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BULLET African-Americans in the Visual Arts
This exhibit tells the story of the African-American artists' quest for creative recognition in their chosen art forms.

 

BULLET The International Museum of Cartoon Art Hall of Fame
View samples of the work of these classic cartoonists and read profiles of the artists behind the strips.

 

BULLET All About Art
Learn about twelve artists including their lives, the styles in which they painted, and some of their famous works.

 

BULLET Knights in Central Park
Find out what it was like to be a knight in shining armor.

 

BULLET American Museum of Papermaking
Take a virtual tour of the history of paper.

 

BULLET Landscape Adventure
Learn about landscape paintings, then create three landscapes of your own.

 

BULLET Antique Telephone History
Find pictures and articles of the phone throughout history.

 

BULLET Leonardo da Vinci
Learn this Renaissance man, artist and animal lover.

 

BULLET Art in the Abstract
Find out why some artists choose to work in the abstract.

 

BULLET Let's Walk the Block
See Harlem street life through the eyes of Romare Bearden.

 

BULLET Art of the Stamp
Take a tour through this exhibit of stamp illustrations from the past 50 years. 

 

BULLET Make a splash With Color
Have fun learning how objects, our eyes, and mind determine how we perceive color.

 

BULLET Artcyclopedia
Search, by artist name, by subject and nationality this directory for links to museum quality artwork.

 

BULLET Marble Museum
Check out this museum that’s dedicated to the hobby of marble collecting and the preservation of the history of marbles and of the game.

 

BULLET ArtEdventures
Discover how great artists made their famous works—while learning tips and techniques for creating your own art!

 

BULLET Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History
Explore the development of art from prehistory to the present.

 

BULLET Artopia
Explore the arts and create your own online portfolio.

 

BULLET Microsoft Art Collection
Find out how Microsoft has also opened windows on the art world.

 

BULLET Art Kids
Take a look around and have fun with art.

 

BULLET Museum of Yo-Yo
History chronicles spinning through the ages, with online exhibits of rare and vintage yo-yos and profiles of the people and patents behind the toy.

 

BULLET Artist Toolkit
Explore the tools that artists use like line, color, and balance to build works of art.

 

BULLET Museum of Woodworking Tools
Find information and descriptions of woodworking tools and techniques that once existed but are now gone.

 

BULLET The @rt Room
Explore the world of art.

 

BULLET MuseumSpot.com
Brings museum resources together in one convenient spot.

 

BULLET Baseball Cards 1887-1914
This collection has more than one thousand major and minor league ballplayers, from teams in thirteen leagues and seventy-five cities in the United States and Canada.

 

BULLET National Apple Museum
Follow the journey of an apple from germination to the local supermarket.

 

BULLET Bicycle Museum of America
See pictures from one of the largest private collections of bicycles in the world.

 

BULLET National Gallery of Art
Go on adventures with art with activities and projects.

 

BULLET Canstruction
Check out these works of art all create with cans. After the show the food cans are donated to a good cause.

 

BULLET National Inventors Hall of Fame
Here’s a list of all inductees into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Each inventor's page lists his major accomplishments and the highlights of his life.

 

BULLET Cézanne's Astonishing Apples
Explore Paul Cezanne's apple-themed art.

 

BULLET National Museum of African Art
Tour the many galleries highlighting the beauty of African Art.

 

BULLET Childe Hassam
Have some fun while you learn about paintings by Childe Hassam, American Impressionist.

 

BULLET National Postal Museum
Explore America's postal history from colonial times to the present.

 

BULLET Crayons and Computers
Learn about drawing "Still Lifes".

 

BULLET National Toy Hall of Fame
Check out this collection that recognize toys that have achieved longevity and national significance in the world of play and imagination.

 

BULLET Cyber Telephone Museum
Information and pictures about antique telephones.

 

BULLET Ocean Planet
Celebrate the spectacular diversity of the oceans and examine the environmental issues they now face.

