Iron man? Xena Warrior Princess? One drawer decided to choose herself for a portrait of strength.
We admire Hannah Potter’s gumption. This week, she drew two pictures. A big bedtime bear really steals the show in the first, her portrayal of a someone strong. Hannah chose to depict herself. When her mom asked why, Hannah replied that she’s a big good sister and she’s nice to people. You go, girl.
In her second picture, Hannah stands alone. Perhaps to be interpreted as a symbol of strength? We think so.
Speaking of someone strong, make sure you get those sponsored dollars into the Stephen Lewis Foundation! With only 6 days left of Dare to Draw, you and your kid can pat yourself on the back for a job well done so far. How time flies when you’re having fun for a good cause.
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Darers drawing what they love to do!
Today’s Dare to Draw challenge is to draw your favourite game. Hannah Potter loves hockey, good Canadian that she is, so that’s what she drew. Also, note her players are drawn in blue. Go Leafs go!
What do your kids love to play? Soccer? Candyland? Hopscotch? The floor is lava? Oooh, we’d really love to see an illustration of the floor is lava. We’d probably draw hula hoops… is that a game?
Here’s Hannah working hard on that hockey drawing:
If you’ve fallen behind a few days, you can always refer back to the Dare to Draw page and check out the assignment list. And don’t forget to check off which drawings are completed and sponsored.
Get those sponsored dollars into the Stephen Lewis Foundation!
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Yes! Another concept drawing!
Today’s challenge is to draw where food comes from. Like where water comes from, we figure kids will come up with an assortment of explanations. Will your kids interpret food as coming from whatever parent has prepared it for consumption? A trip to the grocery store? Will they draw some modern pastoral with farmers’ fields as far as the eye can see?
Hannah Potter drew her family’s weekly trip to the Halifax Farmer’s Market, which is one of our favourite places to get food. Is that a visit to a produce stand in the picture, or perhaps a cinnamon bun from Mary’s Bread Basket? We’re guessing it’s not the buck-a-chuck oyster guys (a personal favourite).
And how did all the weekend drawings go? We’ve got a couple more from Hannah, including a portrait of her doctor and a wildcard where she did indeed let her markers go wild: Read more...
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The daring drawers take on a virus
Teaching kids about HIV/AIDS is no easy task, even when you break it down into parts. Kids may know the word virus, but since it’s something we can’t see without the help of a microscope, it’s hard to know exactly what is it a what’s it’s doing in someone’s body. We thought getting kids to illustrate “virus” would yield some interesting results and we haven’t been disappointed.
Above, Cynthia’s kids, Suvi, Max and Finn, all drew a single cell of a viral bug and assigned it a name and personality. From left to right: the Bully Bug, which pretends to be nice, the Blood Bug, which presumably gets into your blood and wrecks havoc and the Footie Bug, which we’re guessing turns one into a soccer hooliganism. We hear it’s caused quite the epidemic in parts of the UK. Or maybe it just likes feet, we’re not sure but it looks fantastic. Read more...
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What the daring drawers are drawing today
What did 4-year-old darer Hannah Potter draw for a teacher? Since she’s not in school yet, it’s her mom, Stephanie, teaching Hannah her letters. (We’re guessing Hannah will be in pretty good shape when she starts kindergarten next year.)
Want to help Hannah and Bunch reach their fundraising goals? Click here to donate to the Stephen Lewis Foundation on behalf of Team Bunch.
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Presenting today’s tour de force!
Hannah Potter’s interpretation of medicine shows her father, who is diabetic, taking insulin. This picture had Hannah’s family (and us) reflecting on how fortunate we are to live in Canada. Making a change in other countries that may not have access to health care services starts with programs like Dare to Draw, and artists like Hannah really make a difference! Can’t wait to see more thoughtful pieces for today’s topic!
Today many HIV positive people are living long, relatively normal lives thanks to proper medication. When the Stephen Lewis Foundation gives money to the community groups working in Africa, some of that money goes to buying medicine to help those living with HIV/AIDS. Can we work together to help everyone get the medicine they need?
And we just wanted to share some of the awesome drawings we’ve been seeing over the past couple days: Read more...
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Today, our artists draw whatever they want!
There’s a lot going on in Hannah Potter’s depiction of a busy and colourful highway. A starry and sunny sky rains and snows, and Hannah stands in the far right, looking a little hesitant – due to the weather, we imagine. (Typical of Halifax, according to Hannah’s father.) Rain and snow? Not fun. Multicoloured flowers the size of cars are, though. We admire the optimistic interpretation. Well worth a shiny dollar for the Stephen Lewis Foundation, we reckon!
We wish you a happy day 16 of Dare to Draw!
For those of you participating in our Dare to Draw challenge, your kids have been dutifully creating drawings everyday for the last month while you sponsor them to do so. Now that the campaign’s wrapping up, it’s time to turn in those generous pledge dollars!
