Celebrated and award-winning children's illustrator, Jan Brett, shows how to sketch a horse. Jan teaches how to draw a colt and the Friesian horse breed specifically. Learn how to draw a baby horse by following Jan's simple instructions that go from making easy shapes to the finished product. Jan's friendly demeanor and basic instructions make this a great tutorial for kids as well as adults.
Celebrated and award-winning children's illustrator, Jan Brett, shows how to sketch a Siberian Husky dog. Learn how to draw a dog by following Jan's simple instructions that go from making easy shapes to the finished product. This video tutorial gives instructions simple enough for even children to follow along.
Woof woof! Face painting sure can liven up an otherwise tedious children's party, and few things get get the kids howling more than turning their face into a wolf! This simple how to shows the steps to create the base and work your way up to the finished scary product. Werewolf in London? How about a werewolf any where you want! So howl at the moon and bark at the sky and paint up your face, don't worry why, your kids will love it and so will you!
This holiday season, become a wrap artist! Learn how to make every Christmas present look festive, no matter what shape or size. Wrapping Christmas gifts can be quite the bore, but when you add a little artfulness, it could be more fun than ripping it off and finding your present.
The Paper Bag Princess is one of the most beloved children's books for girls of all time, and it's heroine is a great role model for young girls everywhere. If you love the book, watch this video to learn how you can make an easy, sexy Paper Bag Princess Halloween costume.
Release your inner wild thing with a costume based on the classic children's book. You Will Need
Here's a neat little demonstration video on how to draw a Christmas tree using a pencil, an eraser and pen. This tree will be drawn with a more realistic looking drawing style, compared to the simplified abstract stack of triangles that people normally draw Christmas trees with. British children's author Shoo Rayner, writer and illustrator of over 200 books, shows you how.
There's something so eerily creepy about clowns. We know they're supposed to be the center of children's birthday parties and are meant to be jesters, but their snarling mouths, bulbous red nose, and creepy eye makeup make us shiver.
In this tutorial, learn all about our most controversial food dye Yellow number 5 is linked to conditions like cancer, ADHD and is believed to actually remove the essential nutrient, Zinc, from our bodies. Get all the facts about Yellow 5 and know which foods it is in. A vast majority of children's snacks contain this ingredient, so watch out! And learn what natural ingredients you can use to substitute for this artificial intruder.
It can be intimidating to sculpt fantasy miniatures, even if you have some artistic experience. Working at that scale, every little mistake could be a disaster! But in this 15-part video tutorial, you'll learn how to make your mini figures turn out looking great, every time.
Celebrated and award-winning children's illustrator, Jan Brett, shows how to sketch an African elephant in this video tutorial. Learn how to draw an elephant by following Jan's simple instructions that go from making easy shapes to the finished product. Discover the wonders Jan unearthed in Africa, and find out how to bring that wonder home through the art of drawing. Kids will also like learning how to draw from these clear and simple directions.
We all love cupcakes, but some of us don't tolerate gluten, and other of us have peanut allergies. Imagine this scenario times 30, the average number of students in a class, and you can see where things would go wrong.
We know dolls are supposed to be children's toys, but there's something about them that scares the living daylights out of us. Maybe, just maybe, it's those lifelike eyes that appear almost too real to be fake? That seem to follow us as we move around the room? Okay, maybe we've seen a few too many horror movies, but you have to admit there's just something off about dolls.
Have you ever read the children's book "If You Give A Moose A Muffin"? The book is among one of a series that explores all the fantastical fun a kid can have when she/he tempts an unexpected animal with a yummy dessert.
Want to play "If You're Happy and You Know It" on your ukulele? Learn how with this free video ukulele lesson from Ukulele Mike. Whether you play the ukulele or bass kazoo, there is no better way to improve your chops than by learning to play your favorite songs. Not only is it more fun and much easier than running drills or memorizing a chord book by wrote, it's obviously also a wonderful way to build your repertory of songs. For more information, and to get started playing this classic chil...
Want to play John Walter Bratton's "Teddy Bears' Picnic" on your ukulele? Learn how with this free video ukulele lesson from Ukulele Mike. Whether you play the ukulele or bass kazoo, there is no better way to improve your chops than by learning to play your favorite songs. Not only is it more fun and much easier than running drills or memorizing a chord book by wrote, it's obviously also a wonderful way to build your repertory of songs. For more information, and to get started playing this cl...
This video shows the viewer how to teach their children to draw a cartoon style fish. The video is literally a tutorial showing a young woman teaching a group of children. She does this by using simple shapes, which children already know how to draw, to build up the bigger fish. She starts with an oval shaped body and a tail. She then adds two eyes and a line for a mouth before finishing with fins and stripes. Finally she colors her fish in before showing the children’s efforts.
