creativity connected is a weekly interactive publication from the Periwinkle Arts In Medicine Program at Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers. We believe access to the arts is essential to our everyday well-being, especially in the most challenging of times. creativity connected is designed to provide digital access to enjoyable and educational art activities that give children affected by cancer and blood disorders the opportunity for self-expression, empowerment and healing through the arts. 
 
We send thanks to our Art Partners for joining us in this endeavor!

Click around to explore your creativity through music, theater, storytelling, arts & crafts and more!
Nolan's Lady Bug Song
Help us write a song! Submit your line of lyrics below and check back next week to listen to the completed song!

THIS WEEK we want to thank all of the doctors and nurses who help keep us healthy every day. Submit your line below!


Song Line Examples

I'm sending my thanks to the nurses and doctors.

I can always talk to Nurse Nikki when I'm feeling scared.

The nurses and doctors in the cancer center are the best.
   

Rhyming Song Lines (Examples)


1     2    3    4   5    6    7    8   9    10  11   12 ( Line 1 has 12 syllables)
  
Thank you  doc - tor  Dre - yer  for  all   you  do  for   me  (last syllable rhyme)

_____ _____ ____  ____ _____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

 
1     2    3    4   5    6    7    8   9    10  11   12 ( Line 2 has 12 syllables)

You   help  me  feel  bet -  ter  and help my   fa - mi -   ly  (last syllable rhyme)

_____ _____ ____  ____ _____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____


By following the link below and submitting your writing, you agree to allow this line to be included in the creation of a song by Purple Songs Can Fly. 
Magic Powers
Check out this stop motion animation film, Magic Powers , made by children affected by cancer and blood disorders at Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers in collaboration with our friends at Aurora Picture Show!
Each week, we will post a selection of artwork from Making A Mark ® ,
an exhibition of art and creative writing by children touched by
cancer and blood disorders at Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers.
Spring Desert
Ascea, Age 6


Click the postcard to write a Virtual Postcard from the Road to Ascea!

When you are finished, email your postcard to Erin !
Create your own piece of art and submit it to Making A Mark!

Follow the link below and have a grown up complete the Call For Art form. Once you have completed the form and your artwork, mail it to The Periwinkle Foundation!
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Houston Symphony Community-Embedded Musicians Rainel Joubert, violin, and David Connor, double bass, find a way to play a duet in a time of social distancing. They perform an excerpt from "Bésame Mucho," a 1940 song written by Consuelo Velázquez.
What would you like to hear? The Houston Symphony Community-Embedded Musicians are taking your song requests! Submit your song request below!
Welcome Spring Mobile


Supplies:

  • Crayons or markers

  • Paper plate 

  • Cotton balls

  • String

  • Colored paper - light blue, dark blue, yellow and orange 

  • Scissors

  • Glue

Instructions:

  1. To make your rainbow, cut the paper plate in half. Then cut a small arch in the middle of the straight edge of the plate. Color in your rainbow arches with your crayons or markers. Glue cotton balls to the bottom of both ends of your rainbow. 
  2. To make the sun, cut a half circle out of the yellow paper. Cut 6 - 2” strips out of the yellow and orange. Glue the yellow and orange strips to the back of the half circle. Once glue dries, draw your happy face on the sun and glue the sun to the back of the plate. 
  3. Cut 8 raindrops out of the light blue and dark blue paper. Glue raindrops on different lengths of string. Once glue dries, glue the other end of the string to the plate.  
  4. Punch a hole at the top, center of your rainbow and tie a piece of string through the hole to hang it up and enjoy!!  
Recorded Storybook Theater Presents
"We Are in a Book" by Mo Willems.

Read by Miss Jan, The Woodlands Children's Museum
The mission of Periwinkle Arts In Medicine Program at Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers is to provide enjoyable and educational art activities that give children, young adults, families and caregivers affected by pediatric cancer and blood disorders the opportunity for self-expression, empowerment and healing through the arts.