Below are some links and interactive activities to try within the arts.
Visual Arts
Kids Art Institute of Chicago
- Match Up games with fine art by texture, shape, or sound
- Play with Art activities such as Make a Collage Box, Mask Maker, or Portraits
- Story Time books (not read aloud, interactive illustrations): Ganesha Gets His Head, St. George and the Dragon, The Golden Bird
Explore an interactive map of the museum or search for artifacts by time period, geography, or big idea. Artifacts include written and audio descriptions of the piece, videos, and art and writing prompts.
The Museum of Modern Art
Destination Modern Art (ages 5-8)- A virtual tour of MoMA with interactive displays of actual artwork
- Learn about artists and design similar art
- All text is read aloud
Art Safari (ages 9+)- Choose from 4 pieces of art to explore
- Reading involved
- Questions to think about each piece of art deeper
- Writing prompts included
National Gallery of Art NGAkids Art Zone
Collage Machine, Brushter, Wallovers and more! These activities are available for free desktop download or you can order a free Art Zone CD from NGA. Unfortunately, these activities can not be done online. They also have a free iPad app (called NGSkids Art Zone) with 8 interactive activities.
The Smithsonian: Everything Art
This section of the Smithsonian Education site has 16 links to interactive art activities from the National Portrait Gallery, Museum of African Art, American Art Museum, American History Museum, National Zoo, Lemelson Center, and National Postal Museum.
This site gives information about some famous artists. Best for kindergarten - 2nd grade.
Made with Code
Lots of art projects that you can design using code. Includes simple tutorials to get started. Most projects can be saved. Best for 4th grade and up. Activities include:
Virtual Tours of Art Museums
- The British Museum in London with historical artifacts you can search by theme, geography, or time period
- The Courtald Museum in London includes works by Manet, Van Gogh, and more
- The Dali Museum in Tampa Bay, Florida featuring the work and life of Salvador Dali
- The Frick Collection in New York City
- The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York includes works by Marc, Mondrian, Picasso, Koons, and more
- The Louvre Museum in Paris, France
- The National Gallery of London
Other
ABCya Color, Draw & Paint (K-5)
ABCya Pixel Art (K-5)
ABCya Magic Mirror Paint (K-5, paint with symmetry)
Music
Learn about composers, instruments, kids who compose music, and more through these interactive games, activities, and videos.
San Francisco Symphony Kids (old site)
This is site is an interactive exploration of instruments, what they look like, and how they sound. It requires reading to navigate the activities so it is better suited for readers.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids
- Learn about periods of music
- Tutorials on how to make your own instruments
- Printable concert coloring pages
- Videos
- Music audio recordings
Learn about instruments and composers, including minority composers, through these interactive games. Requires some reading.
Games and activities to learn about music notes, composers, instruments, and rhythm. You can even compose your own tunes. Requires some reading.
NoteflightCreate and use music notation to make your own melodies. Elementary age and up.
Virtual Piano
Play with your keyboard or mouse. Tutorials and music sheets available.
This site gives information about some famous composers. Best for kindergarten - 2nd grade.
A few music projects that you can create using code. Includes simple tutorials to get started. Most projects can be saved. Best for 4th grade and up. Activities include:
Other
ABCya Melody Maker (K-5)
ABCya Sound Burst (K-5)
PBS Kids music games (K-2)
Links to other music sites for kids
Dance
A few dance projects that you can design using code. Includes simple tutorials to get started. Most projects can be saved. Best for 4th grade and up. Activities include:
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