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01/5/12

Announcing the Winners of the Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest 2011

We’re excited to announce the winners of our second annual FROGS ARE GREEN art contest for kids. We received over 500 entries from young artists from more than 20 countries around the world. Each piece of art is special to us and we are so grateful to the kids, parents, and teachers who sent in their creations. We were thrilled to see so many original, fun, and thoughtful drawings and paintings of our favorite amphibian. It was extremely difficult to pick winners.

This year we also received many 3D artworks so we added a 3D art category. In addition, we added three more categories—the best “green theme” artwork, the best “poster idea or promotion” of Frogs Are Green, and the most “unusual” art.

The artwork will continue to be on exhibit in our gallery, and we encourage all participants to show off their amazing artwork to friends, family, and fellow students. We will be sending out the free wristbands to every child who entered the contest. If you haven’t sent us your address, please do so. You can also print out a downloadable certificate of participation.

Ages 3-6

Winner: Artwork by Jane Poon, 4.5 yrs old, “This is art” creative studio, Hong Kong.

Artwork by Jane Poon, 4.5 yrs old, "This is art" creative studio, Hong Kong.

Artwork by Jane Poon, 4.5 yrs old, "This is art" creative studio, Hong Kong.

Second place: Artwork by Jovan Miscevic, 6 years, Belgrade, Serbia.

Artwork by Jovan Miscevic, 6 yrs old, Belgrade, Serbia.

Artwork by Jovan Miscevic, 6 yrs old, Belgrade, Serbia.

Honorable mentions:

Artwork by Andrzej So, 3.8 yrs old, “This is art” creative studio, Hong Kong.

Artwork by Andrzej So, 3.8 yrs old, "This is art" creative studio, Hong Kong.

Artwork by Andrzej So, 3.8 yrs old, "This is art" creative studio, Hong Kong.

Artwork by Viruja Vidumitha Handunpathirana, 5 years, Kalutara, Sri Lanka.

Artwork by Viruja Vidumitha Handunpathirana, 5 yrs old, Kalutara, Sri Lanka

Artwork by Viruja Vidumitha Handunpathirana, 5 yrs old, Kalutara, Sri Lanka.

Ages 7-9

Winner: Artwork by Megan Mol, 7 years old, Somerset West, Cape, South Africa.

Artwork in a mixed media style, using oil pastels, paint and dyes, by Megan Mol, 7 yrs old, from the school, Beaumont Primary in Somerset West, Cape, South Africa.

Artwork in a mixed media style, using oil pastels, paint and dyes, by Megan Mol, 7 yrs old, from the school, Beaumont Primary in Somerset West, Cape, South Africa.

Second place: Artwork by Alyona Kuzmuk, 9 years old, West Sacramento, California, USA

"Wild Frog" artwork by Alyona Kuzmuk, 9 yrs old, West Sacramento, CA.

"Wild Frog" artwork by Alyona Kuzmuk, 9 yrs old, West Sacramento, CA.

Honorable mentions:

Artwork by Valeriy Karabchukova, 7 years old, Belgrade, Serbia

Artwork by Valeriy Karabchukova, 7 yrs old, Belgrade, Serbia.

Artwork by Valeriy Karabchukova, 7 yrs old, Belgrade, Serbia.

Artwork by Daria Okhremtchuk, 7 years old, Davis, CA.

Artwork by Daria Okhremtchuk, 7 yrs old, Davis, CA.

Artwork by Daria Okhremtchuk, 7 yrs old, Davis, CA.

Ages 10-12

Winner:

Artwork by Ausrine Kepezinskaite, 12 yrs old, Lithuania.

Artwork by Ausrine Kepezinskaite, 12 yrs old, Kaunas Art Gymnasium, Lithuania.

Artwork by Ausrine Kepezinskaite, 12 yrs old, Kaunas Art Gymnasium, Lithuania.

