If you’re a parent or grandparent there’s a good chance you have a piece of your child’s artwork hanging on your fridge, wall, or even at the office. Many times, new artwork replaces older pieces and before you know it you have an entire art collection to cherish.
What if you could bring one of your child’s art pieces to life? Thanks to the witty creator of Budsies, that is now possible! Budsies turns your child’s artwork into a custom, one of a kind stuffed animal for your children’s enjoyment.
Below are two drawings my son’s created that I scanned onto the computer and uploaded to Budsies site. The process was simple and straight forward. Don’t have a scanner? No problem. Take a quality phone picture of your child’s drawing and email or text it to Budsies to start the creation process. How cool is that?
My little guy is obsessed with the movie “Turbo”. Every snail he finds outside in our garden is named Turbo and a new friend for him to play with. My 5-year-old really likes dinosaurs and his masterpiece is his own interpretation of a “sweet” dinosaur. The boys had no idea I had turned in their drawings to Budsies, so when the box arrived I told them I had a surprise for them…..
When daddy pulled their artwork creations out of the box, they were beaming with excitement! I was camera ready and captured their reaction to seeing their artwork come to life.
Budsies was spot-on with their custom stuffed animal creations. Down to the green eyes on “Turbo” and unique purple stripe and blue spikes on my older son’s dinosaur. We could’t be more pleased! Both boys sleep with their Budsies each night, and L gets extra snuggles with “Turbo” during his afternoon naps.
So how does it work?
- Pick one of your child’s favorite drawings
- Submit it via online, email or text
- Complete the online checkout process
- Receive a confirmation email from Budsies when the drawing has been approved
- Wait 2-4 weeks and then see your child’s artwork come to life!
Budsies uses hypoallergenic materials, and each one is inspected prior to be shipped to your home. Budsies are recommended for children ages 3 and up. During the month of November, Budsies will manufacture a duplicate Budsie for each order placed, and donate them to children in need over the holiday season.
Budsies is the perfect gift idea for your little ones year round! Watch their faces light up once they see their artwork come to life. Stay tuned for our holiday gift guide this November for your chance to win a gift code to try Budsies custom services for FREE! Be sure to like Budsies on Facebook to stay up to date with all of their latest news.
Want to give them a try? Use this code: MyBoysBudsies to save 20% off, valid through Dec 31, 2014!
Dee @ Cocktails with Mom says
I love this entire process especially when the kids see the outcome of their artwork.
Janet W. says
That is so neat and encourages your child to be creative! How fun to see it come to life!
cami says
This is to cute :-). Thinking would be a great father’s day gift 🙂
Jennifer H says
great idea!
annecrane says
That is too cool! What a great gift!!
Jennifer H says
Right? So clever! 🙂
Denise Taylor-Dennis says
What a fun idea I love this. My son is just starting to draw some shapes other than the writing worksheets he does at his school. I will have to keep this in mind for when he has a drawing that would be perfect for this.
Jennifer H says
Definitely Denise!
Linda Meyers-Gabbard says
Awesome just Awesome. What a keepsake that would be. You could have one of your favorite works of art your child has drawn made into a stuffed toy that you can keep forever or give as a gift to the grandparents. Or you can have one made for your child.
Rebecca Parsons says
I saw these not to long ago. I love this idea and thought it was one of the most unique things I have ever seen.
Jennifer H says
I agree! 🙂