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Closeup of a clear tube made into a lava lamp with orange liquid at the bottom and orange bubbles floating at the top. A girl in the background holds it from behind.

Three girls wearing matching black shirts and lime green goggles on their heads look down at a homemade volcano. One of them pours liquid into the opening of the volcano as foam erupts down the sides.

Three girls wearing matching black shirts, clear goggles, and rubber gloves look on with surprise as foam erupts from a homemade volcano. Smiling cartoon girl with her arms out to the side appears in foreground.

Closeup of a clear cup overflowing with neon green, pink, and blue slime that glows in the dark.

We look down on a circle of bubbly orange slime with an upside down light orange handprint in the middle.

We look down at three rounded jars with blue, pink, and purple contents that emit a blue glow in the dark.

Right hand wearing a light purple medical glove sprays brown spray paint to make the roof of a gazebo. Caption. "If you want to do it, just do it."

Aerial view of a clear bowl of jumbo marshmallows on a wavy aqua surface.

Animated puppet, Marvie, looks at camera and smiles in front of Buckingham Palace. Caption. I heard that guards aren't allowed to laugh or smile.

Cartoon character holding a crayon. Caption: I am going to create my own kind of animal.

Cartoon character standing next to a model with a runway and air traffic control tower. Caption: I created this little model airport

Animated puppet, Marvie smiles and holds up an angry paper robot on a stick. Caption. My mom taught me how to make these cool puppets.

A person's hands fold a single sheet of bright orange paper in half on a white table.

A carved wooden mask and headdress with a small painted face. Carved rectangular designs attached on both mask sides.

Three girls wearing white lab coats with lime green goggles on their heads play with bowls of slime. Text in background reads, "Adventure Girls."

Lime green origami Minecraft creeper with face drawn on in sharpie stands against a white backdrop. Curved green frame with an outline of a white origami crane appears to the left.

25 brightly colored face masks of differing styles and materials on display in a lighted case. Some are more animalistic, with horns, tusks, and large noses, while others are more humanistic.

Still image from: Number 1 Newton Avenue: Double the Fun

Still image from: Number 1 Newton Avenue: Mom's Moves

Artist Mary Lou Zelazny, a gray-haired woman with black circular glasses, looks next to the camera as she talks in front of a blurred background. Caption. "That I could find out about myself through college."

Pati and Ani the cows stand on their yoga mats in a bright red room. Their knees are slightly bent and their arms are bent and extended above their heads as they look up. Spanish caption. ¿Qué tal el Aconcagua o el Chimborazo?

Pati and Ani the cows kneel facing each other on a yellow yoga mat. They both reach their hands back to rest on their heels as they lean back and look up. Spanish caption. Bien, abre tu pecho y tu corazón.

Three girls wearing white lab coats and lime green goggles look down at a jack-o-lantern with glowing foam oozing out of its mouth.

Yellow origami butterfly rests on a white background.

Red and yellow origami Christmas Stars rest on a purple background. Curved violet frame with an outline of a white origami crane appears to the left.

Orange origami dragon stands on a white surface.

Blue origami elephant stands on a white surface.

We look down on a pair of hands folding a peach-colored origami envelope.

Orange origami fish floats in front of a white background.

Person holds up a pale yellow origami flapping bird. Curved yellow frame with an outline of a white origami crane appears to the left.

Green origami frog rests on a white surface.

Yellow napkin folded in the shape of a butterfly rests on a white background. Curved yellow frame with an outline of a white origami crane appears to the left.

Flower made of twisted white tissue stands against a gray background.

Pink origami dove rests on a blue background. Curved pink frame with an outline of a white origami crane appears to the left. Text reads, "Origami Dove. By Alice Gray."

Pink origami pig stands on a gray surface.

Black origami raven stands on a gray surface.

White origami boat with an orange sail rests on a blue table.

Yellow origami giraffe rests on a white background.

Black origami stealth fighter plane rests on a white background.

Blue paper airplane is held up in front of a white background. Curved light blue frame with an outline of a white origami crane appears to the left.

Simple orange paper airplane is held up in front of a white background.

Lime green origami turtle sits on a piece of light blue paper. Curved lime green frame with an outline of a white origami crane appears to the left.

Closeup of a paper cutout of a turtle with small rectangle cutouts surrounding it. Template is layered on top of a second layer of violet paper. Caption. So the paper won't move while you cut the second layer.

