Empowering Kids’ Natural Curiosity

By Rosemarie Hartnett, CFE, Co-Founder & President, Abrakadoodle, Inc. You may have heard this before: “I’m bored!” Not exactly music to a parent’s ears. It can be frustrating to know how to respond when a child simply does not feel engaged. As kids proceed through primary school, homework tends to increase, coursework often requires more…

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Abrakadoodle Metro Detroit Brings Free Painting & Sculpting Classes to Kids in Need

Abrakadoodle Metro Detroit Brings Free Painting & Sculpting Classes to Kids in Need

Happy, proud expressions on the faces of kids served by Samaritas (www.samaritas.org) signified the positive impact resulting from a series of free art events provided by Dawna and Al Kelly of Abrakadoodle Metro Detroit. The award-winning duo accepted the call to action by Abrakadoodle Corporate to bring Arts for All programming to benefit the communities…

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NEWS: Abrakadoodle Welcomes New Owners to Katy and West Houston Franchise Location

NEWS: Abrakadoodle Welcomes New Owners to Katy and West Houston Franchise Location

Sterling, VA, April 18, 2017 – Abrakadoodle is pleased to welcome Juliana Kenj and Maria Buiatti (photo left), who purchased the Katy and West Houston franchise. They are bringing award-winning creative, mobile art programs to benefit children and adults in their community. The entrepreneurial working moms share a passion for art, children and education, as…

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Abrakadoodle of Montgomery, AL Launches Arts for All Programs

Abrakadoodle of Montgomery, AL Launches Arts for All Programs

Awarded the Abrakadoodle Arts for All Scholarship during conference 2016, Abrakadoodle of Montgomery, Alabama has launched its grant-sponsored art program to benefit youth at the Brantwood Children’s Home. The Brantwood Children’s Home has since 1917 been providing a safe, stable, structured environment for abused, neglected and other “at risk” youth. At the heART of Arts…

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Summer Camps Snapshot: Abrakadoodle Camps Spark Imaginations

Summer Camps Snapshot: Abrakadoodle Camps Spark Imaginations

Thousands of students have taken part in Abrakadoodle art camps this summer at locations across the nation, with students developing creativity, creating original art, learning new skills and sharing laughs and smiles! We share just a few camp experiences below. Celebrating nature in Virginia … at the Bug Me Art Camp at Silver Lake Regional…

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Abrakadoodle Opens in Cincinnati

Abrakadoodle Opens in Cincinnati

News Release  For Immediate Release Abrakadoodle Welcomes New Franchise Owner Ceneetra Anderson Art and creativity programs are arriving now at community sites and schools throughout Cincinnati Sterling, VA, September 29, 2015– Abrakadoodle is bringing its award-winning creative, mobile art programs to benefit children and adults with the addition of its newest franchise unit in Cincinnati,…

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Abrakadoodle Opens New Location Serving Prince William County

Abrakadoodle Opens New Location Serving Prince William County

Sterling, VA, July 13, 2015– Abrakadoodle is bringing its award-winning creative, mobile art programs to benefit children and adults with the addition of its newest franchise unit in Prince William County, Virginia. Abrakadoodle, with its global franchise headquarters in Sterling, welcomes this latest unit in Prince William County that joins Virginia locations in Loudoun County,…

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