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This blog article from Kids’ Meals explores the personal impact of lunch-bag decorating on both the children experiencing food insecurity and the volunteers who add personal artistic touches to each bag. It provides an example of an initiative designed to address food insecurity through community volunteerism while bringing an
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Julia Hotz’s article in the Observer, named Museums as Medicine? The Growing Trend of Art Prescriptions (2025), explores the growing use of art and cultural activities as part of healthcare through the practice of social prescribing. According to the article, rather than relying solely on medication or traditional medical
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What if Marble Plastics manufacturing waste could become prefabricated DIY kits that allow for people to experience and learn about recycled material through the making process? Plastic material has become embedded in everyday life since it has the ability to take on various different forms and functions (Mustalish 2004). There
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A Place to Pause is a community bench designed to create small opportunities for creative expression, connection, and mental well-being. Benches placed throughout the community feature different interactive backings that encourage people to engage with their surroundings while they pause. Inspired by research from the Mayo Clinic, which explores
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After doing some research, I started thinking about how children could explore what is around them during a car ride without having to stop at every place. I wanted to explore how technology inside the car could encourage children to look outside and interact with their surroundings. The Frank Lloyd
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Technology can be used in many different ways, especially when it comes to creating interactive experiences. Instead of only using technology to watch or look at something, it can also encourage people to move, play, create, and interact with what is around them. ArtLens Studio at the Cleveland Museum of
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When going on a road trip, most of the time we think about getting to the final destination, but there are also so many things we can see and explore along the way. Architecture is one of those things that can make the journey itself more interesting. Frank Lloyd Wright
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This blog talks about how karaoke can be more than just a fun activity and how it can help bring families together. Singing together gives family members an activity that everyone can participate in and can encourage teamwork, emotional expression, and family bonding. The article also talks about how karaoke
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Children can learn in many different ways, and learning does not always have to happen by sitting in a classroom or reading information. Interactive experiences can give children the opportunity to learn by exploring, playing, and being part of what is happening around them. The Goizueta Children’s Experience is
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Going to the movies is a common activity that mostly everyone does, but drive-in movie theaters created a different way of experiencing a movie. Instead of sitting inside a traditional theater, people could watch a movie while staying inside their own cars. This created an experience where the car
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This article explains how different methods of art are used in therapy and other healthcare settings. There are two main approaches discussed, including Arts in Health and Creative art therapies. Two approaches commonly used in healthcare settings include: Arts in health, which can include artists trained to help patients have
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This article is written from the perspective of a family medicine doctor talking about ways that poverty and low-income families can be helped. The article starts by defining low income, as it can be a general term. It then goes into information, statistics, and ways to help. The term