improve your English vocabulary at the same time.
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1985, 1996) The original version was released in 1985. The goal of this game is to track Carmen's villains around the world and arrest them and later ultimately arrest Carmen herself.
Method of Action creates tools, toys and games to help you learn design, for free.