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Where Art Is Child’s Play — Children’s Museum of Arts
Children’s Museum of Arts in the South Village focuses on making art, not just 
drawing and sculpture but also sound and stop-motion animation. It is also the only institution in New York City collecting international children’s artwork which includes 40 pieces from Harlem in 1963, children’s paintings made during the Works Progress Administration, and art from African villages.
The opening exhibition “Make Art (in) Public consists of
Okay, so most of the country has snow and plenty of snowmen and snowballs to keep the kids busy during the holiday break. For those of us getting rain or just cold, here’s a inexpensive Japanese kid’s craft. Shiny mud balls! Check it out. Maybe something the kids will want to try when “there’s nothing to do!”
Here is a video link showing the process.
Enjoy!
Kinetic Sculpture
I’ve always been a big fan of wind chimes — a soft tinkle in the wind or the louder melodic sound of tuned pipes that play their own song. Here are three artists that have taken it a bit further.
Celebrating the 4th with Fireworks
Did you know that fireworks have been around for over 2,000 years? Originating in China, they are still widely used in many Chinese celebrations. In fact to this day, the world’s main production of fireworks is in China.
Marco Polo is generally credited with bringing the black gun powder west. The Italians are credited with the first European country to manufacture fireworks.
In Philadelphia, a year after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and with the encouragement of Congress, Philadelphia lit up the sky with a “grand exhibition of fireworks which began and concluded with thirteen rockets …” Boston also celebrated that first year with fireworks.
This weekend we are celebrating 234 years of independence. How is your family celebrating this Fourth of July?
History of Fireworks
How Fireworks Work
The First Fireworks on the 4th of July
Fourth of July Celebrations - James R. Heintze
Backyard Adventures now on tumblr.com
Now that Ning will soon be charging, I’m testing tumblr.com to see if will work for posting solutions to the summer travel blues.
