http://artwithheart.org Helping children in crisis through creativity Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:12:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We received letters this morning from two Child Life Specialists from Texas Children's Hospital in Houston who both shared different stories about the difference that Chill & Spill made for their patients. Hollie wrote to say that she ordered Chill & Spill because of the great referrals she had gotten from ... http://artwithheart.org/blog/texaschildrens/ Lisa, our wonderful Development Assistant, recently took a trip to Guatemala and brought copies of Oodles de Doodles (our Spanish version of Art with Heart's therapeutic activity book for hospitalized children) for the children she'd be working with in the local cancer ward there. An art therapist named Dulce had ... http://artwithheart.org/blog/guatemala/ Art with Heart folks held a printmaking workshop on Saturday July 19th for folks involved in the Special Olympics. Not only was it a boatload of fun, it was the first time many of them had ever done a project like this. The workshop was based on an activity from Chill ... http://artwithheart.org/blog/specialolympics/ Sappi has been near and dear to our hearts since 2003, when they awarded us an "Ideas that Matter" Grant. Because of them, our Oodles of Doodles book has helped thousands of hospitalized children. We applied again in 2005 for Chill & Spill and they supported our efforts once again ... http://artwithheart.org/blog/sappi/ The Tickled Pink Brigade stopped by today to deliver the donations they gathered from their lemonade stand. They were so adorable! It's exciting to see parents encouraging their kids towards philanthropy. It's so important to encourage them to use their blessings and talent for others, starting at a young age. That ... http://artwithheart.org/blog/tickled-pink-part-2/ I'm tickled pink to report that Azia, Dayne & Reeve sold the 100 cans of lemonade in less than two hours! Even though there was a suggested donation of $1 per can, they were able to raise $358.58! Donations ranged from a $100 pledge over the phone to .58 cents ... http://artwithheart.org/blog/lemonade-brigade/ We had a wonderful trip to Arizona – a combined vacation and book signing / reading events for our new book, "Such a Silly Baby." Since we are donating a portion of our proceeds to Art with Heart, we also had the opportunity to talk with parents about the organization ... http://artwithheart.org/blog/353/ Wow! It is so great to be able to celebrate the launch of this important new book for siblings. It was such a great party too. We had lots of great folks, ranging from some of the artists to the family that inspired both Oodles and MMMe, to the printers ... http://artwithheart.org/blog/mmmelaunch/ I've just returned from San Diego where the national Child Life Conference took place. This was my third year as a booth vendor and first year as a speaker. Annie McCall, M.A., L.M.H.C. led most of the lecture on sibling issues and highlighted several stellar programs that reach out to ... http://artwithheart.org/blog/childlife/ ART WITH HEART DEBUTS NEW GREETING CARD LINE AT THE NATIONAL STATIONERY SHOW 100% proceeds benefit children in crisis SEATTLE, WA: Nonprofit publisher, Art with Heart, creator of innovative children’s therapeutic activity books, announces its latest creation: a line of greeting cards designed to complement their Oodles of Doodles and Chill & Spill ... http://artwithheart.org/blog/greeting-card-debut/