The Imagination Factory

In celebration of Earth Day's 50th anniversary, we've published a new activity. Work a Trashasaurus Rex Jigsaw Puzzle at https://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/lesson13a.html.

Trashasaurus Rex Crossword Puzzle

In honor of Martin Luther King and in celebration of the upcoming Black History Month, we've posted a postage stamp design lesson at The Imagination Factory. There are some outstanding links to black history sites, too. Go to https://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/lesson43.html.

Too hot to play outside? Make a Mancala Game is the featured art activity at The Imagination Factory, and you can play it anywhere. Use common items you have around the house to create this game, which has been played for centuries.

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Get a head start on making Father's Day gifts with our Make a Treasure Box art/reuse activity at The Imagination Factory. Go to http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/lesson26.html.

Easter is coming up in just a week, so we're featuring our paper bunny collage at The Imagination Factory. See it at http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/members/lesson21.html.

Mardi Gras has begun in New Orleans, and in that city, the celebration will go on for twelve days. Parades are an important part of Mardi Gras, so we've designed a small float that kids can make to use in daycare centers, pre-schools, and in elementary schools.

Although the one shown here was created to celebrate Hawaii's 50th year of statehood, the directions will work for any occasion. Just change the theme. Reusing a shoebox to create your float will help save money on art supplies, and it will keep materials out of the landfill.

For complete directions, see Design a Miniature Float at http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/members/lesson84.html.

Valentine's Day is coming up, and this art/reuse activity is perfect for making your own cards. Here's a fun way to do the lettering, and it will keep paper out of the landfill. Secret Valentine is located at http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/members/lesson18.html

The featured art activity at The Imagination Factory is Fold Origami Boxes. Rather than throwing away all those greeting cards, this project shows how to make tiny boxes from them, and making the boxes is a good way to entertain the kids while you wait on the New Year to arrive! http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/lesson16.html

Art Lesson Sixteen The Imagination Factory is an award winning art and crafts site for kids, parents, and teachers. Visitors learn how to creatively recycle to make drawings, paintings, sculpture, origami, collage, paper mache, prints, and crafts.

One of our favorite art/reuse activities at The Imagination Factory is Have a Green Christmas, and this little "gingerbread" house is a great ornament that kids will have fun making.

In addition to the house, there are instructions for creating other ornaments. See Have a Green Christmas at http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/members/newlesson55.html.

Thanksgiving is coming up, and it will be here before you know it! This month we’re featuring an art/reuse activity that honors some people who took part in the first Thanksgiving……..Native Americans.

Learn how to make a papier mâché bowl that looks similar to one that can be made in clay, a material that’s used to make pottery.

Besides learning how to do the craft, there are some good resources linked to sites that will help you learn more about pottery and the first Americans.

Make a Papier Mâché Bowl is located at http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/lesson37.html.

Halloween is just two weeks away, but there's still time to make some things to decorate your house or classroom. Put on a Happy Face is the featured art/reuse lesson at The Imagination Factory. Learn all kinds of ways to make paper sculpture and a decorative mask at Put on a Happy Face! There are some great links there, too, so go to http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/lesson12.html

With the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks coming up soon, we offer this activity in remembrance of those who died on September 11, 2001. Make Freedom Bracelets is located at http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/lesson57.html

Art Lesson Fifty-Seven The Imagination Factory is an award winning art and crafts site for kids, parents, and teachers. Visitors learn how to creatively recycle to make drawings, paintings, sculpture, origami, collage, paper mache, prints, and crafts.

Currently featured at The Imagination Factory is an art activity entitled "What Did You Do on Your Summer Vacation?" Rather than throwing away all the printed memorabilia that kids collect on vacations, they're encouraged to repurpose it by making a vacation collage.

To see the art/reuse project and to learn more about collage, go to http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/members/lesson8.html.

The new, featured art activity at The Imagination Factory is Create Artist Trading Cards. Making these mini-artworks is a great project for finishing the summer and helping kids keep in touch during the school year.

Artwork is done on one side, and name and contact info goes on the back. They take little in the way of art materials, so just use your imagination to create small works of art!

To learn more about the history of ATCs, go to http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/members/lesson78.html.

The 4th of July is less than two weeks away, and the featured activity at The Imagination Factory shows how to repurpose a large can to help you celebrate and light up your evening. See Craft a Luminary at http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/members/lesson51.html.

School's almost out, summer's coming, and it's time to play outdoors. The featured activity at The Imagination Factory shows how to make your own sidewalk chalk from some simple materials. Visit http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/members/lesson60.html

Just in time for Earth Day, we're featuring America the Beautiful? located at http://www.kid-at-art.com//htdoc/lesson1.html. Be sure to see the Trash Matcher, which will help you find art activities for the solid waste you have available. See it at http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/matchtmp.html.

We just posted a new art/reuse activity at The Imagination Factory. Learn how to make a bunny collage for Easter! Go to http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/members/lesson21.html.

The Featured Art Activity at The Imagination Factory is "Illustrate a Word." Get creative and see what you can come up with for the words we suggest.

Just posted at The Imagination Factory is the newest featured lesson, Secret Valentine. See http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/members/lesson18.html.

Revised Lesson 18 CSS Styled The Imagination Factory is an award winning art and crafts site for kids, parents, and teachers. Visitors learn how to creatively recycle to make drawings, paintings, sculpture, origami, collage, paper mache, prints, and crafts. This lesson is used to create a secret valentine.

The Featured Art Activity at The Imagination Factory is Have a Green Christmas! Learn how to repurpose materials to decorate an entire Christmas tree. Save money, natural resources, and Mother Earth all at the same time! Visit http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/members/newlesson55.html

There are many holiday decorating ideas that are featured at The Imagination Factory, and all are linked from this online magazine article. Learn more at https://gazette.teachers.net/gazette/wordpress/marilyn-j-brackney/green-christmas/.

The featured art activity at The Imagination Factory is "Put on a Happy Face!" Learn how to make a simple mask using paper sculpture techniques at http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/lesson12.html.

Want something new to add to your back to school wardrobe? Try the "no dye tie dye" method of decorating fabric. Go to http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/members/lesson87.html.

Do you need a quick and easy Father's Day art activity? See Make a Treasure Box at The imagination Factory. Go to http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/lesson26.html.

School's almost out, and writing your contact information on the back of artist trading cards and exchanging them is a great way to keep in touch over the summer. See Create Artist Trading Cards at http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/members/lesson78.html.

The Featured Art Lesson at The Imagination Factory shows how to repurpose a picture frame mat to give it a new look. Go to http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/members/lesson40.html.

Earth Day is coming up on April 22, so we've posted a new project to help you celebrate. Our site's mascot is Trashasaurus Rex, a giant dinosaur made of thousands of pieces of trash.

While you won't have time to build a 9.5' x 11' beast like ours, you can create a miniature version. Build a Trashasaurus Rex Model is located at http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/members/lesson22.html. Happy Earth Day!

The art project currently featured at The Imagination Factory is Torn Paper Bunny. To learn how to repurpose materials to create one, go to http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/members/lesson21.html.

With February coming up, we've posted Design a Postage Stamp for Black History Month. Go to http://www.kid-at-art/htdoc/lesson43.html.