Second place: Luksamon Wangchotikul, 11 yrs old, Bangkok, Thailand.

Artwork by Luksamon Wangchotikul, 11 yrs old, Pan-Asian International School, Bangkok, Thailand.

Artwork by Luksamon Wangchotikul, 11 yrs old, Pan-Asian International School, Bangkok, Thailand.

Honorable mentions:

Artwork by Farah Eltohamy, age 11, Chandler, Arizona, USA

Artwork by Farah Eltohamy, age 11, Chandler, Arizona, USA

Artwork by Farah Eltohamy, age 11, Chandler, Arizona, USA

Artwork by Mariya Grabovska, 10 yrs old, Roseville, California, USA

Watercolor artwork by Mariya Grabovska, 10 yrs old, Roseville, CA.

Watercolor artwork by Mariya Grabovska, 10 yrs old, Roseville, CA.

Artwork by Aiste Krilaviciute, 12 yrs old, Lithuania

Artwork by Aiste Krilaviciute, 12 yrs old, Kaunas Art Gymnasium, Lithuania.

Artwork by Aiste Krilaviciute, 12 yrs old, Kaunas Art Gymnasium, Lithuania.

Artwork by Ula Lekecinskaite, 12 yrs old, Lithuania

Artwork by Ula Lekecinskaite, 12 yrs old, Kaunas Art Gymnasium, Lithuania.

Artwork by Ula Lekecinskaite, 12 yrs old, Kaunas Art Gymnasium, Lithuania.

Best 3D Art

Winner: 3D Frog Sculpture by Ariana Brush, 8 years old, Lake Helen, Florida, USA

3D Frog Sculpture by Adriana Ledoux, age 8 from Ivy Hawn Charter School of the Arts, Lake Helen, FL.

3D Frog Sculpture by Ariana Brush, age 8 from Ivy Hawn Charter School of the Arts, Lake Helen, FL.

Honorable mentions:

Tile Sculpture by Children from SP2 (school) in Kwidzyn, Poland

3D Tile Sculpture by Children from SP2 (school) in Kwidzyn, Poland.

3D Tile Sculpture by Children from SP2 (school) in Kwidzyn, Poland.

Artwork by Emilija Ciuplyte, Karolina Budvytyte, Migle Ginaityte, Augustas Mozuras, Urte Kasperiunaite, Andreja Urbanaviciute, Dautartas Rimkus, Rytis Ziberkas, Beatrice Milkeviciute, 9 yrs old, Kaunas Art Gymnasium, Lithuania.

Artwork by students, 9 yrs old, Kaunas Art Gymnasium, Lithuania.

Artwork by students, 9 yrs old, Kaunas Art Gymnasium, Lithuania.

Best “Green Theme” Art

Winner: Artwork by Erik Zou, 11 yrs old, Lexington, MA.

Artwork by Erik Zou, 11 yrs old, Lexington, MA.

Artwork by Erik Zou, 11 yrs old, Lexington, MA.

Honorable mentions:

Artwork by Kristine Zhou, 10 yrs old, Ann Arbor, MI.

"It's Easy Being Green" artwork by Kristine Zhou, 10 yrs old, Ann Arbor, MI.

"It's Easy Being Green" artwork by Kristine Zhou, 10 yrs old, Ann Arbor, MI.

Artwork by Soojin Jang, 10 yrs old, Maryland

Artwork by Soojin Jang, 10 yrs old, Maryland

Artwork by Soojin Jang, 10 yrs old, Maryland

Elizabeth Xiong, 9 yrs old, Ann Arbor, MI.

"Keep Green! Save Us!" artwork by Elizabeth Xiong, 9 yrs old, Ann Arbor, MI.

"Keep Green! Save Us!" artwork by Elizabeth Xiong, 9 yrs old, Ann Arbor, MI.

Best “Frogs Are Green” Poster

Winner: Artwork by Smitha Mahesh, 12 years old, Perryhall, MD.

