Doodling Is GOOD For You Say Psychologists

Art educators are forever having to justify to their own school colleagues, school board members, legislators ... and just about everybody in society except kids and parents, that what they do is really important. So, I loved finding this little snippet on a fun art site called Abrakadoodle. Click on their links to find good art ideas and projects for kids. See, it isn't only me telling you guys this stuff!

From www.abrakadoodle.blogspot.com:

"New research published February 27, 2009 in the Journal of Applied Cognitive Psychology shows that the act of "doodling" may help improve memory recall. Study researcher Professor Jackie Andrade, Ph.D., of the School of Psychology, University of Plymouth said, "This study suggests that in everyday life doodling may be something we do because it helps to keep us on track with a boring task, rather than being an unnecessary distraction that we should try to resist doing."

Ah-ha! To all of you doodlers out there, take heart. What you've been told about your creative habit is all wrong!

If you'd like to find some doodle art ideas for kids, Abrakadoodle features online creativity games -- look under the "Kids" tab on their website. And you know how it is, the more you do something, the better you get at it. Fortunately, you don't have to be a great artist to doodle, but doodling may turn you into a great artist.

http://www.abrakadoodle.com