How to Recognize Juneteenth
Juneteenth is a day that honors the freedom of all people in the United States. June 19, 1865, marks the date that Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas.… Read more How to Recognize Juneteenth →
How to: Happy Limerick Day!
A limerick is a poem that makes you giggle Makes your face smile and your belly jiggle The way it rhymes On different lines It takes poetry and makes it… Read more How to: Happy Limerick Day! →
How to Write a Poem
We’re going to start National Poetry Month by telling you a secret: poetry doesn’t have to rhyme! It can rhyme, and using a rhyming structure can make it a bit… Read more How to Write a Poem →
How to Deal with Stage Fright
Have you ever been nervous about a school play or concert, and had a friend or family member simply say, “Don’t be nervous”? They say it because they care and… Read more How to Deal with Stage Fright →
Worry Dolls
Long ago, there was a Mayan princess named Ixmucane (icks-moo-ca-neigh). Her father, the Sun God, granted her a very special gift- the ability to take away any problem a human… Read more Worry Dolls →
Collage
Collage, from the french word coller, or ‘to glue’, is a funky, fun, unique style that you’ve probably encountered before, in class or at museums. But do you know the history behind it? … Read more Collage →
Hojalata Art
Hojalata (Ho-huh-la-tuh) art is a very colorful style that became popular due to the wide availability of tin in Mexico. Also called the “Poor Man’s Silver”, tin was easy to… Read more Hojalata Art →
Zentangles
Zentangle? What’s a Zentangle? Zentangle is a really cool type of art that creates wild pictures, the ‘tangle’, through lots of thought and focus, the ‘zen’. Follow along to learn how to make zentangles.… Read more Zentangles →
Splatter Paint
Careful, this one gets messy. Splatter paint is as explosive and colorful as its history. It started in the 1940’s in New York, due to art censorship, or the banning of… Read more Splatter Paint →