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Blossom HuntÂ
South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes, CA9 a.m.-5 p.m. March 1-May 31. The Garden burst to life in an explosion of colors. Grab a map and search on foot for beautiful...
03/01/2020 - 05/31/2020: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Hauser & Wirth Art at Home
As many of us continue to work or learn from home, Hauser & Wirth artists have created a series of downloadable coloring pages to bring...
04/10/2020 - 05/08/2020: All Day
The LOH Down on Science - Pandemic Edition
THE LOH DOWN ON SCIENCE is launching a limited radio/podcast series called THE LOH DOWN ON SCIENCE: SPECIAL PANDEMIC EDITION on April 22 for eight...
04/22/2020 - 06/17/2020: All Day
Make a Camouflage Collage with Shawn Harris
Try your hand—and your scissors—at this cool, camouflage, cut paper art project with illustrator Shawn Harris! Check out his how-to video.
04/25/2020 - 05/02/2020: All Day
Craft Contemporary Craft at Home - Embossed Aluminum
The Craft Contemporary offers this series of easy-to-follow craft activities for the whole family. Inspired by the milagros charms and votive offerings common in Mexico...
04/26/2020 - 05/02/2020: All Day
Explore the Grand Canyon with Elmo and Murray
Join National Park Ranger Amala from Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona as she encourages Elmo, Murray and children across the country to use all...
04/27/2020 - 05/04/2020: All Day
LACMA @ Home - Make a Paper Sculpture
Draw inspiration from Frank Stella’s monumental sculpture at LACMA and learn how to bend, twist, and transform two-dimensional shapes into a masterful three-dimensional composition. Create...
04/28/2020 - 05/05/2020: 12:00 am
Make a Sculpture with Stuff You Have at Home
The Institute of Contemporary Art had fun making a photo comic lesson plan with Ann Greene Kelly—relocating the art workshop scheduled to take place at...
04/28/2020 - 05/05/2020: All Day
Jason Reynolds - Pick a Picture, Now Tell a Story
Jason Reynolds is back with another of his "Write. Right. Rite." videos and the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature has a terrific creativity challenge:...
04/29/2020 - 05/06/2020: All Day
Isolation Art School - Coffee Art
The wonderful Isolation Art School on Instagram features Jan Mostert of @instacoffeeart , sharing this video on how to make beautiful works of art in...
04/30/2020 - 05/07/2020: All Day
Mother's Day Craft - Thumbprint Heart Ornament
Crayola has created this Mother's Day craft that will have your kids' fingerprints all over it. This is great for ages 4 and up, and...
04/30/2020 - 05/10/2020: All Day
Project Art LA - Secrets in Color Virtual Class
Reveal phrases or figures made with white crayon through watercolor in this YouTube workshop. Supplies: pencil, white paper, white crayon, watercolors or food coloring, paintbrush.
04/30/2020 - 05/04/2020: All Day
Dav Pilkey: How to Draw Piggy and Barky McTreeface
Children’s book author and illustrator Dav Pilkey has another couple of quick drawing lessons. These characters — Piggy and Barky McTreeFace, both from his “Dog...
05/02/2020 - 05/08/2020: All Day
Help the Natural History Museum Study Alligator Lizards in Your Backyard
With days getting longer and temperatures increasing, we are entering alligator lizard mating season, and The Natural History Museum needs your help to study their...
05/02/2020: All Day
Learn to Fold an Origami Gnome
Learn how to fold an origami gnome from My First Origami Fairy Tales Kit by Joel Stern (Tuttle Publishing, 2019).
05/02/2020 - 05/08/2020: All Day
Museum of Flight Virtual Tours
The Museum of Flight in Seattle gives families a chance to see the cockpits and interiors of its aircraft via 3D self-guided virtual tours created...
05/02/2020: All Day
Pacific Asia Museum Story Time: 'Patience, Miyuki'
Anyone with a small child knows that patience is not a virtue easily won. Join Pacific Asia Museum Education Specialist, Valentina Quezada, as she reads...
05/02/2020 - 05/08/2020: All Day
Dads That Cook Livestreams
Jason Glover, Host of online cooking show sensation, Dads That Cook, traditionally travels to meet and cook with individual dads in their own kitchens. Now,...
05/02/2020: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm