I love being on Twitter. If you don't have an account, you've got to get one. You make so many new friends! My circle includes a great group of child experts who share tips from food and nutrition to how to talk to your teens and tweens, and so much more. Among these great people are doctors, like Lynne Kenney, a child psychiatrist. She came up with a great idea - a kid's art contest!
Dr. Kenney posted about it on her
website, and had the contest in January with her art students. It was great! You've got to see the photos of the kids participating,
here. We had decided to have two winners; one that would be random from all entries, and one chosen by us, that would become part of the Doodlekins Storymaker library. Forever part of our history!
Our random winner was 4th grader Katarina. She drew an adorable little yellow taxi cab! The random winner wasn't supposed to have their art added to our collection, but as it turned out, it was so cute we decided to include it. Katarina's taxi will represent customers who live in big cities, and we are sure it will be a big hit!
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| Katarina's original artwork on the left. We traced it and edited a few things to simplify the drawing because it has to be very small on labels. Next, we added a city background, inspired by Katarina's street with the white lines. Can you believe she's a 4th grader??? Wow! Well, now she's also a professional artist! Look for "City" in our Storymakers. |
Our grand prize winner, whose art was chosen by Doodlekins to be in our Storymaker library, was 6th grader, Katrina. She did this amazing little flower! We thought that it was so versatile; great as a pretty decoration to add for any reason, but also to represent spring, summer, weddings, gardening, and more. Customers can custom color the petals to match their stationery theme!
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| Doodlekins Art Contest Grand Prize Winner, 6th grader, Katrina! The minute we saw the flower, we knew it would work. We traced it, added some grass and a smiley face, and "Flower" was born! Katrina, now a professional artist, gave us the perfect Storymaker that so many customers will enjoy using for a variety of ocassions and reasons. |
We had great fun with this and are looking forward to doing it again. Children can gain so much from art. Whether it's a future career or just a pastime that brings them peace and serenity, art is something every child can enjoy and learn from. Being able to express yourself is so important, at any age!
Special thanks to Dr. Kenney. She was so great to work with, and we highly recommend visiting her site; there is so much to see and learn there! She does webinars and speaking engagements, and can help you with your children!
www.lynnekenney.com/speaking
We look forward to seeing more budding child artists. Contact
chris@doodlekins.com if you'd like your class or group to participate in a Doodlekins Kids Art Contest of your own!
