Dabble Little Creators AwardsNo jury. No rules. Just Dabble all the way!
When we step back, they step into their imagination. No right way. No finished picture to aim for. Just little hands and all the room they need.
The winners? Chosen by you, for you.
Art is the first language a child speaks. Nobody should grade it.
So we did something a little hatke. There's no panel of experts deciding what counts as good. No checklist. No "stay inside the lines."
A purple sun? Perfect. A dog with six legs? Even better. A scribble that took one whole afternoon and three changes of clothes? That's the magic.
We're not made for everyone, and that's the point. We're made for the families who believe that art has no rules!
That's why the winners are chosen by you, for you.
At two, a tree might be a green swirl.
That's not a mistake. It's a milestone.
Dear Little Creators,
There are no rules here.
Your sun can be pink. Your sky can be stripy. Your house can float.
Your painting doesn't have to look like anything at all.
Dabble a little. Play a lot. Make art that's all yours.
And when a grown-up asks, "What is it?", you get to say, "Let me tell you about it."
Because creativity begins where rules don't exist. Make triangles from circles and spaceships from squiggles.
Keep dabbling,
Love, Dabble 💚
Award Categories
Pick the award that fits your little one's creation. Not sure? Choose "You Pick For Us" on the form and we'll place it.
| Award | Card Line | What To Send Us | Prompts |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tell Me About It Award | For the story only you could tell. | Their art plus a clip of them telling you all about it. | What if your painting could talk? What would it say? What if you gave it a name? What if you were standing inside it? Some suggested themes: What if trees grew candy? What if the moon was made of cheese? What if flowers could walk? What if your bed could fly? Choose from these or come up with your own What If. |
| The Glorious Mess Award | For getting it everywhere, beautifully. | The art, and the happy face behind it. | What if you used your whole hand? What if the paper was as big as the floor? What if every colour got a turn? |
| The Tiny Hands Award (Under 2) |
For the littlest explorers, who taste, squish and smear their way to art. | A clip of them squishing, smearing and exploring. | What if little feet joined the painting? What if the paint met a leaf, a sponge or a spoon? What if they just squished and watched what happened? |
| The Never Seen Before Award | For using what nobody else thought of. | A picture of the art made with an unexpected tool, material or method. | What if a toy car drove through the paint? What if a leaf was your paintbrush? What if you painted with something from the kitchen? |
| The Together Award | For the grown-up who got messy too. | Something you and your little one made side by side, or a picture of your artsy fam with your little one and the art. | What if Dad, Nani or a big sister joined in? What if you painted each other's hands? What if you took turns, one line each? |
Every award is open to every little creator,
whatever they can or can't do yet.
Your only job? Watch the magic happen. 💚
Winning Prizes
Each winner takes home a whole year of Dabble, worth ₹12,000. And every little creator who joins gets a certificate and a spot in the gallery.
A whole year of Dabble. Paints, dough, crayons and more, so the creating never stops.
Their story, in their words. Featured on @dabblecommunity.
A Little Creator Certificate, sent to you digitally.
A spot in the Little Creators Award Winners, online on social for everyone to see.
The creation with the most likes in each category wins.
Likes on @dabblecommunity and on the parenting community are added together.
Likes from fake or bought accounts don't count.
Winners are announced on 10th January 2027.
Running a preschool? The 2 schools that send in the most entries win a PlayArt event, on us. T&Cs apply.
Pick your favourites
Don't vote for the neatest painting. Vote for the story that made you smile, the mess that took courage, or the idea nobody else had.
1st to 15th December!
Voting opens on the 1st of December till the 15th! Every little creator gets their own post, labelled with the category it's submitted under.
Find them on Instagram at @dabblecommunity or on the Parenting Community!
Watch the clip and hear the story. Every creation has one ❤
Hit like on every creation you love. Like as many as you want, till [date] at 11:59 pm.
What are you waiting for? Get voting now!
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Head To The Parenting CommunityEntries for this award are coming soon!
Submit Your Art
It takes about 3 minutes. Here's what you'll need:
One submission per category. You can enter more than one category.
You'll sign in with Google to upload photos.
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Our very first little creators and their glorious mess. Swipe through them all, and tap a card with the Instagram tag to see their post.
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Meet the little creators behind this website.
The Little Creators
Thank you, little creators!
You made every page of this website a little brighter.
The End. Keep Dabbling!
Every scribble, every squiggle, every splash. All theirs.