White plastic packaging envelope below a person holding an empty bag of Sugar Babies. Caption. And it's time to transfer our design onto our papier-mache.

Woman holds a handcrafted sparkly halo above a small dog wearing pink ruffle angel wings. Caption. The halo's made out of a chenille stem.

Nate looks down at a white table with glue and other art supplies. He is in an art studio with colorful paintings, books, paints, and other supplies on the wall and shelves behind him.

We look down on a tray of ice as a person pours electric blue liquid onto it. Bottles of fluorescent liquid rest on a counter in the background.

Closeup of red paint being squeezed out of a bottle onto a light purple paper. Caption. You just want to blob out a little bit at a time.

Closeup of 2 hands with red fingernails closing a blue pipe cleaner around the center of a colorful piece of paper forming butterfly wings. Caption. Fluff the wings till they're just about where you like 'em.

Artist demonstrates how to draw out the face of a cartoon cat using thick black marker on a sheet of paper.

Artist holds a Sharpie marker, about to draw on a pad of paper. The book he illustrated is next to him.

Book cover shows an illustration of a mouse holding a sword made of wood, standing on top of a book with a house cat on the cover, between two piles of books. Text reads, "Library Mouse. Daniel Kirk."

Artist sits at a table with markers and her book while drawing on a pad of paper.

Artist holds up a pad of paper to show us his simple purple line drawing of a flying bird.

Watercolor painting of rectangular shapes in primary colors. On the top left, a red-painted square overlaps with a yellow-painted rectangle below, creating a thin rectangle of orange where they meet. Next to the red square is a blue one, which creates a small green square where it overlaps with the yellow rectangle. A pencil-drawn rectangle overlaps all three shapes, where all the colors start to blur together.

Artist points to a drawing of a turtle on a pad of paper while also holding a book with a similar-looking turtle illustration in it.

Tabletop with a pad of paper in the middle, surrounded by scissors, a glue stick, different shades of gray and black paper, and three of the illustrator's published books, featuring bold, colorful covers.

Artist sits at a wooden table, drawing a cartoon dog on a white pad of paper using a black marker.

Dan Yaccarino's book titled "Unlovable" stands propped up on a table. The cover features a round pug with big dark eyes looking up, surrounded by a colorful border of flowers, butterflies, and bees.

Book cover of Dan Yaccarino's "Doug Unplugged" appears on top of a purple background with a circuit board pattern on it. The book cover depicts a yellow boy-like figure with an antenna on his head, smiling as he looks down at the cord he is holding.

White pad of paper with two rows of four comic panels drawn out. In the first panel, a single dot says, "I'm lonely." In the second panel, another dot says to the first dot, "Do you want to play?"

Artist Isabella Kung smiles out at us from her studio, where an easel displays drawings of a fluffy cat wearing a crown and a heart necklace, looking annoyed. Her book "No Fuzzball!" also sits on the easel.

On top of a pad of paper on a tabletop, the artist positions her book "I Am a Cat," whose cover illustration features a gray house cat who appears extra small compared to the tiger, panther, and leopard sitting behind it.

Artist sits at a wooden table drawing a smirking Viking character from his book, using marker on a pad of paper.

Artist sits with a white pad of paper in her lap as she speaks with the host, who also holds a pad of paper. Between them, a table displays Kelly Light's book "Louise Loves Art" and a plush doll of the main character.

Book cover shows an illustration of two young children looking surprised when a T-rex, triceratops, and other dinosaurs burst into a party that is packed with balloons, confetti, gifts, and cake.

Illustrator Zachariah OHora shows the video host how to draw a character from a book by Ame Dyckman, who sits between the two men as they draw.

Artist draws the outline of her characters Peep, a baby chick, and Egg, a round egg, on a pad of white paper. Her book is also on the table.

Artist draws the outline of the head of a cartoonish dog from the book Bubblegum Princess.

Artist's table is set up with a drawing pad, markers, and her book, "A Normal Pig." One of the characters, a black-spotted pink pig, has been digitally added to the scene look like it is standing up on the piece of paper.

Artist draws a complex maze, with multiple winding and crisscrossing roads that pass through forest areas and over a river.

Artist shows the cover of the book "Dancing Through Fields of Color," a watercolor painting that depicts a young girl who seems to be blooming just like the bright colorful flowers that spring up and float around her. Paint and paintbrushes are visible near the edges of the frame.

