Blog – Doodle Your Future

25Dec 2021 by tammanyb

Second edition of Doodle your Future’s think-pieces.

STORYTELLING Dear Doodle Heroes and Friends, Welcome to the second edition of Doodle Your Future’s think-pieces; we hope it finds you well. In this article, we'd like to start exploring one of the central pillars of Doodle Your Future’s vision – storytelling – in a little more depth. Since our last letter, we’ve found ourselves moving through a difficult and unprecedented period in our national, and indeed world, history. With this in mind, perhaps it can be an especially useful moment to spend some time exploring how storytelling can help us to grow and to heal as individuals, as groups, as communities, as a nation, and maybe as a planet. Narratives allow us to make sense of experiences by integrating a sequence of events with our understanding of the significance…

14Oct 2021 by tammanyb No Comments

First edition of Doodle your Future’s think-pieces.

Educational Theatre, Positivity, Think Piece

The power of art and storytelling. "During times of uncertainty we need to look to where the seeds fall,so we might know where beauty will grow. "Founder Tammany Barton Doodle your future – the power of art and storytelling South Africa’s future depends on her children. Doodle your Future is taking a unique approach to nurturing some of the country’s most vulnerable children through the evocative combination of art and storytelling. While we await to see what this world wide pandemic does, we would like to share our good news stories with you. The story of Doodle your Future’s birth provides the perfect example of the tangible healing that art and narrative therapy can facilitate. It started almost 10 years ago when Tammany Barton, the organisation’s founder, became a…

24Jul 2021 by tammanyb

Superheroes and Momentum Metropolitan.

Educational Theatre, Positivity

Tammany Barton as Miss Positive Pants Doodle Your Future was invited to share their creativity with the children of employees at MMI Holdings in Centurion. The creative programme was filled to the brim with Educational Theatre, storytelling and Doodling with the theme “SUPERHERO”. “We want to teach our children how important it is to acknowledge the superheroes in our lives. They come in all shapes and sizes and more often than not without the cape or flying car. We forget the work that goes into filling the big shoes of a mom, dad or ugogo. We wanted the children to appreciate and understand how lucky they are to have loving caring parents. There are many children out there who don’t have the luxury of this family bond and love.” Miss…

20Jul 2020 by tammanyb No Comments

Financial Aid

Financial Aid, Positivity, Uncategorized

Financial Aid during a world pandemic. With the world in the state that it is in with Covid-19. We have not been able to continue our creative programmes that we had planned for the year ahead. However, as lockdown bans start to lift we hope to start implementing processes to keep moving forward. We are always looking towards the private sector to support us where possible. One positive story to come out of this hard time, is that we have been able to assist our beneficiaries financials. The children’s home, Oasis Haven has been under immense pressure in looking after our Little Doodlers. But, due to our incredible sponsors, donors and volunteers over the years we have been able to aid our children financially. Doodle Your Future implemented a process where 10% of every fianancial donation would…

24Apr 2020 by tammanyb No Comments

The Benefits of Educational Theatre and the Impact that it has on Children

Educational Theatre, Positivity, Think Piece

The power of being allowed to 'speak out' is something that builds our confidence and understanding of freedom as we navigate our way through this confusing world of varied culture, religion, value systems, and moral guidelines. The huge dilemma that parents may face when raising their children is the dilemma of teaching them to tell the truth AND to find their sense of belonging in society. This is a paradox. In order to fit into society and belong is paramount to human survival. Telling the truth may result in losing the comfort and safety that belonging brings. Being left out in the cold for telling the truth as you see it, being ostracised from the very foundation that brought you into the world can be enormously painful. Clan betrayal is one of the worst kinds…

05Nov 2019 by tammanyb No Comments

A slice of light with Doodle Your Future

Positivity

Our Founder, Tammany Barton was invited to share our Doodle Your Future story with the beautiful Megan Fisher from SABC 1’s Slice of Light team. In case you missed it, grab a coffee, sit back and watch the passion and purpose of Doodle Your Future come to life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVGrp89bkTM A big thank you to our Doodle Heroes, without you we would not be making the progress needed to live out our mission! Video Footage compliments of: Wayne Barnes – True Friends Production and Arzo Ayamaah – Black Brain Productions

24Jul 2018 by tammanyb

Sharing Good News with 900 learners!

Positivity

900 Learners at the Hawk Academy School - celebrating Nelson Mandela's 100th anniversary Doodle Your Future was invited to share good news stories and doodling with 900 learners at the Hawk Academy school in Germiston, Gauteng. The children enjoyed a memorable day while celebrating Nelson Mandela’s 100th anniversary. Hosted by the Abcon Group Foundation (AGF) who adopted the school in 2013 and run by the Pride Factor life skills academy who invited us to join in and celebrate the special day. The day was jam packed with a wide range of inspirational activities such as song, dance, doodling, Edu theatre, motivational messages and celebrity appearances while the library was painted by volunteers. Doodle Your Future had the opportunity to share the story of Miss Positive Pants and The School of…

03Sep 2017 by tammanyb

#1Book1Day Give And Grow

Positivity

Our first ever Doodle Your Future #1Book1day creative programme. 15 Little Doodlers (the orphaned and vulnerable children of Oasis Haven) were all part of creating a “Proudly South African” good news story from beginning to end. The premise behind the Give and Grow #1Book1Day Creative Programme is to write, doodle, digitally design and prepare for print, one proudly South African good news story in one day. With our incredible team of professional doodle volunteers, we wrote and doodled the story of Oasis Haven, the home of our Little Doodlers, to share the magic and wonderful things they do in the lives of these children. Our #1Book1Day creative programme was sponsored by our amazing Doodle Heroes, Randcivils! Thank you for being part of helping us write, doodle and share these stories,…

24Feb 2017 by tammanyb

ART THERAPY

Creative programmes, Positivity, Uncategorized

Developmental Benefits of Art Motor Skills: Many of the motions involved in making art, such as holding a paintbrush or scribbling with a crayon, are essential to the growth of fine motor skills in young children. Developmental milestones around age three should include drawing a circle and beginning to use safety scissors. Around age four, children may be able to draw a square and begin cutting straight lines with scissors. Many preschool programmes emphasise the use of scissors because it develops the dexterity children will need for writing. Language Development: For very young children, making art—or just talking about it—provides opportunities to learn words for colours, shapes and actions. When toddlers are as young as a year old, parents can do simple activities such as crumpling up paper and calling it a…

24Jul 2016 by tammanyb No Comments

CREATIVE PROGRAMMES

Creative programmes, Uncategorized