Margaret Cornwell shares her inspiring message with area leaders in Montgomery, Alabama Creativity spurs innovation. This is a message Abrakadoodle Montgomery Education Director/Co-Owner Margaret Cornwell delivered to members of Leadership Montgomery at their Arts and Quality of Life Class Day and art show on January 25th. Some traits you see in creative children include the…
Abrakadoodle is pleased to recognize Susan Parker and Margaret Cornwell of Montgomery, Alabama, who are celebrating 10 years with Abrakadoodle this summer and just renewed their commitment to their award-winning franchise. Margaret Cornwell, formerly teacher/manager, joined Susan as a co-owner in 2016 in operating a franchise that consistently performs at a very high level and…
After just one year as an Abrakadoodle franchise owner, Patricia Schon embraced the opportunity to seek out a worthy program in her community to provide free art programming in support of Abrakadoodle’s 2017 national Arts for All campaign, and she found their mission very compelling. The Carying Place provides short-term housing, support and training to…
Abrakadoodle is a champion for children’s art education, bringing smiles, confidence, skills and creativity to disadvantaged children through its annual Arts for All Scholarship program since 2007. Because Abrakadoodle is out in communities’ nationwide providing art classes, camps and events, we see needs and have chosen to respond in impactful ways. We salute franchise owners…
Thinking about summer camp? With so many choices for kids’ camps, it can be challenging to figure out what will give your child a positive, memorable experience with lasting benefits. Perhaps you’ve never experienced a summer camp yourself or feel that your child might be reluctant about his or her art abilities. Could it be…
A child’s art sometimes evolves into something that looks like slop, as your child is deeply immersed in exploring art materials while working on an art creation. Fear not! It is this process of trying and then seeing results that greatly benefits kids. Process art is both an artistic movement and a creative belief. The…
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…
