Thanks to Creative Kids, sisters N’Tanis and Kori Wuttunee were both able to take salsa dance lessons together. They credit the skills and opportunities they gained from their dance experience as the reason why they have already achieved so much in life.
Every kid deserves a chance to find their creative spark! Today kicks off the Creativity for Kids 50/50. Buy a ticket now for your chance to win up to $100,000!
Dr. Jody Hobday is not just any champion of the Creative Kids program, she’s been a huge supporter of the program since it started in 2010.
Emily Tang wants donors to understand that their donations during the Creative Kids Holiday Campaign will help many youth, like herself, find the confidence and creativity to pursue their dreams.
After one piano lesson at age seven, Jeffery Straker was hooked on music. Recalling his younger days living in Punnichy, a rural community in Saskatchewan, Straker shares how his mother – who was also a piano player – enrolled him (and his siblings) in piano lessons. “I was hooked as a kid from that first piano lesson!
Cultural Connections Regina recognizes the importance of supporting children and youth, who face financial barriers, to participate in life-changing cultural activities. The growing need to help kids access these important creative pursuits, is why committee members chose Creative Kids to receive the funds raised from the 2022 India Night Gala.
There are exceptions to boundaries when it comes to Creative Kids’ reach. Saskatchewan children and youth in border communities, such as Lloydminster, are not left out of the program support thanks to a service provider who is bridging the gap.
At its first deadline, way back in 2010, Creative Kids received 124 applications. One of those was from a little girl who wanted to try out dance classes. She was the first child approved for support.
If your children are hoping to take lessons in the fall, consider applying to Creative Kids’ August 12 application deadline. We fund a variety of children’s classes including drawing, painting, and pottery; music lessons, dance classes, drama classes, and cultural activities.
For the past 11 years, Creative Kids has had a huge impact on so many Saskatchewan children and youth, some from the same family. From 2013 to 2018, Creative Kids supported all four kids from the Bowen family at one time or another.
Some Creative Kids have more than one creative talent. Thanks to Creative Kids support, one young student has been able to explore and nurture her interests in both music and dance over the past six years.
If your children are hoping to take lessons this summer or in the fall, consider applying to Creative Kids’ May 27 application deadline.
The Creative Kids’ 12 Days of Giving Holiday Campaign provides the opportunity for those in the giving spirit to change a child’s life by giving the gift of creativity.
If your children are hoping to take lessons this January or February, consider applying to Creative Kids’ December 3 application deadline.
Nourish 2021 was a tremendous success! Our guests were treated to some of the best food Regina has to offer while raising $25,000 for Regina children and youth. Thank you for your support!
Raising money takes a ton of time and energy and students at Cora Melanson’s Music for Young Children (MYC) program in Moose Jaw know this well.
Keith Bartlett has been performing and teaching music for over 50 years. Before the pandemic, he has been using video platforms, such as Skype, to teach his students who live in other provinces and outside Canada.
As a Spanish tutor for the past four years, Andrea Barrientos has found fun and easy ways for her students to learn Spanish language.
Thanks to Creative Kids, a Saskatchewan family feels more connected to their heritage. Heather, mom of six creative kids, says that support from Creative Kids has allowed her kids to continue nurturing their dance skills, for the fifth year in a row.
Leslie has always known what music meant to her eight-year-old son, Lewin. When they decided to move permanently to Canada in 2019, she began looking for opportunities around their new home for her son to continue to follow his passion.
Dance has been more than an art or a past time forBrittney. It’s her happy place. For her, dance has been a form of creative expression that makes her feel “calm, energized and relaxed.” The happiness she feels is helping her become a more, well-rounded person.
For the past seven years, Cameco and Creative Kids have partnered in the Cameco Creative Kids Northern Cultural Fund, designed to increase opportunities for children and youth in the north to participate in arts and cultural activities that make a difference.
Creative Kids Saskatchewan is a program of SaskCulture that provides funding assistance to children aged 4 to 19 years who face financial and social barriers to participation in art and culture activities.
As we move into the season of giving, it is important to remember the kids who will truly benefit from the gift of creativity– including the opportunity to participate in meaningful arts and cultural activities.
Being a teacher comes with great responsibility. Barbara Levorson, a music teacher for over ten years, understands this perfectly.
A Saskatoon aerial arts studio owner is creating a safe space for kids to discover their talents and achieve success.
Getting on stage and showing the world your talent is no easy feat. It takes courage and dedication. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, a Saskatoon girl had the chance to let her voice shine in front of an audience as part of a province-wide talent show.
Ben Redant, 40, has been in the arts for as long as he can remember. He recalls playing the piano at age 5, and he has been playing ever since.
Photographer and Saskatchewan Order of Merit recipient, Thelma Pepper, is a testament that you can start exploring your creative side at any age.
Some students from St. Pascal Community School are listening to stories about Indigenous culture and language through canoeing and storytelling thanks to funding from the Cameco Creative Kids Northern Cultural Fund.
For the first time since the program started, Creative Kids records show that over time the program has funded both a mother and a daughter.
A dream has come true for a Saskatoon ballerina. Prarthona, 12, a Saskatoon ballerina who has been receiving Creative Kids funding since 2014 will be going to the Alberta Ballet School this summer.
Learn more about all the great things that we were involved in, and our amazing impact in 2019.
Thank you to all who came out and supported Nourish – A Unique Dining Experience!
We made it! Thank you for your support and for every single donation.
Our 2018 Progress Report is available for download! Learn more about all the great things that we were involved in.
