Everyone who is conscious and able to move at least one limb or their mouth can sketch. Really. You don't have to be an old master or a new master or even an apprentice. You just need some sort of surface (paper is ideal) and media (pens, pencils, crayons, markers,...
Play
Everyone should play. Everyone. Not all the time, of course. All play and no work… The posts here celebrate Play. Go ahead, play. Enjoy.
Inspirograph
Who among us (who grew up in the 60s-80s) did not love (or be frustrated by) Spirograph? Did you know that you can spiro til your heart's content right now without worrying about dead pens, pokey paper, or slippage? Uh-huh. You can. Click here and have fun.
Not Your Friend Tina’s Paper Dolls
T Magazine has partnered with some fashion designers to create free paper dolls for your quarantine (and whenever) pleasure. Download the dolls here. Read about the project here. Make your own clothes and share pics in the comments. You know you want to. No one here...
Please enjoy this art-themed crossword puzzle courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. Download PDF
Bend Your Brain
If you like puzzle books and magazines (crosswords, soduko, word search, etc), Lovatts may be the site for you (it’s free). Do keep in mind that it is an Australian site before you spend too much time wonder why flavor and recognize aren’t considered valid words (use...
Did You Hear That? It was my mind being blown…
Silk is a super cool site for drawing trippy, kaliedescope-y, ethereal artwork. Try it. You will get addicted.
Let Your Screen Be Your Canvas
You don’t need Photoshop or other pricey tools to draw and paint online. YouiDraw has a pretty nice interface that it’s too cluttered with ads.
Get Your (Retro) Game On
Ever yearn for one of those long gone video games? You might (some of them don’t work with modern operating systems, so you would need a VM — and I’m not going to go there — to play) be able to re-experience some games of your youth at the best website on...
Coloring Monday: Canadian Canoes
Did you know that there is a Canadian Canoe Museum? Well, there is. And they have a couple of free coloring pages for you to download.
Coloring Monday: Bernard Brecker Medical Library
Who knew medical libraries were so much fun? Download and color this cool book from Brecker Medical Library.
Coloring Monday: University of Sussex
Download and color this beast and others.
The Logical Choice
I love logic puzzles. I lack common sense, but I’ve got some mad useless skills. The Puzzle Baron (also free) has all kinds of options.