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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Found a cute blog - "Kidmade"

I just happened up on a new blog that I think I'm going to love visiting often. It's called Kidmade and features the "things that kids make". Here's the information I found on their website.

Kidmade is all about kids and the things they make. The whole crafty blog world is such a great place to show off the sewing, knitting and other crafty projects we all do. Many of us share the projects we do with our kids on our own blogs. Kidmade is a place for kids to share their projects, whether it be art, music, poetry or just a really great block creation (there is no limit!). This is the place where kids get to tell us about their work in their own words.

Here's the vision, step by step:
Your kid makes something they are really proud of.
You say, "Hey would you like to share this with other kids?"
Your child responds "Oh, yes Mommy! That would be wonderful!" (or "Uh, okay.")

So.....
1. Take a picture [of their creation] & have your child write a nice little bit telling about what they have made. (It's okay for mom or dad to do the typing if they are not writing yet.)

2. Mom or Dad sends an email to kidmadeATyahooDOTcom and they will post it. Everyone you invite then visits the Kidmade blog where they can oooo and ahhhh about the project, leave great feedback in the comments, or just get a bit of inspiration.

Now for the fine print:
1. The artwork or invention/craft really needs to be kid made and kid inspired.
2. The post should be in their own words. We really don't care about grammar.
3. Not sure how many will be submitted so a reply will be sent to you when an entry is posted to the blog. Some sent projects might be saved to go along with a like theme. There might be cases when all poetry submissions are saved so they can be posted together in one day or in a week's dedication to the art. The same might go for photography, sewing, etc....
4. There is a 1 submission per month rule.
5. The blog probably won't be updated everyday.
6. More fine print to be added as this is all figured out. We're flying by the seat of our pants here!

By the way, they will also be having a Kidmade challenge on a regular basis! This month the challenge is a self-portrait.

1 comment:

Heidi said...

J-One --

Have you ever thought about starting a business called "I'll find you a great deal on ANYTHING ANYWHERE ANYTIME?" I mean, seriously, you are the BEST at finding these great deals! Thanks for the awesome printables! You ROCK, CUZ!

HB