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Kid-Created Plushies

Child's Own Studio Turns Drawings into Stuffed Toys

— December 26, 2011 — Life-Stages
Parents everywhere have been approached by enthusiastic children hoarding abstract, yet adorable drawings hoping to receive praise; instead of sticking your child’s next drawing on the refrigerator, why not have it come to life with Child's Own Studio?

Child’s Own Studio takes your children’s drawings as blueprints and produces handcrafted, stuffed toys to mirror their paper images. Parents need not worry about buying the perfect toy for their kids when they can literally give their kids products of their imagination! I mean, who better to design a kid’s toy than the kids themselves, right? The company is based in Vancouver, Canada and began as a project to illuminate the life of a four year-old boy and has grown to have enlightened hundreds of children alike. An innovative attempt at preserving your child’s growth and an amazing way to promote your child’s creativity, Child’s Own Studio definitely exemplifies the theory that children are the future.
Trend Themes
1. Child-created Products - Child's Own Studio showcases the trend of turning children’s drawings into physical products, encouraging creativity and personalization.
2. Customized Toys - Child's Own Studio taps into the trend of personalized and unique toys by handcrafting stuffed toys based on children’s drawings.
3. Preserving Childhood Imagination - Child's Own Studio highlights the trend of preserving and celebrating children’s imaginative artwork by bringing it to life through plushies.
Industry Implications
1. Toy Manufacturing - The toy manufacturing industry can leverage the trend of child-created products by offering customizable toys that bring children’s drawings to life.
2. Children's Entertainment - The children's entertainment industry can tap into the trend of customized toys by incorporating child-created characters and designs into their products and experiences.
3. Art Education - The art education industry can embrace the trend of preserving childhood imagination by incorporating children’s drawings into curriculum and offering programs that encourage creativity and self-expression.
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