Few things are as fun as getting together with others and making something from scratch. Whether it’s painting, candle-making, or creating DIY gifts, arts and crafts have a way of turning simple ...

Close-up of a potter's hands as they shape a Yixing teapot in a factory, Yixing, Jiangsu province, China, circa 1990. (Photo by Forrest Anderson/Getty Images) Could your hobby of creating art or ...

Scrapbook by Elizabeth Wolfe. Jeremy Weine/Daily. Buy this photo. This past summer, I was frequently alone for long stretches of time in Ann Arbor. Eat, work, sleep and repeat, day after day. The ...

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Winter in the Midwest always reminds me of the Christmas vacation I spent as a young girl with my grandparents in southern Germany: the bright snow and crisp wind that gives way to muddy ground, and ...

The 2026 Sarasota County agricultural Fair opens on Friday, March 13, and, although it’s best known for Ferris wheels, 4-H cows and fried everything, at its heart, the fair is a homegrown community ...

The new question-of-the-week is: How can teachers tell when the use of arts and crafts enhances learning in a lesson from times when it’s just busy work? Arts and crafts can obviously be used ...

Arts and crafts can have various benefits for older adults, including improving fine motor functions, promoting problem-solving and learning abilities, and providing self-confidence and inner ...

Shingo Muramoto. “Wing of foliage” (2020). Material: Natural lacquer, bamboo, hemp cloth, Japanese paper. The Gallery by SOIL, Collect 2021. Ting-Ying Gallery, based in both the U.K. and mainland ...

Sunflowers are synonymous with summer, but they can brighten up your abode all year long when you let your kids get crafty with these bright blooms! From handprint sunflower art to sunflower seed ...