As of September 8, Give Kids Art started its virtual summer programming in proud partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica. We are happy to announce that The Boys & Girls Club in Mar Vista Gardens has again safely reopened its doors to participants, while outside partners and volunteers are remote. We are running our art programs on Zoom with the kids from all B&GC Santa Monica branches every Tuesday for the next ten weeks. The children who have signed up for our program are joining us by tuning in from the local branch art room or directly from home. It’s wonderful to see old and new faces from various locations come together for more fun and creativity.

Thanks to your donations, Give Kids Art continues to make and provide the kids with Art Kits filled with a variety of materials, so they can continue creating fearlessly from home as well as with us on Zoom. The Art Kits that we deliver are distributed at the Grab & Go Meal center and are given to children, whether they participate in our programs or not. The latest round of custom Art Kits contain: watercolor paper, crayons, colored pencils, colored markers, watercolor paints, an extra paint brush, a canvas panel, one pair of scissors, one Elmer’s glue stick, and one No. 2 pencil.

If you or your little ones have paper (or old cardboard to draw on) and some crayons, pencils, or markers at home, you can participate in the fun, too. We will share our weekly Zoom art projects so you can join us! We’ll be adding new projects every week. If you have any questions, comment below.