And the winners are…
I’m a winner, you’re a winner. We’re all winners! Let’s just call it a day! Ha ha ha ha ha. Hem. Not so funny am I?
What was I thinking judging this contest based on originality, skill and enthusiasm?!!! How can I possibly choose one cute kid over another?!!! I must be insane. Well, I’ll tell you what I was thinking: I was remembering all those coloring contests I used to enter as a child (and believe me I was that kid who entered them all and won quite a few too) and I remembered feeling miffed when I didn’t win because it was some sort of random pick-a-number-out-of-a-hat system. What’s the point of a coloring contest if you don’t get some credit for your mad coloring skillz, right?
So without further ado, I give you the winners and then my crazy reasons why.
Winner of the 7-13 age category is Kaylie! This was really tough for me. I was almost going just go out and buy two more prizes because seriously, each of these kids did top work. I chose Kaylie based on my super-scientific art-director gut. Back when I was an art director at the junk mail factory, I used this super-scientific gut feeling a lot. It usually served me well.
I also like Kaylie’s because she used original colors and she colored it consistently. I like Princess Bear‘s because she used a very sophisticated outlining method. I really wanted to choose hers too. And then I wanted to choose the twins because how cool is that that they colored this together?!! If you don’t agree with me click over to the next photo in mamarazzi’s photostream. If that isn’t teamwork then I don’t know what is. So here’s the thing. I’m going to think up a runner-up prize because I think all these kids deserve to win. I will keep you posted.
Next up: the 0-6-ers, as I like to call them.
I should have broken this group up because there is a huge difference between what a two-year-old can do and what a five-year-old can do. BUT! I’m not made of prizes so we have to keep moving forward. I’m thinking about this as if I were awarding a scholarship. I want to give the prize to the artist who seems to be the most promising and I choose Cheyenne.
I almost chose Arwyn because look at those lips on Fribbit! That shows originality and enthusiasm! This was really tough. Enthusiasm really means a lot to me and all these kids really showed that. I especially liked Kaitlyn’s googlie eyes and 3-D feet. That’s really original and thinking outside the box. But in the end I kept coming back to who completed their coloring the best and I think that’s Cheyenne.
So! Congratulations winners! And also congratulations to all those parents who jumped through all the hoops to let their kids participate. (And all the adults who participated too. I’ve got a little something something for you guys coming soon. You guys did so great! I know it can be a real challenge to get kids, printers and cameras to all cooperate under a deadline and you guys pulled it off! Woo Hooo!)
Winners send me your mailing addresses and I will ship out your buckets of art supplies. And those of you who didn’t win, do not fret. I have something planned for you too. Because really everyone’s a winner. We will definitely do this again but maybe next time with less judging and a sponsor for prizes.
Over and out.
13 Comments
Katie
I don’t know how you chose a winner. I know I couldn’t have! Cute photo of Bug at the end! :D
Mrs. Wilson
Wow! Yay!! Thank you so much SAJ! She’s going to be SO excited!!! (I’d tell her now, but since I’m at work and it’s 1:37am and she’s probably sleeping, it might be a tad inappropriate to wake her up, haha!!)
Alex
lol I have been checking your page like 100 times because the kids are onto me about who’s won. That is awesome coloring from the winner. But I have to say I am so surprised Miss 25 yr old didn’t win XD She was the most awesome of them all! :D
Great job on the competition!
Calee
These were really cute! We missed out on the contest ’cause we were out of town but my daughter’s been attacking the coloring page. What a fun idea!
mamalang
My kids just enjoyed the coloring page, and I was vague about the prize…maybe you should start creating color books?
Thanks for sponsoring. You are really talented!
Anna-b-bonkers
Yes a sponsor would be a life saver, I don’t know how you can pull it all together and with shipping too! You are so generous!!
I love Bug’s shirt too….”Waaaa-weeeeeeee”! (Ethan pointing and shrieking)
BeachMama
Congrats to the winners! You guys did a fantastic job.
I tried, but couldn’t get J to colour this past week to save my life. The weather has just been too nice.
Dena
I think I need Flickr help… When I look at the SAJ pool from your site I don’t see my son’s picture, but when I’m signed into Flickr then I see it in the pool. Do you know why that is? When I’m signed in it appears there are more pictures in the pool. Obviously my first Flickr experience. Help?
Clover
Woo-hoo! You just helped send Cheyenne off for a nap on a happy note! Not only did she win a coloring contest, she got to see pictures of “the cute little girl whose Mommy makes the coloring pictures!” and pictures of herself on the same page. With the cool prizes, I’ll be able to ditch the El Cheapo art set I bought for her 5th birthday! So cool, thanks for doing this!
Woman with Kids
I don’t know how you chose, they are all so cute!
Becca
Bug definitely knows how to end a post :)
Congrats on being able to pick winners…there are some great artists out there.
Uncle George
Fribbett, fribbett, FUN!
wentibbs
I just checked your blog. So glad that my son won the prize.
I will email you my mailing address.
Thanks!