Volunteer Appreciation @ CDAC Toa Payoh

In order to serve and love others, you have to fill your own tank regularly. It was a joy to be able to facilitate a Salt Art Jar workshop for the volunteers at CDAC Toa Payoh last year November so that they could "fill their tanks" and recharge. We were greatly heartened by the sharing of the values that their jars represent and how the values inspired their passion for volunteering. This just goes to show that even in a virtual space, creative art that involves the senses can bond people together and engage them meaningfully.

CONTACT Rebecca at cartwheelssg@gmail.comif you're interested in having staff or volunteer appreciation sessions at your school, organisation or company.

Team Bonding @ TOUCH Child Care

We had the most lovely time with the staff from TOUCH Child Care making Salt Art Jars for their Teacher's Day celebration in September. 31 participants over ZOOM and even in an online space, we could collaborate, bond and share about our artwork. It's really interesting to observe firsthand how values differ among organisations because of the type of work and clients they serve. I could really sense the great care and concern these teachers have for their preschoolers as they shared about their team values.

Just 2 years ago, we held our first physical workshop in November, and to see how we are now mostly conducting online workshops, is mind-blowing! Here is some feedback from the teachers about the workshop. I'm most encouraged when participants tell me they want to create the artwork again in their own personal time, with their family or with their students. This is what we hope the process art workshops can achieve - to make creativity a part of our lifestyle and community!

CONTACT Rebecca at cartwheelssg@gmail.comif you're interested in having team bonding programmes at your school, organisation or company.

Creativity for Mental Wellness Fundraising Campaign

"Improving our mental health is as important as improving our physical health".

CARTWHEELS participated in Care Corner Singapore's 40 DAYS OF CARE to raise funds for mental health needs as we hope that mental health services and programmes are accessible to everyone in the community. A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who donated and shared our fundraising campaign! We are so happy that you could be part of our community outreach efforts!

We believe that the creativity promotes mental wellness. Engaging in creativity improves brain function, mental health and physical health. As an appreciation of the support, we emailed our donors an e-book of creative play activities for children, "Meaningful Play for Toddlers".

During the campaign, we also shared 10 process art activities inspired by the artist Dale Chihuly, suitable for children, youths, adults and families via Instagram and Facebook. We hope you have been encouraged to make creativity a part of your lives for mental wellness. To view the activities again, you can view our video playlist on FACEBOOK or read our guide on INSTAGRAM.