Call Out: Artists & Creative Practitioners Panel – Kids’ Own

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A Year in Our Garden Now Available Online!

Kids’ Own’s sold-out publication A Year in Our Garden is now available to read online for free, featuring creative nature activities, sustainability ideas, and seasonal reflections.
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Kids’ Own Reflections from The Wheel Summit 2026

Kids’ Own attended The Wheel Summit 2026 at The Helix, DCU, joining community and voluntary organisations from across Ireland to discuss social justice, cross sectoral collaboration, future skills and the...
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Traveller Wellbeing Through Creativity Programme

Kids’ Own has announced a new Arts in Early Years project in partnership with Leitrim Traveller Project as part of the Traveller Wellbeing Through Creativity Programme launched in Dublin.
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* Applications Closed * Job Opportunity: Kids’ Own Office & Operations Administrator Fixed Term

Kids’ Own has an exciting opportunity for an organised and proactive individual to join our dynamic team as an Office & Operations Administrator.

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Kids’ Own Reflections from The Wheel Summit 2026

Kids’ Own attended The Wheel Summit 2026 at The Helix, DCU, joining community and voluntary organisations from across Ireland to discuss social justice, cross sectoral collaboration, future skills and the...
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2026 Arts in Education Portal Spring Regional Day

The Arts In Education Portal 2026 Spring Regional Day was held on Saturday 25 April at the Garage Theatre, Monaghan. It was a fun-filled day with lots of interesting conversations...
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Kids’ Own and WG Baird win Gold at Irish Print Awards!

Kids’ Own and printers, W&G Baird win Gold at the Irish Print Awards for I Jumped So High!
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I Jumped So High Launched in Dublin!

Discover I Jumped So High, a powerful new publication created by children in partnership with Aoibhneas Domestic Violence Support. Launched in Dublin on 15th May, the book shares artwork, writing,...
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The Sligo Bookmaking Jamboree – A Cruinniú na nÓg Creative Experience with Kid’s Own

Join us on June 6th for the Cruinniú na nÓg Sligo Bookmaking Jamboree; a one‑day, town‑wide celebration of creativity where children are invited to design, create, and bind their very...
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Kids’ Own Collaborate with UNICEF on New COLOUR Project

Kids’ Own is partnering with UNICEF on the four-year COLOUR project, supported by PEACEPLUS, to connect schools across Ireland and Northern Ireland. The initiative promotes children’s rights, cross-community collaboration, and...
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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
The Wonder Programme

The Wonder Programme

Funded by Sligo Arts Service in partnership with the Arts Council of Ireland, the programme explores how artists and early years educators can work together with very young children through…

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Ballinode Community College Publication Project

Ballinode Community College Publication Project

Supported by Creative Ireland, this project brings together Kids’ Own, Ballinode Community College and Pulled print studio at Binder’s to develop a youth-led handmade publication created by Transition Year students…

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Look at this!

We have developed our archive of children’s artwork and writing from over 20 years of projects. This space is curated by Kids’ Own on an ongoing basis.

 


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“Future Selves/ Dream Jars” Photograph (2016)
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