ArtisanCam

I was just shown this site by a lovely Etsy person http://posa75.etsy.com/ and I went in and got lost! There are very cool art activities my kids went crazy playing with. Here's the first "level" I played around with, it's block printing. http://www.artisancam.org.uk/pages/activities/zone/ but the comic maker is a MUST! http://www.artisancam.org.uk/flashapps/superactioncomicmaker/comicmaker.php

From there, you click on the bottom of the page, it says "if you like this activity click here"... then you get a huge page full of incredible virtual art activities kids (and you!) can play around with. It's the "activity zone" http://www.artisancam.org.uk/pages/activities/zone/ You can even create your own Roy Lichtenstein painting, create and send a card to someone, I love this!

From her (Mari, the woman who sent me this link) blog... "I wandered over to this fun British non-profit called ArtisanCam which has an extensive array of online activities - including making a Kew Gardens poster. You can try your hand at designing jewelry, creating a comic, screenprinting an image, sewing a duvet cover, etc. etc.! All of them are online applications that are lots of creative fun for kids (and designers like me, I got stuck for some time actually). Only drawback is you can't always print your results. But there are online "galleries" to visit instead!"

Visit her AWESOME blog, she's a designer; toys, patterns, illustrations and more! http://www.smallforbig.blogspot.com/ plus her website, which is a gallery of her incredible design work, is a must see! http://maririchardsdesign.com/

Such a talent, truly inspiring! Go play around on ArtisanCam, withuot without the kids! And don't forget to visit SmallForBig!