When children are free to express their ideas, we all benefit. As parents, we can enjoy a view into what inspires our children. Allowing children to create art without constraints provides great fodder for conversation – never judgment. Some children naturally inject humor into their art, while others convey interesting visual metaphors. Give a child…
Abrakadoodle-NW Florida is a proud partner with the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast, delivering visual arts classes, camps and programs to benefit the children and teen members of the Club. “At the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast, we work every day to change lives. Abrakadoodle helps not only by…
Quality after school programs can extend school day learning and can offer children the opportunity to stretch their often underused creative muscles. Abrakadoodle’s cofounders Mary Rogers, M.A.Ed. and Rosemarie Hartnett, CFE, as well as Abrakadoodle education directors from across the nation present workshops at regional and national after school conferences. Abrakadoodle offers a wide range of creative after school…
To commemorate Abrakadoodle’s million student milestone, children at participating Abrakadoodle locations worldwide are taking part in special art lessons, activities and creative crafts that honor the uniqueness of each student. Students in Abrakadoodle’s program are also enjoying commemorative stickers, aprons and other items that honor each child as a one-in-a-million. According to Mary Rogers, M.A.Ed.,…
MaryAnn Kohl inspires artful adventures for kids “Kids need space to create,” is the simple guidance that award-winning author of art activity books MaryAnn Kohl offers to parents who are getting involved in their children’s arty play. Given freedom to explore and make choices, children are more likely to use their own ideas in creating…
