It’s one of the first things kids learn to draw and adults continue to do so through the rest of their lives.

Here you can be simple or as elaborate as you would like. It will come to life and go on an adventure. When your stick man comes upon an obstacle, you are encouraged to draw other objects to help get your character out of trouble.

You can download the free Stickman app here. We have also discouvered the AppCrayon really helps those little hands!

Have fun!  Please send us a screen capture of your drawings so we can post them.  Better yet.  If you send us a drawing that involves dandelion we will send you a special discount code. Attack of the dandelions?

Happy drawing! We can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Coast Modern is a documentary project about the history of residential modernist architecture on the West Coast of North America, and how our laid back culture informed the movement.

For anyone with an interest in Modernism, or a chance to mix with some of the local luminaries of the modernist architecture set, here’s your opportunity to do it with oysters on the half shell and fine local wine and beer!

Tickets are $10, including a free drink. If any of you design oriented types are interested in snapping up a limited poster, you can snap up a ticket + poster for $100.  Our favourite is the blue handmade limited edition Byron O’Neill silkscreen print, but the pink one is pretty awesome too!

Buy Tickets Here: http://coastmodernfundraiser.eventbrite.com

Invite your friends on Facebook.

We are excited to welcome 4Cats Arts Studio to the growing community of kids related businesses on The Drive!

Join them for their opening celebration this Saturday, June 25th from 1-5 pm at 1650 E 12th Avenue + Commercial Drive. Any questions? Call them at 604-569-2287.

There will be cake and light refreshments and a draw to win 1 of 3 paint splatter parties (value of $175 each). Plus they will be handing out loads of Goodie Boxes for kids ( dandelion treats are in there!)

For Summer Camps or their Fall Artist of the Month Sessions, there is a 10% Grand Opening Special if you book by June 25th. You can book online at www.4cats.com/commercial to take advantage of this offer.

made from Tamarind trees and these beautiful crayons…

made from Recycled Crayons.

As you may know, dandelion KIDS is a big fan of recycling, so when we found these Eco Star Crayons we were delighted! They are made from pure, non-toxic Crayola-brand recycled wax crayons, saving more than 45,000 pounds of broken crayons from landfills. The Crayon Recycling Program provides recycling education to students and employs people with developmental disabilities. Now that’s something to draw about!

These beautiful eco-friendly tree pencils come from sustainable Tamarind trees which are  abundant in South East Asia. Tamarind trees are farmed for their fruit and when trimmed the twigs are used to make Eco-Tree Pencils.

All photos have been taken on the iPhone.

First:  We had the desks painted by our friend Sean at AL Creations. Thanks Sean!

Oh so neat and tidy all in a row.

Then Jimmy and Pete loaded them up and delivered them. Thanks Jimmy and Pete, we think you’re swell!

Then we stacked them and realized that we had to hold them in place while Greg used wire to secure them… This took many, many hours… We even ran out of wire and had to go get more.

But the wine helped us cope… See, now we’re smiling. Miss Maggie even gave us a leg up.

And voila!  We’re done.  Phew.

MoMA Modern Playhouse

We’ve been waiting for this forever! Not just for kids. Actually, it’s probably more geared towards adults and disguised as a child’s toy. Makes the perfect gift for yourself, husband, wife or that friend who has everything. Create a delightfully modern house with this innovative set of modular nesting boxes! Aspiring architects and designers of all ages can create modern spaces, arrange furniture and accessories, and pack it all up to go with this distinctive house!

Includes: 6 nesting boxes, 8 mix-and-match furniture pieces, 12 removable vinyl clings, and endless possibilities!

And you can populate the house with the MoMA Modern Play Family! The hip press-out family includes 5 people, a cat, a dog, a doghouse, and over 150 mix-and-match vinyl cling clothes! Now that’s a completely modern experience.

Click here to watch a video of the Moma playhouse in action!

The Eastside Culture Crawl is a longstanding tradition, and a must-do event on the calendars of Vancouver’s Arts Community. This is the 13th year running, and it’s looking to be as great as always. It starts Friday (5pm-10pm), and runs through to Sunday (11am-6pm both Sat & Sun), so try to make some time to get out and support the Arts. The event is FREE.

You can learn everything that you need to about this year’s Crawl at their website www.eastsideculturecrawl.com.

The art events for families and children at the Vancouver Art Gallery are always amazing but this one sounds extra special. See you there!!

Family FUSE Weekend – Green World
November 21 & 22, 2009
10am-5pm, in the Gallery

This Family FUSE Weekend explores the Green World: from a sense of awe and wonder with nature to the human desire to shape and change our environment.

Explore a magical forest through collaborative drawing, create an animation or sound work, witness dance performances or even encounter Big Foot. This Family Fuse Weekend will address everything from ecological concerns to the mythical world around us, giving the entire family new ways to think about the Green World.

Check out the VAG website for admission info and other kid-related events.

We are so pleased that our lovely friend Erin has realized her dream! Her new retail shop and workshop space, Collage Collage, opening on Saturday, September 12 (Join the party from 1-4 in the afternoon!) in East Vancouver, is light-filled and airy. A perfect space for everyone who would like to engage with the arts, find inspiration and explore contemporary works through workshops and classes. A  long wooden table dominates the space, inviting creativity and collaboration.  It is a place to find some art supplies, a story book, a small sculpture or a new pair of scissors – and that hardest to find of necessary art items – a good pencil sharpener!

We have had the pleasure of having Erin lead a Halloween-based craft workshop at dandelion KIDS that was enjoyed by all, the results of which made up one of our most beautiful and spooky window displays!  And long ago, when he was in preschool, Stefanie’s son Jasper, was seriously enamored of Erin after she led several art classes. Her education in the fine arts and her gentle approach will ensure that participants of her workshops will be inspired to create and learn, over and over again.

We can’t wait to sign up!

Collage Collage
621 Kingsway (at 15th + Fraser)
604.323.3746
info@collagecollage.ca