Hopscotch articles from April 2005

Hopscotch archives from April 2005

The art of silhouette.
April 1, 2005... Elizabeth's heart raced and her palms felt moist. Not only was it her ninth birthday, but her mother had promised her that she could have a silhouette made as her special birthday present. A well-known, silhouette artist named John Miers had...

Art Smart.(Poem)
April 1, 2005... Art Smart The artist gets A certain pleasure When she finds A hidden treasure In boxes full Of dusty things Like nails and screws And keys and rings Long-forgotten Paperclips, ...

Advice for young artists: drawings animals in pen and ink.
April 1, 2005... The zoo is a good place to find ideas if you are an artist who is interested in drawing animals. Some artist like to take a sketchbook with them and make many quick sketches of the animals they see. Personally, I like to take a camera. On my...

Types of art.
April 1, 2005... First unscramble these color words. A B K L C -- -- -- -- -- 1 2 3 4 5 K N P I -- -- -- -- 6 7 8 9 E R N G E -- -- -- -- -- 10 11 12 13 14...

The queen of everything.(Mary Engelbreit)(Interview)
April 1, 2005... When seven-year-old Mary Engelbreit found out that she needed glasses, her mother cried, but not Mary. She slipped on her first pair of glasses, and the outside world came into focus for the first time. "Mother," she exclaimed, "the trees...

Claude Monet: "what on eye!".(Biography)
April 1, 2005... People crowded into the exhibition of rainbow-colored paintings. "It's madness!" "Absurd!" "Insulting!" they cried. "Look, are these supposed to be people? They're only black tongue-lickings!" "Here's one called 'Impression: Sunrise,'" said...

Cake decorating.
April 1, 2005... Having a party? How about adding some fun and creativity with a cake-decorating contest. This party is planned for eight friends. Ask your mother to help you bake two, white cakes in 8x8x2-inch or 9x9x2-inch cake pans. While cakes are...

Women can't paint.(Emily Carr)(Biography)
April 1, 2005... "Women can't paint." Today, these words seem ridiculous, but less than 100 years ago, this was the common belief in Victorian society. Emily Cart heard these words over again as she sought a career in painting. It would be an uphill battle...

Paint your own picture.(Science)
April 1, 2005... Contents not available due to copyright restrictions.

Bones, bones, beautiful bones.(Georgia O'Keeffe)(Biography)
April 1, 2005... Was Georgia O'Keeffe an athlete, scientist, or artist? Here's a hint. Her work with bones brought her fame and fortune. Was she an athlete whose strong bones helped her win games? Did she reconstruct the giant skeletons of dinosaurs from bones...

Art from the heart.
April 1, 2005... Hidden in the puzzle are materials you might use for creating holiday decorations or gifts for others. Search up, down, forward, backward, and diagonally. Unused letters spell out another item you might find useful for completing your work of...

Gift.(Poem)
April 1, 2005... Gift What kind of gift can I give My mom on Mother's Day? I want it to be special In ways that words can't say. Flowers? Chocolate kisses? I know! Some pretty art--Carefully crafted with love From deep...

Feline puzzle.
April 1, 2005... Find these words in the puzzle. The remaining letters spell out the answer to the question. IN WHICH BUILDING DID THE ARTISTIC FELINE HAVE HER ETCHINGS ON DISPLAY? [ILLUSTRATIONS...

Fun with art.
April 1, 2005... After you find all the words about art, the remaining letters will spell something that every great artist needs. The words can be found forward, backward, up, down, and diagonally. (The word ART can be found twice.) ART ARTIST ...

Spinning colors.
April 1, 2005... The Impressionists based their techniques on the scientific idea that your eye mixes colors. A chemist named Chevreul observed that colors next to each other influence each other. If you look at a spot of red and a spot of yellow together, the...

Rose Bornheur, a boy in petticoats.(Biography)
April 1, 2005... Rosa Bonheur was a problem child. She loved to have fun,. and she hated to study. It took her a long time to read and write. "You think you have a daughter," her grandfather often said to her mother. "What a mistake. Rosa is a boy in...

Cartoon artist.(Grace G. Drayton)(Biography)
April 1, 2005... Do you like to draw cartoon faces? Are your books filled with doodles of people and animals? If your answer is yes, then perhaps you will follow in the career footsteps of Grace G. Drayton, one of America's first female cartoon artists. ...

Make your own paste.(Science)
April 1, 2005... Someday you may be working on a project that requires you to paste papers together, and you run out of paste. The stores are closed. You need to finish your project. What do you do? Well, if you know a little science, you can make your own...

Painting.(Poem)
April 1, 2005... Painting I pulled out all my paints today -Bottles of yellow, red, and grey. I couldn't open the yellow or blue; The holes were covered with lots of dried goo. I cleaned it off the best I...

Potsy's pen pal club.(Directory)
April 1, 2005... Dear Readers, These are the new additions of Hopscotch girls who want to be pen pals. These do not include girls on the previous list. To receive the addresses, simply mail us a self-addressed, stamped #10 envelope. We'll send you the...

Potsy's post office.(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2005... Dear Potsy, Hi. My name is Sierra Prescott, and I have a sister named Alexis. I wanted to wish you a happy Valentine's Day, and I hope you get lots of valentine cards! Love, Sierra and Alexis Machias, ME Dear Potsy, ...

Mystery picture puzzle.
April 1, 2005... bird bikini top watch pencil slacks (3) flags crown heart spider balloon mushroom bottle of glue (2) cones (3) tepees rootbeer float tooth dime moth bean ...