by Tess Lojacono | Jul 10, 2026 | Active Lifestyle, Adult Care, Art, Creative Expression, Dementia, Early Learning, Elder Care, Exercise, Importance of Play, Mental Health, Music therapy, Uncategorized, Youth, Youth Care
Why EVERYONE Needs to Play When we hear the word play, many of us picture children building with blocks, jumping rope, or coloring with crayons. But play isn’t something we’re meant to outgrow. In fact, it remains one of the most important ways we learn,... 
by Tess Lojacono | Jun 26, 2026 | Active Lifestyle, Art, Artist of the Month, Creative Expression, Expressionist Art, Healthy Living, Kindness, Making decisions, Mental Health, Youth
Magdalena Abakanowicz Born June 20, 1930 Abakanowicz created powerful sculptural works exploring: humanity community individuality resilience Many of Abakanowicz’s sculptures are groups of human figures—similar, yet all slightly different—which beautifully... 
by Tess Lojacono | Jun 19, 2026 | Active Lifestyle, Art, Creative Expression, Healthy Living, June Holidays, Juneteenth, Uncategorized, Youth
Why This Important Day Matters Juneteenth is one of the most important—and for many years, one of the least widely understood—holidays in American history. Observed on June 19, Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Texas finally... 
by Tess Lojacono | Jun 12, 2026 | Active Lifestyle, Art, Asking for help, Creative Expression, Early Learning, Family Art, Healthy Living, Kindness, Making decisions, Mental Health, Nature, Robotics, Social Robotics, Uncategorized, Youth
Art, Imagination, and Community All Summer Long As school lets out and summer begins, families everywhere start searching for creative ways to keep children engaged, active, and inspired. The good news is that some of the best summer art activities require only simple... 
by Tess Lojacono | May 22, 2026 | Active Lifestyle, Adult Care, Art Therapy, Creative Expression, May Holidays, Personal
Memorial Day is a time set aside to remember and honor the men and women who have lost their lives in military service. The holiday began after the Civil War, when communities gathered to decorate the graves of fallen soldiers. Originally known as Decoration Day, it... 
by Tess Lojacono | Apr 24, 2026 | Art, Art Therapy, Artist of the Month, Creative Expression, Realism
Featured Artist of the Month On April 26, 1798, one of history’s most passionate and expressive painters the world has seen, was born: Eugène Delacroix. Delacroix became one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement in art, a style that emphasized emotion,...