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Ms. Cardenas from Edmond, OK is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Unleashing Imagination: Essential Art Materials for Kindergarten

Help me give my students essential art materials to help foster creativity and unleash their imagination!

  • 2 donors
  • $843 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

In a kindergarten classroom, providing students with a variety of art supplies is key to fostering their creativity, self-expression, and cognitive development. These supplies encourage young learners to explore their imagination, experiment with different textures and colors, and develop fine motor skills. Art supplies are more than just materials—they are essential tools that unlock the full potential of young learners in a kindergarten classroom.

My goals for these supplies would be to enhance creativity and self-expression.

Provide students with a variety of art supplies to inspire their imagination, allowing them to express themselves freely through drawing, painting, and crafting.

Foster Emotional Expression and Growth: Offer students a safe and supportive space to express their feelings and emotions through art, helping them process their thoughts and build emotional intelligence.

Increase Engagement and Focus: By providing exciting and varied art materials, help capture students’ attention, keep them engaged, and improve their ability to focus on tasks and projects.

Encourage Collaboration and Social Skills: Use art as a tool for collaborative learning, allowing students to work together on projects, share ideas, and develop important communication and teamwork skills.

Cultivate a Love for Learning: Provide an environment where children can explore, create, and experiment with art, helping them develop a lifelong love for learning and creativity.

Support Individual Learning Styles: Offer a range of artistic materials to cater to various learning styles, enabling every child to find the tools that best help them explore and understand the world around them.

As a first year teacher, I have been given such a wonderful group of students that have taught me so much since starting the year. I hope to give them everything they deserve in a classroom and my future students as well to help them be successful and enjoy learning as best as possible.

Ms. Cardenas Ida Freeman Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Edmond, OK View local requests

More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

17 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Art Drying Rack For Classroom | Functional & Mobile Paint Drying Rack | 25 Removable Shelves | Canvas Rack Art Storage | Painting Drying Rack With Wheels | Stack Rack For Painting, Drawings, And More • Amazon Business $84.95 1 $84.95
1InTheOffice Crayon Box, Stackable Clear (4 Pack.) • Amazon Business $13.98 5 $69.90
Creative Caddy Rotating Art Supply Organizer for Kids, Marker Organizer for Teacher Desk Storage, Pencil Art Caddy for Homeschool Supplies and Classroom Organization • Amazon Business $32.99 2 $65.98
Art Utility Cups - Pkg. of 250 - 5-1/2 oz. • Nasco $19.29 3 $57.87
More Than Peach: Multicultural and Rainbow COLORED PENCILS Bundle (skin color art supplies, inclusive art therapy) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $8.00 5 $40.00
Soucolor Preschool Learning Toys for Toddlers, 24-Pack 12-Color Dot Markers for Toddlers Kids, with 96-Pages Tearable Activity Book Bingo Daubers Washable Art Markers, Toddler Arts and Crafts • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Ucreate Mixed-Media Paper, 80 lb., 9 x 12 Inches, Natural White, 500 Sheets • School Specialty $38.39 1 $38.39
Moukeren 460 Pcs Felt Squares Bulk Felt Sheets for Crafts Multipack Felt Fabric Rainbow Assorted Colors Bulk Felt Square for Crafts Sewing Patchwork DIY Crafting Projects (6 x 6 Inch) • Amazon Business $30.99 1 $30.99
More Than Peach: Multicultural + Rainbow CRAYONS Set (12 skin tone art supplies & 24 color; inclusive art therapy) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $6.00 5 $30.00
Elmer's Liquid School Glue, 1 Gallon, White - Wood - Elementary - Kids • School Specialty $20.32 1 $20.32
Epakh 24 Pieces Stencils for Kids 8 Inches Drawing Stencils Chalk Template Large Washable Geometric and Garden Themed Primary Shape Template for Kids Toddlers Preschooler(Garden Style) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Epakh 24 Pieces Stencils for Kids 8 Inches Drawing Stencils Chalk Template Large Washable Geometric and Garden Themed Primary Shape Template for Kids Toddlers Preschooler(Primary Style) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
GoodyKing Arts and Crafts Supplies for Kids - 1170Pcs+ Craft Art Supply Kit for Toddlers Kids Craft Supplies & Materials Age 4 5 6 7 8 9 - All in One D.I.Y. Crafting School Supplies (Large) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Epakh 24 Pieces Stencils for Kids 8 Inches Drawing Stencils Chalk Template Large Washable Geometric and Garden Themed Primary Shape Template for Kids Toddlers Preschooler(Animal Style) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Epakh 24 Pieces Stencils for Kids 8 Inches Drawing Stencils Chalk Template Large Washable Geometric and Garden Themed Primary Shape Template for Kids Toddlers Preschooler(Food Style) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Elmers Liquid School Glue, Slime Glue & Craft Glue | Washable, 4 Ounces Each, Great for Making Slime, 12 Count • Amazon Business $11.03 1 $11.03
Ready2Learn Assorted Pattern Palm Printer Set, 2 in, Set of 4 - Rubber • School Specialty $10.72 1 $10.72
HTVRONT Blue Painters Tape - 1 Inch x 60 Yards x 3 Rolls Masking Tape, Multi-Surface Painters Tape, Paint Tape for Wall, Painting, Craft, Art Supplies, Clean Release Painter's Blue Tape • Amazon Business $8.88 1 $8.88
HEHALI 1000pcs Multicolor Pom Pom Balls, Assorted Sizes & Colors Pompoms for Arts and Craft Making Decorations • Amazon Business $8.69 1 $8.69
Lakeshore Colored Feathers - 1-Ounce Bag • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.99 1 $7.99
Lakeshore Mini Stampers - Set of 8 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $5.99 1 $5.99
900pcs Googly Eyes Self Adhesive for Crafts, Craft Sticker Wiggle Eyes with Multi Sizes for DIY • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$618.63

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.64

Sales tax

 $50.42

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$715.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$126.35

Total project goal

$842.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $842.32

1 Donor

-$357.99

Donations toward project cost

-$357.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$421.15

Match offer toward project cost

-$357.98

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.17

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$63.17

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