Online Art Games for Kids

As a purist who thinks that writing in cursive should never be taken out of grammar school curriculum, I also believe that computer-created art is not the same as art created by hand. That said, it can be absolutely amazing, and the skills required to create such artwork take nothing less than an artistic eye, surefire technique, and a very steady hand.

The computer is also a valuable tool for viewing art, exploring elements of art, and learning valuable graphic design skills. Because of that, this week I am putting a computer in the playroom of The Barn. It will come in handy to use as a means of showing children slideshows of masterpieces, presenting art education videos on YouTube, accessing music from my massive iTunes library, and providing children with some great online art games.

Here is a list of some online art resources that I've found. There are more out there! If you know of any good ones, please share them. Thanks!

http://www.colorwithleo.com/games.php

(THE BEST ONE, I THINK)

http://www.artsology.com/games.php

http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/zone.htm

http://www.incredibleart.org/links/artgames.html

http://kids.usa.gov/play-games/art/index.shtml