A collection of links to arts and crafts magazines and e-zines, arranged alphabetically.

Discusses the history of St. Patrick's Day, leprechauns, traditions, and presents links to St. Patrick's Day arts and crafts lessons.

Explains the history of Easter, its significance in religion, and its traditions and customs, and presents links to Easter arts and crafts lessons and resources.

Explains the history of Halloween and its traditions and customs, and presents links to Halloween arts and crafts lessons.

Discusses the meaning and history of the Hindu Festival of Colors called Holi and its traditions and customs. Presents recipes for making colors and links to Holi arts and crafts lessons and resources. Also includes videos of Holi...

Groundwater is stored in and moves slowly through layers of soil, sand and rocks called aquifers. To help you visualize groundwater, you will make an aquifer, in this case, an edible one. This will show you how groundwater is stored and...

Kids learn about the art and crafts from the Maya civilization including sculpture, carving, painting, and ceramic on this website.

Explains the history of Christmas, its significance in religion, and its traditions and customs. Presents lesson suggestions from teachers and links to Christmas arts and crafts lessons and resources.

Beautiful illustrations of Tasha Tudor's children's books and pictures of her farm and crafts give you a feel for this artist.

This resource has a list of simple craft ideas for children. Simple directions for each. Most can be made with common classroom or household supplies and with little or no adult help.

This simple craftmaking site features downloads, basic how-tos, and ordering information for the site-sponsor's craft books.

If you're interested in arts and crafts, you might like this project. It uses several alternative, renewable sources of fiber to make paper, and compares the resulting papers for strength and writing quality.

An extensive list of elementary insect crafts. Each activity contains a list of everyday materials, and detailed instructions.

Nice Scholastic site that looks at what it means to be an Asian Pacific American. Includes stories from Angel Island, Japanese Americans during WWII, and background on and interviews with notable Asian Americans.

This Fordham University site provides information and many images on Byzantine art, life, crafts, maps, and architecture. Includes links to other Byzantine sites as well.

Exhibition takes you on a tour of African art that was made to be both seen and used. Find examples of everyday objects - pipes, stools, headrests, bowls - that demonstrate the African ideal of crafting utilitarian objects of great beauty.

Explore in detail two examples of the carving and painting style of the Native Americans of the Northwest Coast: an ocean-going canoe and a bentwood box, which was used for storage. Read about materials that Native craftspeople used and...

In this lesson plan, your young scholars can read Native American poetry, then create their own unique sand paintings. Provides links to handouts and information as well assessment criteria, and extension ideas.

Go directly to a collection of illustrated feature-length articles about traditional and contemporary Chinese arts. Covers the principal visual and performing arts of China, for example, traditional crafts, calligraphy, architecture,...

Did you know that tea-drinking is an art in Russia? Learn how Russians prepare and serve their tea.

Directions on how to make a simple loom from a wooden board and dowel rods. This style is representative to a traditional African loom. Try a new way of weaving in your classroom.

A simple, but dynamic introductory weaving lesson that focuses on the art of the Navaho Native Americans. The lesson is well thought-out and includes references to children's literature to read as an introduction.

Download these colouring sheets, in PDF format, that symbolize a Time to Remember.