 

BULLET The Cyber Toaster Museum
Check out the toaster's evolution with pictures from the past.

 

BULLET On the Roof
Check out these works of art displayed on the roof top.

 

BULLET The Dancers and Degas
Explore the world of a ballet dancer through Edgar Degas works of art.

 

BULLET A Pintura: Art Detective
Be an art history detective where you must identify the artist of a mystery painting.

 

BULLET Destination Modern Art
Take an interactive tour of this online gallery and find information about the techniques, media and inspiration of Modern Art artists.

 

BULLET Renaissance Connection
Travel 500 years into the past to discover many Renaissance innovations.

 

BULLET Diamond Ranch
Interact with cowboys from the Diamond R Ranch to learn the code cowboys live by....honesty, integrity and plain hard work.

 

BULLET Sandsational Sand Sculpting Gallery
Check out these sand sculptors.

 

BULLET Early American Paintings
Check out this collection of art from colonial times that includes a timeline and a list of artwork by region, artist, and genre.

 

BULLET Show Me
Check out a huge collection of fun online games and cool interactive content produced by the UK's museums and galleries.

 

BULLET Etch A Sketch® Art
View these works of art that were created on an Etch A Sketch.

 

BULLET The Smithsonian Institution
See what's new, and old, at America's museum.

 

BULLET Explorations
Discover some of the stories in Himalayan art as you explore pictures by looking, thinking and questioning.

 

BULLET Steamboat Gallery
Take a look at these steamboats and paddlewheelers.

 

BULLET Exploratorium Learning Studio
Check out these illusions of color and vision.

 

BULLET Sue at the Field Museum
Visit Sue, the largest, most complete, and best preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex.

 

BULLET Face It
Explore elements of some symbolism in paintings, read about the artists and see close-up details of the paintings.

 

BULLET Time Line of Art History
The Timeline of Art History provides an overview of the history of art as illustrated and represented in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection.

 

BULLET Fireworks of Glass
Check out Dale Chihuly's largest and permanent installation of blown glass.

 

BULLET Under Water Gallery
Take a look at this collection of underwater photographs from around the world.

 

BULLET From Cave Art to Your Art
Explore the ways that artists use art media and make a video showing what they've inspired you to create.

 

BULLET Walt Disney Family Museum
Find information about the life, work, and philosophy of Walt Disney.

 

BULLET Harmony: The Birds of America
Relax with this multimedia site featuring birds painted by John James Audubon, the famous 19th century naturalist.

 

BULLET WebMuseum
A list of artists and information about their famous works of art.

 

BULLET Harring Kids
Try these fun interactive activities to inspire a love of learning and art.

 

BULLET What Is It?
Can you guess the details of the art work?

 

BULLET The History of Eating Utensils
View the on-line exhibit featuring the knife, fork and spoon.

 

BULLET The Wonderful Styles of Art
Learn about the four different styles of art: Cubism, Surrealism, Pop Art, and Post-Impressionism.

 

BULLET History Wired
Investigate objects from the National Museum of American History with this interactive exhibit.

 

BULLET World Ceramics
Explore and learn about the many ways ceramics have been made, used and decorated throughout the world.

 

BULLET I am an Artist
Explore many arts topics with video lessons.

 

BULLET World Myths and Legends in Art
Discover how artists have been inspired by myths and legends and have given them visual form.

 

BULLET Inside Art
An adventure in art history which explores a painting from the inside out.

 

BULLET World's Transportation Commission Photograph Collection
This collection dates from 1894 -1896, and contains views of foreign countries and their native forms of transportation.

 

BULLET Zoom to Fun and Adventure
Fun activities and stories for kids from the Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose.

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Dance and Music

BULLET All Music Guide
Browse from artist to artist to find biographies and album reviews.

 

BULLET KidzSing Garden of Song
Kids of all ages can sing along Songs to their favorite song.

