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This is World Kids Coloring Day!


By Sama Team | May 6, 2010


Today is World Kids Coloring Day! STAEDTLER and Save the Children are supporting this event in the United States but also in many other countries. On World Kids Coloring Day website, we can read: 'Coloring plays a large role in the development of children. Here they express that which they cannot put into words. At the same time, coloring fosters creativity and stimulates the imagination. Spontaneously and without hesitation, children reach for crayons or pencils and draw whatever it is that comes to mind. Inhibitions that something might not come out “pretty” enough are still un-known to them'.

About Save the Children’s Rewrite the Future campaign:

Every child has the right to an education. Yet millions of children of primary school age are denied their right to education due to war and armed conflict. Schools can help children begin the process of recovering from trauma and grief, and voice their feelings without fear. This is why Save the Children’s Rewrite the Future campaign is focused on securing quality education for the millions of children out of school. All donations collected through the World Kids Coloring Day will support this education project. 77 million children of primary age are not in school. More than half live in areas affected by war and conflict. Yet education can bring protection and stability, and the potential to start building a more peaceful and prosperous society.

If you want to take part in World Kids Coloring Day, you can organize a great coloring activity in your school, club or other organization. You can also make a donation to Save the Children in support of their Rewrite the Future program. If you live in France, World Kids Coloring Day is la Journée Mondiale du Coloriage, supported by the organization SOS Villages d’Enfants. You can send your kid's drawing and of course make a donation to support the organization.

This is the occasion to support organizations doing a great job in helping children: Save the Children (US) and SOS Villages d’Enfants (France). We also support the event on the Sama Gazette because Max Dana has been working with kids for a long time. Although she is not connected to the World Kids Coloring Day event, she offers children to 'color' her drawings. We hope we will be able to show you some of these drawings pretty soon.

Happy World Kids Coloring Day!



#1


Sama Reader Gino

-> Coloring plays a large role in the development of children. Here they express that which they cannot put into words

It is very true! Great event!
Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 2:28 pm

#2


Sama Reader KalieMero

KalieMero

Helping children have fun and share their experience is so important. Save the children had a very good idea to launch this program.
Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 2:33 pm

#3


Sama Reader Arnold

I have never heard of the Journée Mondiale du Coloriage :oops:

I love the idea and it should have more exposure.

That’s very cool Max Dana is working with children, please show us some drawings ;)

Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 3:09 pm

#4


Sama Reader Lissa

Hello! I didn’t know about World Kids Coloring Day either but it is so impressive to see a smile on a child, so many of them suffer in silence and I agree they express that which they can’t put into words.

It is like what does Children Mending Hearts with children in the United States and in Congo. I already knew Max Dana was also working with children and maybe everyone should put their talent in common. Just a suggestion ;)

Thank you for the information and me too I am eager to see these drawings :P

Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 5:46 pm

#5


Sama Reader Simcha

STAEDTLER is sponsoring the day. They sell cool stuff for kids.
Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 7:15 pm

#6


Sama Reader Oleg

Rewrite the Future campaign is really worth supporting
Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 7:50 pm

#7


Sama Reader Juliette

I’m like Arnold, I didn’t know about la Journée Mondiale du Coloriage but I already knew SOS Villages d’Enfants. I will see with Arnold if we can make a donation to the organization.

Max Dana should definitely work with them. I would bring my little niece so she can color a Sama drawing and keep it, it would be so great! :P

Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 8:02 pm

#8


Sama Reader Nouni

Coloring or Colouring, make a choice! ;)

Friday, May 7, 2010 at 12:23 am

#9


Sama Reader BettyKohn

World Kids Coloring Day is fantastic but I couldn’t find any information on Save the Children website :oops:

Friday, May 7, 2010 at 2:49 am

#10


Sama Reader Hulksman

Yeah, no word on Twitter either……… Weird 8O

Friday, May 7, 2010 at 5:11 am

#11


Sama Reader Yull

Latest news on Save The Children’s site:
5/6/10 Toys”R”Us, Inc. Supports Save the Children’s Work in the U.S. Through ‘Bundled in Hope’ Campaign

Betty’s right, why don’t they support their own event?!?
Friday, May 7, 2010 at 6:37 am

#12


Sama Reader Witz

Me too I wonder why the Journée Mondiale du Coloriage is not an official day in schools. It is not in France and it is not in Belgium either. But it is a very good way to support Save the children actions, so why not? Why so few exposure in the media?

:roll:

Friday, May 7, 2010 at 10:04 am

#13


Sama Reader Avi

Avi

I visited the French site and it looks more updated than the English version. Maybe Save the children doesn’t want to support it anymore…. Dunno…… That’s weird.
Friday, May 7, 2010 at 10:51 am

#14


Sama Reader ErickNO

ErickNO

There is a Nordic edition but I have no clue which Nordic countries are concerned. Too bad, this initiative is so helpful.

At least I will maybe donate like Juliette & Arnold did ;)

Friday, May 7, 2010 at 1:43 pm

#15


Sama Reader Pilar

¡Hola! I know el Día de los colores Solidarios, it’s supported by Educación sin Fronteras, an organization I know very well because a friend of mine works with them.

Many children participated the last time and this year I didn’t hear much about it. Apparently something has changed over the years and it looks like the event is not a priority anymore for Save The Children :oops:

Maybe if Max Dana join them it will change! :P

Friday, May 7, 2010 at 2:32 pm

#16


Sama Reader Juliette

Yes, I hope Max Dana will be part of this day next year, my niece would love to draw with her, she is already a fan of Max’s work ;)

Friday, May 7, 2010 at 3:18 pm

#17


Sama Reader Meddi

LOL Juliette, you collect Max’s fans when they are babies now? :mrgreen:

-Meddi
Friday, May 7, 2010 at 4:05 pm

#18


Sama Reader Gino

Meddi, there is no age to be appreciate the work of Max Dana, I know old people who do (my grandmother for example) :)

Friday, May 7, 2010 at 4:20 pm



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