Artist holds a small cup of ink while drawing a light brown bear, whose arms are raised as it appears to be taking a big step forward.

Artist's table is set up with colored pencils, markers, and other drawing tools as they show us the cover of the book "The ABCs of What I Can Be," which depicts people wearing the clothing of an astronaut, a beekeeper, and a scientist.

Book cover shows an illustration of a girl riding a bicycle through a tree-lined neighborhood over large green hill. Text reads, "Born to Ride, a Story About Bicycle Face."

Artist uses pen to draw the outline of stout shark. The book titled "Hide," can be seen on the table along with a pencil and ink.

Artist uses a black marker to add outline details to a scribbly colored-pencil drawing of a turtle.

Artist uses a green colored pencil for the stem of a yellow-petaled flower on a piece of paper.

Book cover shows a long, wavy, enormous cascade of blonde beard hair trailing into the frame of this cover illustration for "The King's Golden Beard." Thin, angularly shaped soldiers engage in various tasks such as reading and peering through a telescope, around the beard.

Book cover shows an illustration depicting a blonde-haired girl and brown-haired boy in an abstracted autumnal cityscape. Out of wisps of blue behind them emerges a smiling teddy bear. Text reads, "A Bear for Bimi."

Artist draws red circles with wings on a pad of paper, next to which are other markers, pencils, and a palette of watercolor paints.

Closeup of a clear ball with colorful fish, a ray, and a diver in sparkling slime.

Closeup of a Santa Claus doll with a red velvet and white hooded fur coat and long white beard. Caption. But anyway, just create some nice little lines.

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Craft an Insect

Still image from: SciShow Kids: How to Make a Paper Airplane

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Make Your Own Recycled Bird Feeders

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Make Your Own Sundial

3 adolescent children work with patterned fabric in a classroom setting. Caption. Then, you take your next piece, and...

Closeup of a hand running fabric through a sewing machine. Caption. You're going to stop right at that mark.

Woman and 2 girls stand behind a table littered with sewing supplies. 2 dress forms stand in the background. Caption. So your supplies are fabric, your pattern.

2 women in collared denim shirts stand behind a table filled with craft supplies. Notions hang from store shelves in background. Caption. You can turn photos into fabric.

Woman in a collared denim shirt looks at camera with lips pursed in mid-speech. Packages of Velcro rest on a table in front of her and packages of notions hang from store shelves behind her. Caption. Let me explain hook and loop tape.

Girl runs fabric through a sewing machine while a woman sitting next to her looks on. Caption. We needed a lightweight thread in the bobbin.

Closeup of midsection of a person standing behind an embellished purple backpack that rests on a cutting mat. Caption. And decorate your backpack.

Closeup of a hand running a red zipper on yellow fabric through a sewing machine. Caption. And do the same at the bottom, a square.

Closeup of snaps lined up in a row on a blue cutting mat. A finger points to the first snap. Caption. And you have your fashion colored snap.

Woman and girl sit at a sewing table and look down at a large page of instructions. Caption. What we have to do before anything else.

Girl lifts presser foot on a sewing machine and removes fabric. Woman sitting next to her smiles and looks on. Caption. Great. Take it out from underneath there.

Woman sits at a sewing table and removes fabric from plastic while a girl sitting next to her looks on. Caption. So we're just going to sew from where you started.

Person holds up a quilt kit next to a finished quilt piece of a snowman with a red hat and scarf. Caption. You can take these pattern pieces or quilt pieces.

Closeup of a hand holding a roll of material. Caption. You may not want to hoop this particular knit fabric.

Giant bouquet of yellow, blue, purple, and green faux-glass balls of varying opacities arranged into a tall sculpture. Caption. "It's really incredible."

Color illustration. Diamond shaped grid of images show a senior man and girl making a quilt during daytime, and a family running along a fence in the nighttime. Caption. And in the daytime when there was some few minutes.

Overhead view of 2 people, 1 wearing a knit hat, leaning over a white table. The person on the left holds a gray sneaker in his right hand while using a marker to sketch it with his left. The person on the right sketches on a tablet device.

Three girls wearing white lab coats and lime green goggles on their foreheads play with electric blue slime.

Closeup of a book open to an image of a pen that looks like a twig with gold rings at 1 end. Title bar reads, "Andrei Drozdov."

