Art is Fun!
The majority of people I know say they can’t draw or do any other form of art. Have you ever heard a 6 year old say that? At what age do we decide we can’t be artistic? I would love to do a survey. In my case, it was when I was 10 years old. I had an art teacher who asked me, “why can’t you draw like your brother?” Admittedly my brother, who is one year older than me, is a fantastic artist. But from that point, until I was in my early twenties, I decided I couldn’t do art. Sad thing is, I CAN do art! I’ve even been hired to paint things for people! Goes to show the things a teacher says can impact you for the rest of your life, but I digress.
Here’s the point - if you know a kid who is up to 14 years old, they can enter an art contest for the Peoria PlayHouse Children’s Museum, with the artwork to be featured in the Design Your Day Calendar. The calendar is a family style calendar where each person is allocated specific spaces for their activities. Each month will feature a drawing of “kids at play, everyday.” Every child whose art is chosen will get a free calendar and a $50 gift certificate. Good deal, huh? So encourage those little people out there to use their creative talents and draw (and color!) a beautiful picture for the contest. Maybe they will win, but if not, at least they will feel good for trying!
Rules [here] (don’t worry, there’s not too many)
Download the official printable drawing page [here]Â
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Mrs. PI, Peoria Playhouse Chairman.
September 13th, 2006 at 8:21 pm
Thanks for the info, PI. I’ll get my little people crackin’.
September 15th, 2006 at 12:22 pm
I was perfectly confident in my drawing ability until my 1st grade teacher wouldn’t pass me in art. That’s how I knew I lacked the ability to draw a rainbow.
September 17th, 2006 at 6:55 pm
Josh Harris recently informed me that the links don’t work. Infact, the *entire* site is gone! I don’t know if someone hijacked it, or if the local webmaster didn’t pay his bills. I’ll refrain from naming names until I learn more information.