Handmade Kids Challenge: Expert Panel Award Winners
More congratulations are in order! Besides the Members Choice Award Winners, where the Etsy community got to vote for the best of the Handmade Kids Challenge, there's still the small matter of the EPAoEs— that would be The Expert Panel Awards of Excellence. Please join us in extending a warm welcome to our …
Handmade Kids Challenge: Members Choice Award Winners!
It's that time! Thanks to all who entered the Handmade Kids Challenge and all who voted. The competition was steep and the entries all showed incredible diversity and talent. With close to two thousand entries and more than ten thousand votes, you cared, you really cared — and we love you for it. Join us as we …
Handmade Kids Across the Globe!
As the Handmade Kids Challenge voting came to a close last night, we here at The Storque wanted to make sure that all of the talented International Kids participants are getting their share of the spotlight. Make sure to check out the many amazing products in the Handmade Kids: International featured …
Parents Teach Art, Part 2: Making it Happen
In my recent article Parents Teach Art I shared information about Duniway Elementary School in Portland, Oregon, and its award-winning, parent-led art program. Now I'll go into more detail about how to make a program like this work at your child's school. [Second grade "Paint and Poetry" lesson]The Art …
Parents Teach Art: A DIY Approach to Elementary School Art Education
Where I live, there are billboards all over town that simply say, "Art. Ask for More." At the bottom is a line of smaller print that says, "Are your kids getting enough?"As an artist and a mother of two, I feel fortunate that my kids attended a public elementary school with a thriving, well-established …
Handmade Kids: International Gift Guide Launches!
With all the Handmade Kids fun going on, we wanted to show a little love to the amazing international designers of childrens' items here on Etsy. Take a spin through the Handmade Kids: International featured gift guide for a peek at the talent that abounds from all around the world. To see even more great …
Handmade Kids: Voting is Open!
Thanks to all the entrants who shared their amazing wares in the Handmade Kids Challenge! We are constantly amazed by the creativity and talent of our community and this challenge was no exception. It was difficult going, but we've narrowed it down to roughly forty finalists for each Challenge category …
Handmade Kids: Spanning the Globe
*8/26/08: The Handmade Kids: International featured gift guide is now live. Check it out for a just a peak at the talent that abounds from all around the world. To see even more great global finds for kids, just search the tag "intlkids". We'll be updating this featured guide throughout the next two weeks; if you're an …
Handmade Kids: Last Chance to Enter the Challenge!
Attention artists and designers! There are just a few hours left to enter the Handmade Kids Challenge! The deadline is today, August 15 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time, so it's time to get cracking! (See the contest page for all the details; complete Challenge rules here and a few tagging questions answered here …
