Studies show that learning about art is directly associated with gains in math, reading and critical thinking. Yet in an era of school budget cuts, art education is often the first thing to go. ArtDawg magazine gives parents, grandparents and educators a way of helping to fill the gap in art education in our schools. For parents and grandparents, what better way to help instill in your child or grandchild a love for visual art. ArtDawg provides projects to stimulate creativity with step-by-step projects designed for success. For teachers, ArtDawg is a source of ready-made curriculum. Stories are written for the elementary student and provide wonderful story-time material with vocabulary words and definitions throughout. Projects that relate to the stories are described with easy to follow instructions.