The Dolphin World (the swimming with the dolphin company) dolphin art contest has guidelines and a deadline, which gives a child a specific goal to work toward (Read at the bottom). The process of creating the dolphin artwork itself builds self-confidence, as the child goes from an "I can't draw" mindset to one of "I can enter this contest -- and I might win!"
The dolphin art your child enters should be their best work (it doesn't matter the skill level). Teaching them that no matter what they do, they should do it well. If they win, there's the fun of the reward and learning to be a gracious winner. If they don't win, there's the practice of dealing with disappointment and being a good sport.
Win or lose, when your child creates a piece of dolphin art and enters it in our contest, they can say they have tried their best, which is the first step to success. Below are examples of past winners.
