ART ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME!

Claude Monet, the painter who founded Impressionism, lived in Giverny, France for 43 years. His house and gardens were the inspiration for his colorful masterpieces. Today, half a million people travel to his beautifully restored gardens and home each year. Enjoy the short video by Great Big Story, The Garden’s behind Monet’s Masterpieces.

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary. How does your garden grow? Need some planting inspiration? 

Here is a link to all of the plants and flowers that can be found in Monet’s garden: http://giverny.org/gardens/fcm/fleurs/listflor.htm

• National Gallery of Art – Lessons and Activities
• American Alliance of Museums Repository of Distance Learning
• The Art Institute of Chicago – Get Creative at Home
• The Art of Education – 27 Art Activities and Lessons to Try at Home
• Fine Art Jigsaw Puzzle Gallery
• Can you name all 50 famous paintings in this quiz?
• Whitney Museum of America Art – Whitney Kids Art Challenge
• Guggenheim Family Tours at Home
• MOMA – Art Making Activities Families Can Do at Home
• Chicago Children’s Museum – Recipes for Play at Home