This how-to video is a vibrant and animated tutorial on how to paint children’s furniture: in particular, a little girl’s tea table and chairs. It’s fast paced yet easy to follow. The video couple takes you from the taping and preparation of the table and chairs to the completed and professional quality finished product, which would thrill any little girl. Their method of communicating the most important steps is to race to the camera and speak to the audience, in an amusing sort of wink, whi...
Watch this cooking video tutorial on how to make chocolate Nutella tarts - kids can cook! You will get all the necessary information to make this chocolate Nutella tart recipe, including a list of all the ingredients needed, all right in the video.
Watch this cooking video tutorial on how to make salsa - kids can cook! You will get all the necessary information to make this salsa recipe, including a list of all the ingredients needed, all right in the video.
Watch this cooking video tutorial on how to bake a party pizza - kids can cook! You will get all the necessary information to make this party pizza recipe, including a list of all the ingredients needed, all right in the video.
Watch this cooking video tutorial on how to make a frozen fruit smoothie - kids can cook! You will get all the necessary information to make this frozen fruit smoothie recipe, including a list of all the ingredients needed, all right in the video.
Watch this cooking video tutorial on how to make a French crêpe - kids can cook! You will get all the necessary information to make this French crepe recipe, including a list of all the ingredients needed, all right in the video.
Watch this cooking video tutorial on how to cook basil pesto for pasta - kids can cook! You will get all the necessary information to make this basil pesto for pasta recipe, including a list of all the ingredients needed, all right in the video.
Watch this cooking video tutorial on how to cook macaroni and cheese - kids can cook! You will get all the necessary information to make this macaroni and cheese recipe, including a list of all the ingredients needed, all right in the video.
Watch this cooking video tutorial on how to cook a hearty hamburger - kids can cook! You will get all the necessary information to make this hearty hamburger recipe, including a list of all the ingredients needed, all right in the video.
Watch this cooking video tutorial on how to cook kickin' chicken - kids can cook! You will get all the necessary information to make this kickin' chicken recipe, including a list of all the ingredients needed, all right in the video.
Watch this cooking video tutorial on how to make a popover balloon dessert - kids can cook! You will get all the necessary information to make this popover balloons dessert recipe, including a list of all the ingredients needed, all right in the video.
Watch this cooking video tutorial on how to cook a ham and onion omelet - kids can cook! You will get all the necessary information to make this ham and onion omelet recipe, including a list of all the ingredients needed, all right in the video.
Watch this cooking video tutorial on how to make a fruit smoothie - kids can cook! You will get all the necessary information to make this fruit smoothie recipe, including a list of all the ingredients needed, all right in the video.
Watch this cooking video tutorial on how to cook beef skewers - kids can cook! You will get all the necessary information to make this beef skewers recipe, including a list of all the ingredients needed, all right in the video.
Watch this cooking video tutorial on how to cook crazy quesadillas - kids can cook! You will get all the necessary information to make this crazy quesadilla recipe, including a list of all the ingredients needed, all right in the video.
Watch this cooking video tutorial on how to cook chicken wings - kids can cook! You will get all the necessary information to make this chicken wings recipe, including a list of all the ingredients needed, all right in the video.
In this in depth, four part series learn how to draw a cartoon dog. The adorable puppy you will be learning to draw is top notch and would fit in nicely in any children's book or comic strip.
Dogs are cute little things, so why not create a dog card for a loved one (or maybe for the big dog of your house, your dad, for this Father's Day)?
Have fun with your kids this weekend and incorporate an arts & crafts project into your weekend activities! In this Simple Kid's Crafts tutorial, learn how to make a teddy bear out of pom poms, perfect for children kindergarden age and up. Get your children's creative juices pumping with fun arts & crafts projects like this one!
Celebrated and award-winning children's illustrator, Jan Brett, shows how to sketch an okapi, an endangered, African mammal, in this fun demonstrational video. Learn how to draw this beautiful and unusual animal by following Jan's simple instructions that go from making easy shapes to the finished product. Even kids unfamiliar with Jan's work will enjoy sketching along.
Celebrated and award-winning children's illustrator, Jan Brett, shows how to sketch a guinea hen and a zebra. Learn from this video tutorial how to draw and paint these exotic, African animals by following Jan's simple instructions that go from making easy shapes to the finished product. Fun for kids to follow along as well.
When was the last time you saw one of these? This classic children's toy seems very simple, but the chemistry involved is very interesting. Do you know how it works?
Want to play "On Top of Spaghetti (All Covered with Cheese)" on your ukulele? Learn how with this free video ukulele lesson from Ukulele Mike, which presents a complete breakdown of the song and its chords. Whether you play the ukulele or bass kazoo, there is no better way to improve your chops than by learning to play your favorite songs. Not only is it more fun and much easier than running drills or memorizing a chord book by wrote, it's obviously also a wonderful way to build your repertor...