Wide view of an old apartment building painted with vibrant murals. Title bar reads, "Brandon Odum, Exhibit Be. 2014 to 2015. New Orleans."

Woman in a purple sweater looks at camera and smiles with clenched teeth. She stands in a room with eclectic artwork and bookshelves in the background.

Man and woman wearing glasses smile and turn toward one another. They sit at a desk with an open laptop in front of crowded bookshelves.

Aerial view of a white book. It lays open to a spread with a crest and vertical text that reads, "The Plaza." Title card reads, "30 Napkins from the Plaza Hotel. 2018."

Color illustration of a person in a suit dumping blocks onto a table. 4 other people surround the table in a grassy field.

Woman wearing glasses looks at camera as she speaks. She sits at a desk behind an open laptop and next to a man in glasses. Crowded bookshelves fill the background.

Artist Bernard Williams wears all black as he stands with his hands in pockets and smiles next to a large, hollow, decorative sphere sculpture against a white background. Caption. "But I started making sculpture after graduate school."

Boy covered in mud trudges through a swampy creek as a girl, also splattered with mud, watches him.

View looking down toward the ground at a person wearing galoshes and pants soaked in wet mud, standing on muddy ground amid some grasses and ferns.

Girl stands at a table between another girl and a boy who watch as she braids colorful paracord on a small wooden device.

Curly-haired girl wearing glasses looks to the side, blinking as she talks.

Closeup of a white paper origami boat with a covered bow and stern.

Closeup of an upside-down liter bottle filled halfway with water and attached to a blue tube at the bottom. Girls wearing white lab coats appear in the background.

Closeup on a woman's hands placing a decorative doily in line with other doilies on a white lace-trimmed runner. Caption. I could actually put that underneath there.

Closeup of woman with brown hair, glasses, and a black turtleneck using her hands and talking in front of a black wall with black and white art.

Woman with dark hair in a bun and a purple shirt reaches up to look through a wire drawer in a stack of wire drawers full of different types of fabric. Quilting patterns are hung on the white wall behind her.

Painted portrait of a woman with bright red hair against a gray background looking pensively at something in the distance while turning her neck slightly to the left.

Closeup of a homemade volcano with red liquid foaming at the top and down the side.

Artist Tom Harold wears a gray goatee and gray shirt while conversing with Nate in a busy art studio. Caption. "Do tons of problem-solving every day, all day long."

Man with brown mustache in black graphic t-shirt and red-and-black trucker hat sits in front of a room with a white sewing machine and several green shirts with skulls on hangers. Caption. I am Ben Venom.

Man wearing a white long-sleeved shirt and black baseball cap sits in front of an unfinished room with large paintings in various states of finish leaning against the wall behind him. A low table with painting supplies is to his rear right.

Person scoops a white substance from a measuring cup into an ice cube tray. Next to the ice cube tray are popsicle sticks, red and blue food dye, paper, and paint brushes.

From above, we see a person reaching for an empty ice cube tray, which is sitting on the counter with labeled ingredients and tools to make homemade watercolors. Among the items are an empty bowl, a beaker of vinegar, a beaker of corn syrup, a beaker of baking soda, a beaker of corn starch, a beaker with craft sticks and paintbrushes, a whisk, and three bottles of food coloring.

Close-up shot of a person holding a magnet above dark black magnetic slime as it oozes upward toward the magnet.

Homemade robot made from a red plastic cup decorated with googly eyes sits on a desk.

From above, we see a person holding a hand over scissors and a pencil lying on a sheet of wax paper. Resting nearby are a toilet paper roll and rubber band.

On a table sits a beaker of soil, a beaker of rocks, and a succulent. At the center, a person arranges a succulent inside of a mason jar filled with dirt to create a handmade terrarium.

From above, we see a person lay a piece of paper over a casserole dish full of multi-colored swirls of shaving cream.

Person reaches into a beaker full of sparkly pink and white sand next to a can of baking powder and several measuring cups.

Still image from: World's Best Paper Plane

Man sitting at a desk speaks to us. Next to him is the word, “collage.”

Person draws shapes with a marker on a big white piece of paper, including a circle, triangle, cylinder, rectangle, and square.

From above, we see a person's hands open over a sketchbook that displays a line drawing of two women.

Man standing at a desk in an art studio speaks to us next to text that reads, “Watercolors.”

Still image from: Yummy Holiday Treats: Marshmallow Pops