 

BULLET And They Kept on Dancing
Information about five types of organized dances and some of the people that have influenced these styles.

 

BULLET Move and Mixer
Create your own dance moves.

 

BULLET Aria of the Sea DanceMaker
Create your own dance with this animated ballerina.

 

BULLET Music
Listen and learn about the music of six musicians.

 

BULLET Artsology
Learn about visual art, music, literature and dance through fun games and activities.

 

BULLET Music Acvtivities
Have fun with these games and quizzes about music.

 

BULLET Bitesize Music
Finely tune your musical knowledge.

 

BULLET The Music of Sound
Listen to the melodies found throughout the world.

 

BULLET Bus Songs
Find lyrics songs you can sing at camp, on the bus from TV themes to nursery rhymes.

 

BULLET Musical Lanterns
Create a song with Chinese instruments.

 

BULLET Campfire Songbook
Silly songs to sing is in this collection, plus a few yells, clapping games, and skits.

 

BULLET Musical Mysteries
Robbie and Curly have some Musical Mysteries to solve and need your help.

 

BULLET Celebrating Jazz
Review important elements of Jazz music.

 

BULLET National Anthems
Listen to national anthems from around the world.

 

BULLET Chickee Piano
Click the chicks to play a tune or listen to a few songs.

 

BULLET Name That Children’s Tune
In how many notes can you name these tunes?

 

BULLET Children’s Music Web
Listen to music and stories and get information on your favorite children’s musicians.

 

BULLET Odd Music Gallery
Get an earful of some unusual instruments.

 

BULLET Chorus
Learn about the different parts in chorus, and how a middle school chorus sings together to make beautiful music.

 

BULLET Play a Piano
Play this piano and see what the sound waves look like as you change the notes.

 

BULLET Classical Music Archives of Tchaikovsky
Listen to this popular composer’s symphonies and orchestral favorites.

 

BULLET Popular Songs in American History
Find out what songs were popular during various periods in American history.

 

BULLET Classics for Kids
Learn about classical music and have fun too!

 

BULLET San Francisco Symphony Kids Site
Provides a great way for people of all ages to hear, learn, and have fun with music.

 

BULLET Continental Harmony
Create an arrangement of a melody or tour the roots of American popular music.

 

BULLET Science of Music
The Exploratorium brings music to your ears with online exhibits, films, and questions that explore the science of music.

 

BULLET Creating Music
Discover fun and easy ways to make music.

 

BULLET Sing-A-Long Songs
Search for lyrics and tunes to your favorite songs.

 

BULLET Dance Kids
Learn about different types of dancing from around the world.

 

BULLET So you want to play a musical instrument?
Get tips on taking up a musical instrument.

 

BULLET Electronic Musical Instrument 1870 – 1990
Trace the history of electronic music all the way back to the 1870s. Includes info on instruments and their inventors up to the 1980s.

 

BULLET Song Writer’s Hall of Fame
Search for your favorite song writer.

 

BULLET Face the Music
Musical instruments are fascinating and their history goes back for thousands of years. Learn about them and create your own music!

 

BULLET Songs & Poems
Here are songs and poems about the seasons, holidays, animals, language, math, school, family and friends and lots more!

 

BULLET Folk Dancing
Learn a few different folk dances from different cultures.

 

BULLET Songs and Rhymes of All Nations
Learn the tunes and poems that kids grow up with all over the world.

 

BULLET Free Kids Music
Listen to songs from your favorite music artist.

 

BULLET The Sound Lounge
Explore how we create and manipulate music and how it manipulates us.

 

BULLET From the Top
Explore the world of young classical musicians.

 

BULLET Sounds from the Orchestra
Get information on instruments that play in the orchestra and sound clips of the orchestra playing music. You can even see how to make some instruments.

 

BULLET Global Groovin’
Listen to instruments unique sound, and create original music by mixing those instruments with percussion tracks and environmental sounds.

