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Skills Unlocked: How to Promote Children’s Creativity Through Art

Programs To Enhance Creativity Through Art Since 1986, Original Works has been encouraging ways to promote children’s creativity through art based fundraising programs that are fun and easy to implement. When people think of creativity, it is often associated with artistic abilities that come easier to a select few. The truth? Creativity is actually present […]

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10 Fun & Educational Online Summer Learning Programs

At Original Works, we know a bit about engaging kids with art-centered activities and lesson plans! Fortunately, during this time there are a lot of high quality, engaging and free online learning programs that parents can access as well. These are designed to engage, educate and entertain kids during the long upcoming summer months. Create

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Making It Special

This week we want to introduce you to our Make Department. This department functions as the hub of our entire manufacturing operation, and is responsible for making and/or performing final assembly on over a dozen different products. It’s safe to say that the pace in Make is, well, brisk! Product components flow into Make from

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Custom Magnets Department

Magical Magnets History When we started Original Works 30 years ago, before we created custom magnets, our first product was actually a note card. However, not too long after that, we introduced a 4” x 5” laminated refrigerator magnet. The rest as they say, is history. In fact, our motto – painted on the wall

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SCAN Department at Original Works

After artwork leaves Receiving-Art Reconciliation, the next step is our Scan Department. Managed by long time employee Jennifer Deloriea, the Scan Department will acquire, format, and save over 275,000 artworks during our fall 2019 season alone! In addition, for schools running our Online Order Program, scan will upload tens of thousands of images into the

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How Upcycled Magnets Get A Second Life

Upcycled Magnets Get A Second Life Chances are, most of us don’t think about what happens to an object when we throw it in the trash. But one group in Iowa is aiming to be more conscious of what happens to our “garbage” when it’s thrown away by rescuing items headed to the landfill and

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Receiving – Original Works Fundraising Artwork

From Receiving to Remarkable: Art Reconciliation at Original Works This is the first in a series of blogs we are writing to familiarize you further with the Original Works Art Program. Each week we will highlight one of our art fundraising artwork manufacturing departments, describe their function, and introduce you to the employees who make

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Skills Children Learn From The Arts: Problem Solving

Real world problem solving isn’t a natural skill. Like everything else we teach our children, from learning to walk and talk, to exhibiting good manners, to socializing, problem solving is a learned skill that is taught through example and experience. Arts in the classroom can provide the perfect opportunity for children to be exposed to

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Creative School Fundraising Ideas

When You Need Creative Art Fundraising Ideas… At Original Works, our focus is on exploring the endless possibilities for creative school fundraising ideas that can be brought to life by enthusiastic and imaginative art teachers, classroom teachers and parents! Our fundraising programs are designed to provide educators with the tools they need to bring their

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30 Years Of Original Works Online

1999 to 2019: 30 Years of Original Works Memories! FACT: In 1999, there were only 3,177,453 total websites on the internet! True to our innovative roots, we proudly launched our own website in October of 1999 to reach and support our customers nationwide. FACT: Today, there are over 1.6 billion websites out there, and after

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