Fine arts Resources
RDN Recreation and Parks and The Old Schoolhouse (TOSH) invites you to create and submit your butterfly art.
The butterfly, is a symbol of transformation, from the cocoon the butterfly emerges in colourful splendor. Just like a butterfly, we too shall emerge from this unsettling time transformed. Butterflies can be of any size or style – be creative. For information or to submit your butterfly to the exhibit follow the link below! https://www.getinvolved.rdn.ca/rec-connect/survey_tools/butterfly-community-art-project1 |
Ms. Kelly wanted to share this great site with you called Classics for Kids which has games to help practice your music skills at home.
https://www.classicsforkids.com/games.html |
Another site recommended by Ms. Kelly is MusicPlay. It has games, songs and you can even find links here to help you to practice your recorder at home!
https://musicplayonline.com/ |
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Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber is calling all musical lovers! Starting this Friday, we’ll be releasing a full-length, smash-hit musical once a week for you to watch for free! It will be available for 48 hours, so you can tune in whenever you like over the weekend! First up, it’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat!
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/theshowsmustgoon |
Mo Willems—a best-selling author and illustrator—has announced that he will be teaching drawing every weekday on YouTube to kids who are now at home. Mo will be having sessions called Lunch Doodles where he will occupy the little ones by doodling together with them. Mo Willems is known for writing the series "Don't Let the Pigeon..." and "Elephant and Pig".
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL14hRqd0PELGbKihHuTqx_pbvCLqGbOkF |
Cassie Stephens is an amazing art teacher in the USA. She has been doing daily art activities around a set theme and with supplies that many families already have at home. You can see her previous videos on her YouTube Channel.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdEo82iK2lzwMqCxBuQmmrQ/videos |
Art for Kids Hub is a YouTube channel that your child will be familiar with. We have used their videos several times for guided drawing in our class and they kids always enjoy it. He has TONS of videos at various levels for the kids to follow along with.
https://www.youtube.com/user/ArtforKidsHub/videos |
Many art galleries offer virtual tours where kids can view famous art online. Here are some options but please be aware, as these galleries display famous artwork, some may include nudity.
The Dali Museum - https://thedali.org/virtual-tour/index.html The Louvre - https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne The National Gallery (London) - https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/virtual-tours/virtual-tour-2011#/central-hall/ Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam) https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/van-gogh-museum?hl=en |