 

BULLET Strings in the Mountains
Read the story about Wolfgang Mozart's life and accomplishments.

 

BULLET History of Dance
A brief history of ballroom, country, fad, flamenco, jazz and Latin dance.

 

BULLET Studio to Stage
Find out about famous dancers, their technique, and various aspects of the performance itself.

 

BULLET Instrument Encyclopedia
You can search, browser by type or find by geographical origin, information about instruments from around the world.

 

BULLET This Day in Music History
Get a daily listing of what happened on this day in music history.

 

BULLET Introduction to Reading Music
This webpage introduces the most important topics in reading music in a very easy to understand way.

 

BULLET TurnTables
Think you'd make a phat DJ? Here's your chance to find out! Select a beat, choose a scratch, and rock on.

 

BULLET Jazz for Young People
Find about the history of jazz and its artists through recordings, readings, photographs, video, and fun activities.

 

BULLET The World of CD’s
Find out how CD’s are made.

 

BULLET Jazz Kids
Learn about cool jazz musicians, make your own music, or improvise!

 

BULLET Yahoo! Kids Music
Get facts and photos for all the biggest names in music.

 

BULLET KIDiddles
Offers the lyrics to hundreds of children's songs and lullabies.

 

BULLET Young and Young at Heart!
Sing along to some of your favorite songs.

 

BULLET Kids Music Web
Your guide to kids music resources on the web.
BULLET Young Dancers
Get advice on how to get ahead in the world of dance.

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Arts and Crafts

BULLET Access Art
Be creative with these online workshops.

 

BULLET Kendra's Coloring Book
Lots of pictures to color right on the web or to print out.

 

BULLET Activity TV
Find lots of fun activities with video instructions and printables.

 

BULLET Learn to Draw Comics
It's time to learn how to draw with Slylock Fox and Bob Weber, Jr. 

 

BULLET Art Attacks
Try some of these art projects and have some fun!

 

BULLET Learn to Knit & Crochet
Read about differences between knitting and crochet, and get some project ideas.

 

BULLET ArtEdventures
Discover how great artists made their famous works—while learning tips for creating your own art!

 

BULLET Learn 2 Scrapbook
Start your own scrapbook and fill it with memories.

 

BULLET Art Games
Create art and play games online while learning about painting and sculpture.

 

BULLET Little Artist Coloring Pages
Color pictures of the alphabet, numbers, and bears.

 

BULLET Art Kids Rule
A neat place for playing, learning and creating.

 

BULLET Look, Learn and Do
Have fun reading great books, learn interesting history and facts, and build fun projects with easy to follow plans.

 

BULLET Arts & Crafts
Find lots of links to crafts to keep you busy everyday of the year.

 

BULLET Looney Tunes Activity Sheets
Have lots of fun with your favorite toon!

 

BULLET ArtsyFartsy
A place to be creative.

 

BULLET Make-a-Flake
Create your own virtual snowflake.

 

BULLET The Art Zone
Interactive art you can make online.

 

BULLET Mondrimat
A simple system which lets you experiment with space, color and visual rhythm.

 

BULLET Aunt Annie's Craft Page
A new craft project every week. Fun for all!

 

BULLET Native American Basketry
Discover a variety of basket weaving techniques.

 

BULLET Beginning Sewing
From basting to buttonholes, seams to stitching, this site provides the beginner with the basics for sewing.

 

BULLET Oatmeal Box Pinhole Cameras
Find out how to make your own camera from a cardboard box.

 

BULLET Bottlecaps to Brushes
Discover the endless possibilities of creating art.

 

BULLET Online Coloring Books
Lots of pages to print and color.

 

BULLET A Brush with Wildlife
Learn how to use art principles like balance, contrast, movement, and proportion to compose a powerful art composition.

 

BULLET Paint by Numbers
Learn about this painting technique that became very popular in the early 1950's.

