Keep up Hope – Our New Book Launch with IRPT

Children with a parent in prison share their stories and ideas for change at the Keep up Hope book launch at The Ark in Dublin.

Dany Guest Joins Kids’ Own As Project Manager.

We’re very pleased to welcome Dany to the Kids’ Own team!

Creative Connections at Sligo Children’s Community Garden

This summer, we partnered with Sligo Children’s Community Garden for a joyful, creative workshop series – now captured in a new leaflet with support from LAWPRO and Creative Ireland.

Up the Hill, Down the Hill: A New Children’s Book

Children from Respond communities in Waterford have published Up the Hill, Down the Hill — a new book created in partnership with Kids’ Own, exploring home, community and friendship through...

I Am Creative: Celebrating the Arts in Special Education

Kids’ Own collaborated with the National Arts in Education Team to document the I Am Creative programme, which brought professional artists into special education settings across Ireland.

Thank You to the RTÉ Toy Show Appeal

Kids’ Own thanks the RTÉ Toy Show Appeal for supporting creative projects with children and families from Traveller, Roma, and other underrepresented communities, celebrating their voices through art and literature.

Keep up Hope – Our New Book Launch with IRPT

Children with a parent in prison share their stories and ideas for change at the Keep up Hope book launch at The Ark in Dublin.

Dany Guest Joins Kids’ Own As Project Manager.

We’re very pleased to welcome Dany to the Kids’ Own team!

Creative Connections at Sligo Children’s Community Garden

This summer, we partnered with Sligo Children’s Community Garden for a joyful, creative workshop series – now captured in a new leaflet with support from LAWPRO and Creative Ireland.

Up the Hill, Down the Hill: A New Children’s Book

Children from Respond communities in Waterford have published Up the Hill, Down the Hill — a new book created in partnership with Kids’ Own, exploring home, community and friendship through...

I Am Creative: Celebrating the Arts in Special Education

Kids’ Own collaborated with the National Arts in Education Team to document the I Am Creative programme, which brought professional artists into special education settings across Ireland.

Thank You to the RTÉ Toy Show Appeal

Kids’ Own promotes and supports the innate creative capabilities of all children in Ireland through the arts and publishing. We are a children’s arts organisation and Ireland’s only dedicated publisher of books by children, for children.

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Projects

Arts Council Early Years Project

Kids’ Own, funded by Arts Council Ireland, delivers an inclusive project in Sligo preschools, focusing on process-led, child-centred arts engagement while supporting professional development for educators and artists.

Katherine Howard Foundation Early Years Project

Kids’ Own announces a new early years research project launching June 2025 with Traveller families, supported by the Katherine Howard Foundation and Maynooth University.

Projects

Arts Council Early Years Project

Katherine Howard Foundation Early Years Project

Kids’ Own announces a new early years research project launching June 2025 with Traveller families, supported by the Katherine Howard Foundation and Maynooth University.

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