‘Finish me, colour me!’ T-shirts: Are they a good idea?

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Everybody loves a good scribble on their clothes, right?

…Just me?

Well it was my birthday last week (Valentine’s Day actually, incase you want to pop it into your diaries for next year) and we had planned a great big family walk and play in Rushcliffe Country Park

Bro and M :) followed by a pub lunch.

Now here’s something every sneaky mama knows…if you’re taking the kiddos to a restaurant, bring fun stuff to do at the table. Standard.

I thought this would be a fabulous opportunity to test drive a new Sojo product idea I’ve been toying with…

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…”The No-headed (but potentially 3 Headed)Monster- Finish me, Colour me, T-Shirt” and a bundle of lovely fabric pens.

Ok, the name needs a bit of work.

Anyhoo, everybody LOVED them (apart from my little girl, who was “…FAR too hungry to draw monster heads, are you crazy mummy?!”)

Here are some sneaky pics I took of the lunchtime madness 🙂

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The 4 year old’s approach: First things first, let’s swishle (new word) some colour all up on this Tee.

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6 year old’s know their stuff when it comes to designing a monster.  Easy peasy!

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My 9 year Old hard at work.

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The 32 year old’s approach: Serious. Very serious.

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Tadaaaah!

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Tadaaaah!

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Tadaaaah!

So tell me, what do you reckon…Should I go for it and develop these bad boys into a  crafty product?

Is it the type of thing you might consider buying?

What age range would most enjoy it?

Tell me, tell me 🙂

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Thunk of the Day #3 ‘What Not to Name Your Teddy’

The third ‘Thunk’ in a series of short animations celebrating the imaginations, artwork and voices of young children in Nottingham.
 
This ‘Thunk’ features the artwork and voice of a particularly brilliant 6 year old girl.

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Little girl character, created by a 4 year old.

I am very excited to share the very first ‘Thunk of the Day’.

This is the first in a series of very short animations featuring the  thoughts, voices and artwork of young children in Nottingham animated by Sophie Johnson-Hill for Sojo Animation.

From 2D Charlie to 3D puppet Charlie.

So here’s charlie as a 2D line drawing…
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Lovely, isn’t he?

Well I’ve been busy working on a lovely 3D puppet version of Charlie and all though he’s not quite finished I’m a little too excited, not to share…

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Still missing a few bits and bobs, but he’s pretty lovely too, isn’t he?!

I had to let my 5 year old give him a quick check (Grandma stepped in as puppeteer here).

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“He’s a lovely little fella.” Her words, not mine.

I will be sharing a link following the whole making process soon, for anyone who’s interested in such matters 🙂