By: Rosemarie Hartnett How our lives have changed over the last few weeks! With schools shut down and businesses being negatively impacted because of COVID-19, many of us feel a great amount of uncertainly. This includes our families and certainly, our children. We believe that art uplift us! During this difficult time, Abrakadoodle announces its…
While it may seem like children have just settled into their back-to-school routine, parents are already asking themselves, “Is it time to think about summer camp?” For parents, making choices for summer camp programs for their children can be daunting! There are a number of options and sometimes some concerns. Is my rising kindergartener ready…
Abrakadoodle of Prince William County is the first in our franchise system to respond to the challenge to participate in a system-wide Arts for All campaign with the first of several planned volunteer events. According to Eileen Moore, Education Director of Abrakadoodle of PWC, “We are so pleased to provide an in-school field trip for…
Hundreds of Preschoolers came together in May and June to make art on THE AVENUE at White Marsh during Federal Realty’s new Community Program, Tots@10:00. Abrakadoodle-Baltimore, Maryland created age-appropriate art projects and donated art materials and instructors to engage young children in creative art activities. During the first two of three planned community events, approximately…
Abrakadoodle most certainly believes in the importance of art as part of a student’s balanced education. Americans love buzzwords and what’s trending, which in the case of education is a current focus on STEM programs (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). A STEM program is one branch (pardon the pun) of a child’s total education. Many key…
Why Abrakadoodle? That’s one of the important questions we asked more than 3000 parents in our 2014 survey. You might be surprised to learn that the number one parent response was that they want their kids to be CREATIVE! This marked a change from our previous surveys in which parents have cited that the number…
Kids love to make art, and the holiday season is a great time to encourage your children to take part in arty expression! Find a workspace for your child and provide lots of fun supplies like paper, markers, colored pencils, paint and other age-appropriate creative embellishments, such as glitter, stamp sets, pom-pom’s and more. To…
