Resources and Programs for Families

Enjoy the classic tale of Herakles and the Hydra with Spanish subtitles, then learn how to make a hydra monster in this video. 

Listen to a tale from Japan, The Boy Who Drew Cats, by Willamarie Moore, then examine a Japanese suzuribako (writing set) and practice drawing cats! 

Celebrate your family by crafting a collage after listening to a Spanish reading of Con Mi Hermano by Eileen Roe and looking at the painting People From Tehuantepec.

Connect feelings with colors while listening to a reading of Dr. Seuss’s My Many Colored Days, look at artist Terrell James's abstract painting The Game, and make mood puppets. 

Celebrate Earth Day and nature with a reading of On the Day You Were Born by Debra Frasier, look at a painting by Albert Bierstadt, and make art inspired by nature. 

Learn about Latin American popular art and fashion a small animal sculpture from a gourd in this video featuring instruction in both Spanish and English. 

Explore Japanese scroll painting and paint flowering tree branches inspired by the season of Spring. 

Examine the art of ancient Greece and draw an amphora.  

Learn about Chinese porcelain and craft a free-standing paper vase.