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Crafts can be as complex as stained glass or as simple as origami. They cover the area known as the decorative arts. Crafts are works of imagination, creativity, and skill.
Sample some of the following activities to learn more about crafts.
Places To Go 
People
To See Things To Do Teacher
Resources Bibliography
Places To GoThe following are places to go (some real and some virtual) to find out about crafts.
National
Gallery of Art - Toy Exhibit
Virtually visit the National Gallery of Art and look at antique toys. Have students ask their grandparents or older friends and neighbors about the toys that they had when they were young.
Virtually visit the National Gallery of Art and look at antique toys. Have students ask their grandparents or older friends and neighbors about the toys that they had when they were young.
People To SeeAunt Annie's Crafts
From this website you can find craft ideas with complete instructions and patterns. You'll also find ideas for holiday crafts, for educational games, and more from this great resource.
From this website you can find craft ideas with complete instructions and patterns. You'll also find ideas for holiday crafts, for educational games, and more from this great resource.
Goddess of
Garbage
Visit with the Goddess of Garbage and find out how to make stupendous classroom crafts on a budget.
Visit with the Goddess of Garbage and find out how to make stupendous classroom crafts on a budget.
Things To DoArts
and Crafts
Find those recipes for playdough, edible peanut butter playdough, and bubble-blowing liquid.
Find those recipes for playdough, edible peanut butter playdough, and bubble-blowing liquid.
DLTK's
Crafts for Kids
Using this site's printable instructions, patterns, and templates, learn how to make hundreds of different craft projects.
Using this site's printable instructions, patterns, and templates, learn how to make hundreds of different craft projects.
Joan
Irvine
Learn how to make a pop-up and browse this award winning author's (Joan Irvine) books, art, awards and links, and FAQ.
Learn how to make a pop-up and browse this award winning author's (Joan Irvine) books, art, awards and links, and FAQ.
Idea
Box
Discover seasonal and holiday craft ideas as well as worksheets and activities. Surf to the Idea Box's site of the week and read their "great idea" of the week.
Discover seasonal and holiday craft ideas as well as worksheets and activities. Surf to the Idea Box's site of the week and read their "great idea" of the week.
Origami
Fold an origami jumping frog, learn about the history of origami, take an origami quiz, and more.
Fold an origami jumping frog, learn about the history of origami, take an origami quiz, and more.
Teacher Resources Online Activities/Hotlists are a listing of internet
sites with fun, interesting, and educational tasks attached to each one.
(You can learn how to use this WWW
Activities tool created by UEN for Utah educators).
Virtual Field Trips are teacher and student-created
tours of curricular topics. (You can learn how to use this UEN Virtual
Field Trip tool created by UEN for Utah educators).
Lesson Plans/Webquests
Bibliography- Fredury, Melissa. 101 Craft Ideas for Kids. New York: Hyperion Books, 1998.
- Gardiner, Susan. Classroom Craft Ideas. New York: Dial Books, 1997.
- Martin, Sheila. Crafts for Kids. Chicago: Putnam Books, 1999.