Intermediatheque - Next to Tokyo station is a place full of curiosities
National Museum of Nature & Science - A great discovery place in Ueno
Tokyo Station Gallery - A compact gallery on the Marunouchi side of Tokyo Station
Takao 599 Museum - Visiting Mt. Takao? Not far from the station!
Design Festa Gallery - Nestled in the middle of Harajuku exists a labyrinth of joining rooms and floors exhibiting all kids of art
Panasonic Shiodome Museum of Art
Tokyo Toy Museum - Housed in an old school building, 10 000 toys from around to the world to explore
Websites that help develop artistic understanding
Websites that will connect you to experiences in Tokyo and beyond
ART FAIR TOKYO - Annual event held in March
DESIGN FESTA - Annual event usually held in Autumn (Vol. 60 16-17 Nov 2024 @ Tokyo Big Site)
MAKER FAIR TOKYO Annual event held in usually in Autumn (21-22 Sept 2024 @ Tokyo Big Site)
GOOGLE ARTS & CULTURE - An amazing way to access more than 2000 global gallery collections
BOSTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM - take a virtual tour in this exciting museum
21 Day Drawing Challenges - 3 versions
K1-G2
Let's Make Some Great Art: ANIMALS - Marion DEUCHARS - 80 pages
Let's Make Some Great Art: COLOURS - Marion DEUCHARS - 80 pages
Let's Make Some Great Fingerprint Art - Marion DEUCHARS - 80 pages
G2-Adult
Art Play - Marion DEUCHARS - 224 pages
Draw Paint Print Like the Great Artists - Marion DEUCHARS - 224 pages
Let's Make Some Great Art - Marion DEUCHARS - 224 pages
With the vacation upon us, what better than to buy your creative child something to further develop their creativity. Here are some ideas.
Sculpey III polymer clay - comes in multicolor packages and is hardened by baking in an oven 130°C for 15 mins
Crayola Inspiration Art Case - pencils, crayons, markers and paper all in a neat little case for the creative on the go
Lego - you cannot go wrong with these amazing building bricks. New colors have been introduced as well as more challenging architectural sets that allow builders to make replicas of famous structures
Digital Art - Recommended tablet / mobile apps for sketching, drawing and painting:
Paper - simple sketching app for ideas - all ages - free to try
Tayasui Sketches - basic drawing / painting app - all ages - free to try
Assembly - vector graphic designer - all ages - free to try
Procreate - one of the best and most advanced illustration apps on iOS - upper grade levels
How about building your own Creativity Kit. Here are some ideas.
DRAWING KIT
a range of graphite pencils B, 2B, 4B, 6B
color pencils
sketchbook - choose a smaller size (A5 is excellent) for portability
soft eraser
pencil sharpener - choose an enclosed type to collect pencil shavings
color markers
PAINTING KIT
watercolor or tempera paint set
watercolor pencils
poster paint
brushes - thick and thin
mini canvases
cotton tips / Q-Tips
MAKERS KIT
tape - clear, packaging, painters tape (easy to remove off walls and glass)
recycled cardboard
string, wool, cotton
craft glue
toothpicks, bamboo skewers
foil
duct tape
pipe cleaners
scissors
ruler
fabric
tempera or poster paint (liquid)
beads, buttons, sequins, googly eyes, glitter, feathers
PV Story Time - Children's books read aloud by children (Youtube Kids)