Artwork by Smitha Mahesh, 12 years old, Perryhall, MD.

Artwork by Smitha Mahesh, 12 years old, Perryhall, MD.

Honorable mention:

Artwork by Skyla Valade, age 12, Belle River, Ontario, Canada.

Artwork by Skyla Valade, age 12, Belle River, Ontario, Canada.

Artwork by Skyla Valade, age 12, Belle River, Ontario, Canada.

Most Unusual Artwork

Winner: Artwork by Valeriy Karabchukova, 7 yrs old, Belgrade, Serbia.

Artwork by Valeriy Karabchukova, 7 yrs old, Belgrade, Serbia.
Artwork by Valeriy Karabchukova, 7 yrs old, Belgrade, Serbia.

Thanks to all the participants!

10/23/11

Contest Update: Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest 2011

We’ve been so excited to receive entries for our kids’ art contest from children all over the United States, as well as entries from Canada, Scotland, Ireland, India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey, and Hong Kong.

You can view the entries by either selecting the “galleries” link in the top navigation or by holding the cursor over the gallery thumbnails in the right sidebar, where you will see the Kids’ Art Contest 2011 among others. Once you click on the first piece of art, just click the forward and back arrows and you can view each piece of art in a slide show.

We’re so impressed by the variety of the art: from crayon, colored pencil, watercolors, and paintings to 3D sculptures, collage, and mixed media.

Honorable mention from our 2010 contest, by Li Hing Fung, Hong Kong

Honorable mention from our 2010 contest, by Li Hing Fung, Hong Kong

If you haven’t entered your artwork and would still like to, please click on the contest rules at the top of the blog. The age groups are 3-6, 7-9, and 10-12 and there will be a winner in each group. The winners will be featured in a post.

Also, if you’ve entered the contest, please don’t forget to send your address so we can send you a Frogs Are Green wristband after the contest is over. These wristbands are really nice—they’re smaller than the usual wristbands (youth size) so are good for kids. Susan and I wear our wristbands 24/7!*

Anyway, we’re so happy to see so many creative kids out there creating and expressing themselves for our favorite animal!

*Note: Our use of your address is a one-time thing. It won’t be saved or used for any purpose other than for sending the wristbands.

09/21/09

Teachers: Calling All Frog Artists!

Susan and I are seeking kids’ frog art—lots of it! We hope to encourage kids and their teachers to learn about and get interested in frogs, toads, and other amphibians. If you’re an elementary school teacher, parent, or educator, please send us jpegs (2mb maximum size) of your students’ or kids’ drawings or paintings of frogs and we will display them in school group galleries on the FROGS ARE GREEN blog. We’d be happy to receive images of any art form—sculpture, drawing, painting, or watercolor.

If the art work is part of a school project, please send the jpegs in one bunch. Individual drawings not part of a class project are fine, too. Include the name of your school, state, country (if not the U.S.), grade level, and child’s name for each piece of art.

Please print out the attached flyer to post in your neighborhood schools.

Here are some ways in which learning about and drawing frogs could be incorporated into the school curriculum:

Art classes

Language arts. As we’ve posted before, there so many wonderful children’s books with frog characters. Click on Literary Frogs on the right to see a few. I plan to review more titles in the coming weeks.

Rainforest unit: Rainforest frogs are some of the most colorful and interesting animals in the rainforest.

Endangered animals: Almost one-third of all amphibians are threatened with extinction, yet most kids probably don’t know this. Pick an endangered frog or toad and learn about it.

Local flora and fauna: Learn about the frogs and other amphibians in your area, and also learn to recognize their calls.

Life cycle of animals: Many state science education standards require children to learn about the life cycle of animals. Frogs have one of the most interesting life cycles—from tadpole to froglet to frog.

Below I’ve posted two YouTube videos about how to draw a frog. One is simple line drawing, and the other is more detailed, for older kids.