The Virtual Library: Arts & Crafts
After-School Adventures
Stuck at home with nowhere to go? Whether you’re quarantined or just bored, you’re in luck, because Girl Scout Shannon Graham has created this series of activity videos for the young and the restless as her Gold Award Project.
CreativeBug
Do-It-Yourselfers, crafters, and makers will find more than 1,000 video classes taught by design experts and artists. Material lists by brand name are provided, and transcripts and patterns can be downloaded. Public-performance rights are included. Class subjects include:
- Art and Design (ceramics, drawing, home décor, lettering, painting),
- Sewing (baby, garments, pattern drafting), quilting, paper (cards, collages, decoupage, paper flowers),
- Yarn work (knitting and crochet),
- Food and home (canning, cake decorating),
- Jewelry (beading, leather, metal and wire), and
- Holiday themed.
Kindness Cards for Community Service
Tweens and teens in Grades 6-12 can spread kindness in the community by making kindness cards.
Use art supplies to create cards featuring positive, uplifting messages, and then bring them home to hand out and help brighten someone’s day!
Participants will earn community service by participating in this program. All volunteer projects should be submitted at the Library with a Volunteer Form, which can be found outside the Tweens and Teens Room.
No registration required. Up to 10 cards can be submitted per volunteer monthly.
Bookmarks for Community Service
Tweens and teens in Grades 6-12 can earn community service by creating bookmarks for Garden City Public Library patrons!
These bookmarks will be available for patrons at the Library to take to brighten their day.
No registration required. Up to 20 bookmarks can be submitted per volunteer monthly.
All volunteer projects should be submitted at the Library with a Volunteer Form, which can be found outside the Tweens and Teens Room.
Nassau County Museum of Art
Visit one of our Museum Pass Program members, the Nassau County Museum of Art from home. Take a 10-minute drawing lesson, tour an exhibition, inspire your children’s creativity by sharing an art activity.
Parrish Art Museum
Take a virtual trip out East this weekend to visit the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill. Discover the art and learn the artists’ stories in their collection, or listen to live programs and podcasts. You can also take art classes or family workshops with master teachers.