Abrakadoodle Summer Youth

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,500

Project of

Metropolitan Library Service Agency Legacy Grant SFY 2016 - SFY 2017

Recipient Type

Libraries

Status

Completed

Start Date

June 2016

End Date

July 2016

Activity Type

Education/Outreach/Engagement

Counties Affected

Dakota

Project Overview

Clay Cats and Dogs (6/14, 7/7): Hear a pet story, learn about cats and dogs and use color mixing and sculpting to make your own to keep. Presented by Abrakadoodle. Registration required. Ages: 3–12. Clay Minecraft Characters (6/23, 7/28): Learn about color mixing and sculpting techniques to make your favorite character from Minecraft. Presented by Abrakadoodle. Registration required. Ages: 3–12. Drawing Minions (6/27, 6/28, 7/13, 7/29): Join an Abrakadoodle artist for a funny Minion story and draw a Minion from the movies or from your own imagination. Finish your project with chalk pastels. Registration required. Ages: 6–12. Romero Britto-Inspired Canvas (6/21): Learn about Brazilian painter Romero Britto and create your own colorful canvas using his signature Neo-pop art style. Presented by Abrakadoodle. Registration required. Ages: 8–14. More Zendoodle (7/18): Learn the art of Zendoodle and create a colorful design using patterns and shapes. Presented by Abrakadoodle. Registration required. Ages: 8–14.

Project Details

335 participated

Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,500

Other Funds Leveraged

Direct expenses

$1,500

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Youth will learn art techniques and create projects from a teaching artist.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Drawing Minions: directed drawing and use of chalk pastels, kids made interesting minions of themselves--great details. Lezlee had the kids ages 6-12 draw a minion in pencil, trace with black sharpie, then add chalk to entire picture All the minion pictures turned out well and were all different. Kids drew self-portrait Minions then colored with chalk Lezlee can get a lot out of the kids in a short time. Their projects were wonderful!

Clay Cats and Dogs: Younger kids made a flat clay cat or dog, out of the colors of their choice while the older kids made a 3-D clay cat or dog The cats & dogs were all different and turned out well. The last 10 minutes kids could volunteer to have Lezlee show their cat or dog to the rest of the group.

Zendoodle: detailed, directed doodling with eye-catching results kids were really focused on these projects and about half finished within the hour--all had the knowledge to complete their project at home

Clay Minecraft Characters: Instructor gave small presentation on Minecraft characters with book, handed out magic mold clay, showed them how to mold shapes with it and then let them create.

Romero Britto Canvas: Kids learned about the painter and then learned how he made his paintings. Then they got to try out their own versions of his technique and made some really cool pieces.