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Artist Inspires Celebratory Creativity
Art for kids can be such a treat, especially when our students get to create deliciously imaginative art based upon one of Abrakadoodle's most popular contemporary artists, Wayne Thiebaud. He used bright colors with white backgrounds, which made his creations pop. In fact, Wayne's early work is said to resemble Pop Art because he painted commonly known subject matters, such as desserts, toys and lipstick tubes. His famous cake art featured thick paint swirls to make frosting that tingles taste buds and is intended to be celebratory.

Our students really respond well to Abrakadoodle's Thiebaud lesson. The troop was celebrating a successful year by creating art. In our classes, each child learns about the artist along with simple shapes that connect to make art, Kennedy noted. Avery, a member of the Brownie Troop, said, "I liked it all; it was yummy!"

Mini Doodlers or pre-school age field trip.
Preschoolers had a blast creating ceramic fish. You know your mom has something you did in clay from your early days - don't you want to help create those kinds of memories?

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Canvas Birthday Party Check out the fun!

Student artwork from Abrakadoodle classes featuring artists Gauguin and Charlotte Derain and paper collage.

Arty Faces and Sport Fan Faces below. A clay fish that was made in Creating with Clay.

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Information
Abrakadoodle is committed to bringing the highest quality, educationally rich art classes to children so we can create a world of creative adults!

Abrakadoodle's ART IN OUR WORLD curriculum is a comprehensive multi-arts curriculum designed for children as young as 20 months up to 8th grade. We use safe, non-toxic art materials and children are immersed in a program that exceeds the National Standards for the Visual Arts while promoting creativity and individual expression.

TWOOSY DOODLER classes focus upon exploration while introducing children to developmentally appropriate materials. This class also provides activities for caregiver and child that help develop fine and gross motor skills, language and cognition skills. Lessons build upon skills and children will develop confidence and a sense of individuality -this is an I can do it fun art class!

MINI DOODLER classes focus upon experimentation utilizing developmentally appropriate art lessons. Each class will include activities for children that help develop creativity, imagination, knowledge, fine and gross motor skills, school readiness skills, vocabulary, cognition and techniques.

DOODLER classes focus on innovation using age-appropriately developed lesson plans, most of which are cross-curricular. Lesson plans for children will help develop creativity, imagination, techniques, skills, vocabulary, world vision and cognition.

DRAWSTERS classes is our highly imaginative drawing program. Children will learn about various artistic styles, contour drawing, patterning, font design and cartooning to name a few.

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Contact Us

We are Don and Patty Kennedy, Educational Directors for Abrakadoodle. Our primary goal is to provide top quality educational programs to children that inspire and develop their creativity. Please let us know if you have any questions or comments.

Call us at: 616-356-2417
Email us at: DKennedy@abrakadoodle.com