 

BULLET Calligraphy
Practice pen strokes on different papers.

 

BULLET Paper Toys
Build a Frank Lloyd Wright house, a T-Rex, or Shakespeare’s Globe Theater using the patterns provided on this site.

 

BULLET Carmine's Introduction to Color
Learn about primary colors with Carmine the Chameleon.

 

BULLET Pencil Portrait Drawing
Get tips for drawing portraits in pencil.

 

BULLET Cartoon Critters
There are lots of pages to print and color.

 

BULLET Pigments in Paintings
Check out what artists have used it all to make pigments.

 

BULLET Casting and Construction
Learn how to make sculptures out of clay and plaster.

 

BULLET Preschool Coloring Book
Get out the crayons and print out these pages for lots of coloring fun.

 

BULLET Chinese New Year Origami Page
Lots of paper folding activities here.

 

BULLET Punky Doodle’s Coloring Club
There are coloring pages to keep you busy all day long.

 

BULLET Coloring.com
Provides you with a crayon box with lots of pictures to color online.

 

BULLET Safety Bear Coloring Pages
Safety pages for you to print and color.

 

BULLET Coloring Pages
Printable coloring pages including fun animal coloring sheets, pictures of people, stuff you can color online and more!

 

BULLET Safety Pin Crafts
Create wearable art with safety pins.

 

BULLET Coloring Site
Over a hundred images to color.

 

BULLET The Scribbler
Create a masterpiece with stick figures.

 

BULLET The Coloring Spot
Free printable coloring pages in many categories.

 

BULLET

Simple Pop-ups You Can Make
Make pop-ups with these simple lessons.

 

BULLET Craft Finder
Lots of crafts to choose from, you can search by holiday, occasion, or type of craft.

 

BULLET Spring Crafts
Create a garden of flowers.

 

BULLET Craft Projects
Fun craft projects you can do at home.

 

BULLET Storytimes and Crafts
Find over 250 storytime topics and over 1000 craft projects to go along with a story.

 

BULLET Crafts for Kids
Creative craft projects using materials found around the house.

 

BULLET Summer Fun
Crafts and recipes to make summertime more fun!

 

BULLET Crayola Creativity Central
Find arts and crafts projects and ideas for fun.

 

BULLET Teen Seams
Check out these fun to sew projects just for teens!

 

BULLET Create Your Own Silk Screen
Follow in the foot steps of Andy Warhol.

 

BULLET Tie Dye Fun
Tie Dye projects that use more than just a tee shirt.

 

BULLET Dancing on Paper
Learn about the characters in Chinese writing.

 

BULLET Top Ten Techniques
A guide for taking better pictures.

 

BULLET DLTK's Crafts for Kids
This site is filled with printable crafts including templates, party invitations, printable cards for all occasions, and printable coloring pages galore!

 

BULLET Toy Theater Animation Station
Watch your drawings come alive.

 

BULLET Exploring Origami
Origami, the art of paper folding, began in China.

 

BULLET The Toymaker
A little world of paper toys, holiday cards, valentines, sun boxs, baskets and bags, origami and ephemera... all for you to make.

 

BULLET Exposure
A beginners guide to photography.

 

BULLET Trash Matcher
Here’s a list of craft ideas using recycled materials.

 

BULLET Farm Animal Coloring Pages
Get facts and pictures to color of farm animals from around the world.

 

BULLET Transportation Crafts
Be creative with these fun craft ideas.

 

BULLET Figure it Out
Take a drawing lesson on how to draw the human body.

 

BULLET Ventrilo-Quick
An on-line reference guide to learning basic ventriloquism.

 

BULLET Finger Knitting
Follow these directions to create something you can wear.

 

BULLET Very Best Kids
Discover cooking and baking ideas, exciting crafts and activities!

 

BULLET Garfield's Comic Creator
Create your own comic strip.

