Join museum educator Ann Caspari as she demonstrates how to create a mini space station from recyclec materials
Watch a demonstration of how to make a simple kite that flies
Discover how to use simple household materials to create a shadow box and learn about shadows and light.
Create your own comic strip adventure story
Watch a demonstration of how to make bubble solution and then use household materials to blow bubbles
Join us for a demonstration of how to create an airplane cockpit for pretend play using cardboard and jar lids
Make a pretend hot air balloon with a strawberry basket and give your toys a ride
Upcycle jar lids into a fun game to explore the planets
Join museum educator Ann Caspari as she demonstrates how to make sensory play boxes for calming play at home
Snack like an astronaut! Make a PBJ sandwich fit for the space station
Join museum educator Ann Caspari as she demonstrates how to make a plane from a plastic bottle and then uses it to play in a tub of water
Watch and learn how to make a card shaped like an airplane and sednd it to a friend
Upcycle materials from your home to make a play space laser and zap space junk
Make a simple telescope from a paper tube and use it to look at the clouds and stars
Use newspaper and paint to create a model of planet Earth that you can play with
Make costume wings and pretend you can fly
Video Tutorials for different friendship bracelets of varying difficulty. Using the tutorials, the children can tie the bracelets by themselves. Contains 6 worksheets with bracelets in different colors and styles.
Kitchen Art Ideas
With Lessons Inspired by the Teachings of
Jean Martin
Objectives:
The participants will “think outside the box” to:
1. Search for materials found in the kitchen than can be used in the art process
2. Create art using “unconventional” kitchen equipment, tools and materials
Audiences:
These activities can be enjoyed by all age groups. All that is required is a little imagination.
The students will learn about the changing environment through study and observation. They will reflect on these changes in the environment and create their own landscape and habitat. This is the second lesson in "Observing connections," a series of three in which students are creating art based on their observations.
This article provides links to polar-themed arts and crafts activities.