The Motherhood recently had an incredible opportunity to impact communities across the country with Blick Art Room Aid. This program was begun by Blick Art Materials to give art educators the resources to equip their classrooms for success.
We enlisted 50 of our wonderful bloggers to work with their children’s art teachers to create wish lists for art project supplies online, which they were able to promote on their blogs, along with sharing their appreciation for art education. The results were phenomenal!
Melanie, from Melanie in the Middle told her readers, “We all know that schools are cutting back, if not eliminating, many programs that deal with the arts. This is a big concern for both myself and my son because the art program is a huge part of my son’s life.”
Fadra from All Things Fadra could relate to a child’s passion for art: “While [my son] complains three out of five school mornings about having to go to school (like his mother did), he actually gets excited when I remind him it’s Wednesday and he has art class.”
Picture by Fadra, All Things Fadra
Blick Art Room Aid is one way art teachers can find funding – through donations from generous community members who also care deeply about art education and believe it’s an important aspect of learning.
Alexis at The Exhausted Mom blog wrote, “I was so happy when The Motherhood approached me about helping a local art teacher make their art dreams come true! I couldn’t wait to help Ms. Martin make her wish list full of Blick Art Supplies that I knew would be helping my own kids create masterpieces.”
Brett from This Mama Loves reported: “I was very happy to be able to offer my son’s Kindergarten teacher the chance to work together on this so that she could create a project based on her ideas and not just on what was available due to budget constraints.”
Picture by Tésa, 2 Wired 2 Tired
Pictures by Christine, More Than Mommies
Pictures by Ilina, Dirt and Noise
When the program ended, we heard from a number of bloggers that they loved being part of such a meaningful program that could really make a difference in both their own kids’ lives and the lives of other children in the community. Their teacher partners were happy and excited to begin receiving art supplies to use in class.
Ilina, who blogs at Dirt and Noise, shared the particular success of her blog post with us: “I heard today from a long lost friend that she shared my Blick Art Materials post with her sons’ teacher. He orders from the company but didn’t know about the program. He was thrilled to hear about it and has started his own wish list. Look, blogging works!”
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