LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems!
The original 15 episodes of Lunch Doodles (plus Episode 00 which commemorated the one-year anniversary of the first episode) and their downloadable activities are archived below. Let the doodling continue! Please tag your artwork on social media with #MoLunchDoodles so that we can all see it! Doodle on, fellow ART MAKERS!
We applaud the many other authors and illustrators who are sharing stories and leading activities online. For a short list of the many wonderful artists who are sharing their talent and insights, click here. Grab a favorite grown-up and discover authors/illustrators who are new to you! And visit ArtsEducation@Home for fun arts education activities to do at home.
As we approach the first anniversary of the LUNCH DOODLES videos, Mo invites you back into his studio to doodle, reflect on a year of the Covid reality, and create abstract art together.
Today’s episode is best watched with markers, scotch tape, and some thicker paper and/or a paper grocery bag to draw on.
To download this episode’s activity page, click here.
In his first LUNCH DOODLE, Mo welcomes you into his studio at home and guides you through drawing activities using one of his favorite characters as inspiration!
To download this episode’s activity page, click here.
Mo invites you into his studio, doodles, and teaches you how to draw Elephant.
To download this episode’s activity page, click here.
Mo invites you into his studio, doodles, and teaches you how to draw Piggie.
To download this episode’s activity page, click here.
Mo invites you into his studio, doodles, and teaches you how to make finger puppets!
To download this episode’s activity page, click here. Today’s episode is best watched with the activity sheet printed out in advance.
Mo invites you into his studio and shares a game he invented for you to play after the doodles.
To download this episode’s activity page, click here.
Mo invites you into his studio, doodles, and teaches you how to draw Cat the Cat.
To download this episode’s activity page, click here.
Mo invites you into his studio, doodles, and teaches you how to draw Wilbur, the Naked Mole Rat.
To download the "Draw Wilbur" activity page, click here.
To download the “Pin the Clothes on Wilbur” activity page, click here.
Mo visits his friend, author and illustrator and Caldecott Medal-winner, Dan Santat, and learns about shapes.
To download today's activity page, click here.
Mo invites you into his studio, doodles, and teaches you how to draw Leonardo, the Terrible Monster.
To download today's activity page, click here.
Mo invites you into his studio for another game of Super Bounce, this time with special game pieces.
To download today's activity page, click here.
Mo invites you into his studio, doodles, and makes special gifts for a special friend.
To download today's activity page, click here.
Mo invites you into his studio, doodles, and teaches you how to draw Knuffle Bunny.
To download today's activity page, click here.
Mo invites you into his studio, doodles, and teaches you how to draw Zoom Squirrel.
To download today's activity page, click here.
Mo invites you into his studio for another game of Super Bounce with a special guest.
To download the Super Bounce box activity page, click here.
Grown-ups: to download today’s special surprise in advance of tomorrow’s episode, click here.
We applaud the many other authors and illustrators who are sharing stories and leading activities online. For a short list of people to visit, click here.
Mo invites you into his studio for a Mo Doodle Graduation Ceremony and a special thank you gift!
Grown-ups: please download today’s special surprise before you view episode 15! It is available by clicking here.
To download your graduation gift, click here.
We applaud the many other authors and illustrators who are sharing stories and leading activities online. For a short list of people to visit, click here.
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March 16, 2020 Knuffle Manor, Western MA
When I became the Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence, I didn’t realize the most impactful word in that title would be ‘Residence.’
With millions of learners attempting to grow and educate themselves in new circumstances, I have decided to invite everyone into my studio once a day for the next few weeks.
Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons. We are going to doodle together and explore ways of writing and making.
You might be isolated, but you’re not alone. You are an art maker. Let’s make some together.
Check Out these Incredible DOODLES!
Mo Willems at the Kennedy Center
Mo is at the Kennedy Center and you can share in the fun with the Kennedy Center's “I AM AN ARTMAKER” Mo Willems Collection!
Inspire through the arts!
We are so excited that the Kennedy Center is beginning once again to be able to invite you to join us for on-site performances and education activities. We still need your support to develop new in-person and virtual programs.
Your gift today will allow us to use the arts to inspire others and grow stronger during this time of rebuilding and well into the future, together.
About Mo
Author and Illustrator Mo Willems has been awarded the American Library Association’s Caldecott Honor three times for his picture book illustration. Additionally, he is the recipient of two Theodor Geisel Medals and five Geisel Honors for his Elephant & Piggie early readers. Mo began his career as a writer and animator on Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy Awards. His work has been exhibited around the world, including solo retrospectives at the High Museum in Atlanta and the New-York Historical Society. Over the last decade, Mo has written three musical theater works based on his books, two of which were commissioned and toured by the Kennedy Center. His papers reside at Yale University’s Beinecke Library.
The creator of The Pigeon series, Knuffle Bunny, and Elephant & Piggie, Mo will develop and present multidisciplinary programming and performances across the Kennedy Center including theater, jazz, dance, classical music, comedy, digital experience, and outreach over the next two years. Audiences will play, participate, and create with cross-genre experiences and world premieres seen nowhere else.
Highlights in Mo’s residency include the world premiere of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (The Musical); the world premiere orchestral rendition of Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs (a Symphonic Spectacular) with music composed by Kennedy Center Artistic Advisor Ben Folds for the National Symphony Orchestra; Mo Willems & the Storytime All-Stars present: Don’t Let the Pigeon Do Storytime!, a comedic celebration of reading; an interactive Jazz Doodle Jam! in partnership with Jazz Programming and Jason Moran; and more.
With a career spanning television, theater, books, and exhibits plus a ten-year association with the Kennedy Center, Mo is an exciting choice for this inaugural Artist-in-Residence. “I am thrilled by this opportunity,” says Mr. Willems. “I can’t wait to play and explore with the incredible talent available to the Kennedy Center while hopefully encouraging kids and the grown-ups in their lives to join in the fun.”
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Tour the Kennedy Center with Mo Willems' Pigeon - An Augmented Reality Experience
Tour the Kennedy Center with Mo Willems' Pigeon - An Augmented Reality Experience
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Prince Charitable Trusts; Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A. J. Stolwijk; Rosemary Kennedy Education Fund; The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates; The Victory Foundation; The Volgenau Foundation; Volkswagen Group of America; Jackie Washington; GRoW @ Annenberg and Gregory Annenberg Weingarten and Family; Wells Fargo; and generous contributors to the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas. Additional support is provided by the National Committee for the Performing Arts..
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