We’re Hiring: Arts in Education Portal Project Manager (part-time)

Kids’ Own invites applications for the role of Project Manager for the Arts in Education Portal (part-time)
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Open Call: Artist Mentoring Opportunity

Through the Traveller Wellbeing Through Creativity Fund, Kids’ Own invite expressions of interest from Early Career Visual Artists from the Traveller Community who wish to develop their practice in the...
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Wonder Programme Residency Concludes at Ballintogher

The first Wonder Programme residency at Ballintogher Community Childcare concluded after six weeks of creative exploration through art, nature and play.
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Introducing Hedda Dick, Kids’ Own’s New Office and Operations Administrator

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New Family Literacy Project “Stories Together” – Kids’ Own

Kids’ Own is launching Stories Together, a new family literacy project in partnership with Family Resource Centre Sligo, supporting parents and young children through storytelling, creativity, and play-based learning.
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Books, Paper Making and Superhero Capes: Cruinniú na nÓg 2026

Children and families enjoyed a day of bookmaking, paper making, and creative workshops at the Kids’ Own Cruinniú na nÓg Book Making Jamboree in Sligo.  
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Call Out: Artists & Writers 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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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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