Category Archives: «kids and nature»

Partner Spotlight: Parks & Recreation Are a Natural Fit for Abrakadoodle Art

July is National Parks & Recreation Month, and Abrakadoodle is so pleased to highlight several partner locations this Franchise Friday! Imaginations can truly take flight when you combine a fabulous location with a wonderful enrichment program. Abrakadoodle loves to bring creative art education classes, camps and parties to children at parks and recreation sites. Whether…

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Inventive & Inspired: Celebrating another sensational summer!

For kids who love to use their imaginations and learn new skills while having a blast, Abrakadoodle delivered captivating summer camps, in-school field trip, parties and events at locations nationwide. In fact, you might say Abrakadoodle’s arty experiences were “dreamy.” Abrakadoodle-Prince William County reports that in-school field trip students loved making a Dreamscape Collage. Apparently,…

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Artists For Kids

Contemporary artists should be a part of any art education program. Melanie Smythe is an artist from Texas. She is a botanical illustrator who loves to draw flowers. She uses many techniques including pencil, pen, ink, graphite crumbs on mylar, watercolor, colored pencil, computer drawings, etc. Her work is called scientific illustration, which accurately depicts…

Art Education for Kids: Nature is in the eye of the beholder

What if we never came to know Georgia O’Keefe, with her vividly enchanting, bigger-than-life nature paintings? The world would have missed out on her giant, colorful flowers and the emotion captured in her desert landscapes. Hers is a cautionary tale for those who over-direct, restrict or push children to imitate the ideas and art forms…