As parents, we have big dreams for our kids.

We want them to laugh and love, and learn and grow. We want them to embrace life by the horns and fall in love with learning.

We want them to have grit and tenacity and an almost unquenchable confidence. But the real issue is how to we squeeze those skills into our kids’ day without them noticing.

Come on. Your kids can smell a life lesson and confidence boosting activity as fast as mine. They don’t like to be told they are learning. That’s boring.

They want to inquire, explore, and discover!

We need to become experts at setting our kids up to succeed at something that they are convinced is too hard. It’s a ninja parenting skill.

Want to borrow my latest Ninja Trick? Teaching kids to draw.

The Power of Doodling

According to Harvard. Doodling isn’t just what 3-year olds do on the paper placemats at the restaurant. Yes! Doodling!

Doodling:

• Improves memory
• Relieves stress
• Improves focus
• Builds confidence

Don’t those things fit right on your parenting checklist, too?

Let Diane teach your kids to draw!

If they can draw a dot, they can doodle. And if they can doodle, a whole world will open to them just waiting to ignite their imagination.

The Doodle Institute with Diane Bleck.

After completing a few classes with Diane at the Doodle Institute, I became an ambassador. Which basically means I was handed all the MAGICAL tools and skills needed to help your kids fall in love with drawing.

Oh, It’s amazing how happy a cute little flower, a silly alien, colorful rocket ship, or a buzzing bee house will make you and your child!

Inside the Doodle Institute

All you need to get started is something to write with and something to write on. Use the supplies you have add fun things if and when you can.

Pro tips:

• Watch the Doodle Videos with your kids and doodle together.
• Practice a little everyday
• Find opportunities to doodle as you are teaching
• Practice, practice, practice.
• Encourage kids to sign their drawings

Drawing with pencil, pen, or brush on paper isn’t just for artists. For anyone who actively exercises the brain, doodling and drawing are ideal for making ideas tangible.

Steven Heller

Join the Doodle Institute TODAY and see what all the fuss and fun is all about.

I bet you and you kids will fall in love with doodling.

Researchers have discovered that doodling can actually inspire creativity, engage students academically, and help hold their attention.

Learning Liftoff 

Doodling

• Keeps the Brain Active
• Improves Memory Recall
• Encourages Creativity
• Recruits Additional Senses

Tools for Doodling

Paper and pencil, right?

Sure! But if you really want to give your kids a true taste of the magic, you can hand them some inexpensive HIGH quality tools.

Spiral Bound Drawing pads that can also be used with watercolors

Artist Markers. Quality makes a difference!

Do you doodle?

Don’t let fear, frustration, or doubt creep in. Truly you can draw as well as with practice!

Practice! Even if it’s just for 5 minutes and it doesn’t need to be a perfect final piece. Every single time you’re drawing and sketching, you’re improving not only your lines but also your confidence!

Looking for classes for YOU or your older kids? The Doodle Institute is for you as well. But if you’d prefer a “Visual Facilitator for Adults”, then my teacher Diane with the Doodle Institute is the ticket!

Doodling.

Yes, it will give your children confidence, fine motor control, and increase their ability to retain what they learn. But remember, it’s even better than that. It’s FUN.

And it’s good for the soul…