ABC and 123: A Learning Collaborative: Pick and Draw Game and Giveaway

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Pick and Draw Game and Giveaway

This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winner, chosen by Random.org, comment #33.

Laura said...
I follow your blog, too.

Pick and Draw is a fun, one-of-a-kind drawing game, created by the talened Rich Davis, that teaches you how to make very creative cartoon faces. It is simple and easy to use providing endless hours of fun and learning. Rich put this game together to teach others how to draw. His desire is that it is enjoyable and that players of all ages will gain confidence in their unique abilities to create.
The game deck include 5 sets of sturdy, color coded cards for creating cartoon characters: face shape, nose shape, eyes, mouth, and hair. There are also step by step instruction cards for playing the game, with drawing tips from the artist himself. You supply the blank paper and a pencil.

According to his site, there are 60,000 different character possibilities in one deck of cards. We found almost all of the shapes to be simple enough for anyone to try drawing. The game can be played in a very short amount of time or can be used to fill endless hours with creativity, drawing, and writing prompt fun. The first few rounds we played as a family, but now that they have the hang of it the kids pick it up to play on their own or with each other. There is no limit to the number of people that can play at one time.
After creating the goofy characters with pencil we used markers to give them color, speech bubbles, names, and more. What a hit! There are so many possibilities for extension activities, yet it is a blast all by itself. This game will be a must have on our summer camping packing list for the rainy days when we are stuck inside the camper.

So, who is using this great game for loads of entertainment and everyday learning?
~My Four and Five Year Olds: gaining confidence in their ability to follow instruction, draw simple shapes, create hilarious characters, and give them names and stories
~Elementary Schools: creative writing game.
~Children’s Grief Conselors: builds a “trust” bridge between counselor and grieving child
~Occupational Therapist: helping with eye-hand coordination and fine motor skills
~Kids with Down Syndrom and Autistism: understanding visual messages with different facial expressions
~Mission Field Workers: building a fun visual communication bridge between worker and kids
~Kids with Long Term Sicknesses: while sitting in bed or clinics, this creative game helps pass the time and take their mind off the pain
~Grandparents: no technology involved, they interact and have fun with the kids in a simple, fun way by drawing with them….and really enjoy it as they do
~Homeschoolers: different uses for story writting to filling time that comes open unexpectantly
~Art Class (school) Activity: many different ways to be creative for each child in the class and allow them to express themself visually in a way they feel comfortable and confident
~Church Youth Programs: with powerful heart messages that can be associated with playing the game, it is a communication tool that kids can grasp
How about you?
Want to give it a try right now? Click here to be taking to an interactive online version of the game.
GIVEAWAY

This great game is available for purchace at Pick and Draw for only $10!
However, Rich has generously offered us a game to giveaway here on ABC & 123 to one of our interested readers! To be entered to win please leave a comment on this post. For additional entries:
~Visit Rich Davis' Blog (he has TONS of fun drawing tutorials on his blog!)
~Become a Fan of Pick and Draw on Facebook
~Follow ABC & 123 publicly
~Subscribe to ABC & 123
~Tweet About This Giveaway
Be sure to add additional comments for each entry you have.
This giveaway will be open until Friday, April 16th.

64 comments:

  1. I would love to win this. Drawing characters is so fun!
    derekannette at gmail dot com

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  2. so fun, would love this!
    sonjahnelson@hotmail.com

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  3. I follow you!
    sonjahnelson@hotmail.com

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  4. I am a subscriber
    sonjahnelson@hotmail.com

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  5. I checked out his site...wow. LOTS of variety and simple explanations.

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  6. What a fun game. That would make a great travel game!

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  7. I just checked out his blog and it's neat! It's so neat to see the cartoons broken down to easy to draw pieces!

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  8. I would love to be entered in the giveaway! :)

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  9. I would love to be entered in the giveaway! :)

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  10. And I don't "follow" since I have you on my RSS, but I do show your button publicly.

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  11. I visited his blog as well- what a cool idea to show those drawings step by step! I think I'll have to show my daughter & see if she wants to try doing some of those drawings!

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  12. My oldest is really into drawing people and faces right now. This would be a great game for her and our whole family.

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  13. What a cute idea. Could definitely extend the activity to talk about feelings based on the characters facial expression. aggraves@gmail.com

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  14. This looks like such fun! I like the idea of discussing emotions/feelings along with it...

    janemaritz at yahoo dot com

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  15. I would love this game! What fun!
    burkejuliamanning at gmail dot com

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  16. I went to his website. So fun! And the variety of creations is amazing.

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  17. I think this would make ME a better drawer (is that a word?)

    judychrz at gmail.com

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  18. I subscribe on google reader :)

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  19. Thanks for sharing. Love his blog and I just subsribed to it. My daughters will love this! :)

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  20. I subscribe to you blog in reader.

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  21. I know subscribe to his blog also!

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  22. Would love these. Thanks!Laura

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  23. I subscribe to your blog in Google Reader. Thanks, Laura

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  24. I follow your blog, too. Thanks, Laura

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  25. I visited his blog and site, too. Love this game. THanks, Laura

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  26. My 5 year old LOVES to draw. We would LOVE to have this game!

    rachelspreschool at yahoo dot com

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  27. I would have loved something like this as a kid, my kids would too.

    akswan5@gmail

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  28. What a nifty little game! I would love to win a copy. I also follow your blog with Google Reader. Thanks!

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  29. Wow! I need this game. My son is in kindergarten and still draws stick figures. It is the one area he doesn't have confidence and this game would be perfect! I hope I win, I hope I win, I hope I win . . . if not, I'll have to buy it. (And he's just a struggling artist like me. I am horrible at drawing.)

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  30. would love this for my artsy child who draws constantly

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  31. would love this for my artsy child who draws constantly

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  32. How fun. My daughter loves to draw and would have so much fun with these.

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  33. I am a fan of Pick and Draw on Facebook.

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  34. I visited his blog. Very Cool. I bookmarked it to show my daughter.

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  35. We sketch and draw 2 times a week as part of our circle time and this would be a great addition--thanks.

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  36. This would be something my daughter would love! katkirkwood@gmail.com

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  37. I also subscribe to your wonderful blog! :)
    katkirkwood@gmail.com

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  38. This game looks like it would be lots of fun for us to play. tramcdermott@yahoo.com

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  39. I am a subscriber to your blog. tramcdermott@yahoo.com

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  40. I am a subscriber.
    nelljepp@_____.com

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  41. I follow you publicly.
    nelljepp@_______.com

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  42. My kids would love that! How neat.

    Allyson

    carter918@gmail.com

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  43. My children would absolutely love this. Thank you,
    Laura

    lauraheirigs at hotmail dot com.

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  44. I visited Rich Davis' blog.

    lauraheirigs at hotmail dot com

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  45. I subscribe via email. Many thanks.

    lauraheirigs at hotmail dot com

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  46. This is really great..I would love to own this!

    montlyn111@yahoo.com

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  47. Rich makes it look so easy to create cartoon drawings.

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  48. How fun!! I would love to have these!
    Meganmconway@hotmail.com

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  49. I follow!
    Meganmconway@hotmail.com

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  50. What a great idea! I'm not a drawer and I've been looking for things to help my kiddos grow in their drawing ability. This would be great!

    Thanks for the contest,
    Penelope

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  51. Our 4 year old daughter would love this!
    I'm a follower!

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  52. Thank you for the chance at winning this.

    steffanie771 at hotmail dot com

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