 

BULLET What Is a Print?
Watch cool interactive demos of each art form from etching, woodcuts, lithography, and screenprints.

 

BULLET Get the Picture
Learn about great photographs and the approaches these photographers used to make them.
BULLET World Ceramics
Explore and learn about the many ways ceramics have been made, used, and decorated throughout the world.

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Television, Movies and Radio

BULLET The Big Cartoon DataBase
Check out this searchable database of cartoons, animated feature films, that includes screenshots, episode guides, and more.

 

BULLET The Official Harry Potter Website
Go behind the scenes at Hogwarts. J.K Rowlings' Harry Potter an the rest of the gang are brought to life in Warner Bros.

 

BULLET Caillou
Have some fun with games and activities with Caillou and his friends.

 

BULLET Pandora
Pandora is the music discovery service that helps you find new music based on your old and current favorites. Listen for free.

 

BULLET Children's Creative Theater
Take a tour and get into character with an original script.

 

BULLET PBS Kids
Play a guessing game, read knock-knock jokes or even meet the stars of Arthur, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Sesame Street, Storytime, and other PBS shows.

 

BULLET Cinema: How are Hollywood Films Made?
Explore the process, from the screenwriter's words to the editor's final cut.

 

BULLET Penelope's Radio
Listen to music and stories.

 

BULLET Cliposcope
Make your own movie in just a few clicks.

 

BULLET Pixar: How We Do It
Go through the four stages of developing an animation movie.

 

BULLET Create a Play
Choose stars of your play and assign their lines.

 

BULLET Rugrats
Find plenty of fun filled activities to keep you busy.

 

BULLET Design a Satellite
Design a satellite that will send TV signals to places far across the country.

 

BULLET Saturday Morning Forever
Find information about Hanna-Barbera cartoons and cartoon characters and even watch a few cartoons.

 

BULLET Discovery Kids
Check out your favorite shows on the network and go on cool adventures.

 

BULLET Sesame Street Videos
Have fun watching some of your favorite Sesame Street segments.

 

BULLET Disney Radio
Radio station just for kids with music, shows, and fun.

 

BULLET Sesame Workshop
Every day is a sunny day spending it with your Sesame Street friends.

 

BULLET Don’t Buy It
Find the secrets to television, radio, magazines, and the web, advertising.

 

BULLET Shutters, Sprockets, and Tubes
Find out how movie and television technology works.

 

BULLET Encyclopedia of Television
Includes more than 1,000 original essays from more than 250 contributors and examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends.

 

BULLET Spunky Town
Watch some original cartoon series on the web.

 

BULLET High School Musical
The official site with photos, music, quizzes, and more.

 

BULLET Time Warp Trio
Join Time Warpers Joe, Fred, and Sam in a round of Sound Detective. Listen to a mystery noise, then decide where it belongs in history.

 

BULLET Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
Play the fun activities, sing-along with song lyrics, and find fun facts about Mister Rogers and his world of make believe.

 

BULLET TOT LOL
Videos to watch for those between the ages of 6 months and 6 years.

 

BULLET Movie Making for Kids
Learn the basics to producing your own digital movie, get to know the terms used in movie-making, and even learn proper techniques in video-shooting!

 

BULLET Youth Radio
Listen to these DJs bring you a mix of the latest sounds and stories.

 

BULLET Muppet World
Explore the world of the Muppets with Miss Piggy, Kermit, Gonzo, and more.

 

BULLET Why Waste Time On Television?
Find out why you should bother watching TV.

 

BULLET My Pop Studio
Be the producer and create music pop star, edit a TV show or publish a magazine.

 

BULLET Yahoo! Kids Movies
Read reviews of what’s playing in theaters now or check out what’s coming soon with movie facts, trailers, pictures and more.

 

BULLET Nickelodeon
Shows, schedules, games, and other fun stuff.
BULLET Youth Radio
Listen to these DJs bring you a mix of the latest sounds and stories.

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