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A hand-drawn illustration of an electric guitar rendered in black marker and paint, with an orange-brown fretboard. The word 'Electric Guitar' is written in stylised lettering beside the neck of the instrument.

Lewis W. │ Broome WA, age 11

This is my electric guitar. Hope you like it!

A hand-drawn comic strip titled 'Ron Weasley in the Wet Day' featuring cartoon characters getting caught in the rain, using magic spells with an umbrella, and causing accidental chaos with lightning and thunder.

Lewis W. │ Broome WA, age 11

This is my Harry Potter comic

A black marker drawing of a tall, skinny skeleton character with a wide grinning face, large eye sockets, and outstretched arms with clawed hands. The figure has jagged wing-like shapes at the shoulders and stands on thin stick-like legs.

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Hunter J. │ Central Coast NSW, age 8

First it’s an eagle which I drew because I like to spot them in a car ride. The second one is Jack Skeleton because I like skeletons

A hand-drawn dragon character named Tsunami, coloured in shades of blue and white with dark blue accents on its spines and claws. The dragon is seated in a curled pose with wings spread, set against a green circular background.

Harriet T. │ Connells Point NSW, age 10

This is a character I drew from Wings of Fire. She is fierce and can breathe underwater

A hand-drawn artwork featuring the letters 'IN' in large, bold, three-dimensional block lettering. The letters are filled with vibrant purple, blue, and pink marker colours, with decorative patterns along the bases, set against a white background with wavy light blue border designs.

Isla F. │ Sydney NSW, age 9

A vibrant abstract artwork on yellow paper featuring bold black curved lines forming organic shapes filled with colourful patterns including stripes, dots, stars, spirals, and swirls in bright reds, greens, purples, pinks, and blues.

Jett Z. │ Capel Sound VIC, age 9

I like making abstract art. I let my pen go for a walk around the page and then colour in the different sections and make interesting patterns. My Dad thinks this one looks like an elephant!

A child's pencil and coloured pencil drawing of two girls standing side by side. One girl has blonde hair and wears a yellow top with dark shorts, the other has reddish-brown hair and wears a light blue outfit.

Katerina P. │ Perth WA, age 10

This is a picture of me and my BFF Ella

A hand-drawn and cut-out paper craft of a kawaii-style yellow straw hat with a pink band and a pink flower on top. The hat has a cute smiling face drawn on it and is decorated with a yellow grid pattern.

Millie D. │ Middle Swan WA, age 9

A small oval-shaped paper cutout decorated with orange, pink, and blue stripes, featuring a hand-drawn kawaii-style face with two round black eyes and a small smile. The character is lying on a wooden surface.

Millie D. │ Middle Swan WA, age 9

A small hand-drawn kawaii-style cloud character on a cut-out piece of paper, sitting on a wooden surface. The cloud has big round eyes, rosy pink cheeks, a small smile, and tiny wings on its sides.

Millie D. │ Middle Swan WA, age 9

A hand-drawn cartoon carrot character with a smiley face, green leafy top, and small stick arms, drawn in orange and black marker on a cut-out piece of white paper, resting on a wooden surface.

Millie D. │ Middle Swan WA, age 9

A hand-drawn paper cutout of a cheerful snowman with a black top hat, orange carrot nose, coal eyes, and round arms and legs. The snowman is drawn with pencil and coloured pencil on white paper, and is photographed on a wooden surface.

Millie D. │ Middle Swan WA, age 9

A framed artwork showing three whale sharks swimming through a teal and gold ocean, decorated with white and light blue spots. The background features swirling ink in shades of blue and gold, giving the scene a magical, dreamy quality.

Millie D. │ Middle Swan WA, age 9

I used ink to make the ocean and paint pens for the spots on the majestic whale sharks.

A colourful painting of a teal polka-dot vase filled with a bouquet of patterned flowers in shades of pink, red, and white, set against a golden yellow background. The flowers feature detailed patterns including stripes, dots, and concentric circles, created with paint pens.

Millie D. │ Middle Swan WA, age 9

We were discovering patterns in art, and we put patterns on our flowers with paint pens.

A vibrant, colourful artwork depicting a scene in Cappadocia, Turkey, with many decorated hot air balloons filling a warm orange and pink sunset sky above white buildings and a palm tree. In the foreground, a balcony scene features potted plants, a small table with objects, and patterned textiles.

Millie D. │ Middle Swan WA, age 9

The scene of picture is in Cappadocia, Turkey. I like the hot air balloons.

Millie D. │ Middle Swan WA, age 9

A highly detailed zentangle-style illustration of a cockatoo perched on a branch, filled with intricate black and white patterns and bold orange and red accents. The bird features an elaborate crest, decorative feathers, and is accompanied by a circular patterned moon shape in the upper right corner.

Millie D. │ Middle Swan WA, age 9

A colourful illustrated seahorse decorated with intricate paisley and swirl patterns in teal, purple, orange, and pink. The background is white with blue watercolour bubbles, and the seahorse's tail curls into a detailed spiral of green, blue, and purple.

Millie D. │ Middle Swan WA, age 9

A vibrant, colourful painting inspired by Yayoi Kusama, featuring bold polka dots, swirling lines, and contrasting colours across the entire canvas. Small fish figures are visible among the layered patterns of orange, yellow, blue, green, purple, and pink.

Millie D. │ Middle Swan WA, age 9

My picture is inspired by the artwork of Yayoi Kusama. I made it by using a variety of bold contrasting colours, polka dots and lines.

Lilliana H. │ Orange NSW, age 10

A child's drawing in red and brown marker showing a large volcano with lava, surrounded by dark clouds and red rocks. Small stick figures appear at the base of the volcano.

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Lucas C. │ Bendigo VICTORIA, age 8

Burger dude - he can make radioactive burgers Mutant Dragon - has the power of everything Volcano - destroys all that’s around it, burning trees, etc Fossilised Arach - has the power of all of the arachnids and dinosaurs

A two-panel marker drawing on white paper titled 'Ice and Rock'. The top panel shows a spiky multi-legged ice creature with claws and spines, while the bottom panel depicts a blue armoured humanoid warrior holding weapons, both drawn in blue and black marker.

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Lucas C. │ Bendigo VICTORIA, age 8

A watercolour painting on white paper featuring graceful plant stems with pink and purple flower buds, soft blue washes in the background, and small dark blue dash marks scattered throughout to suggest rain or texture.

Sheva I. │ Byron Bay NSW, age 8

This is a painting I did with my set of watercolours.I was inspired by my mum’s drawing, I hope you like my work!

A coloured-in cartoon drawing of a cheerful child with long rainbow-coloured hair, wearing a yellow t-shirt that reads 'The IN Kids!', pointing one finger upward and smiling broadly.

Clem P. │ Launceston TAS, age 10

A hand-drawn coloured pencil illustration of four small mouse characters from the Sylvanian Families toy range, each wearing different outfits including pink, blue, yellow, and olive green clothing, set against a green background.

Clem P. │ Launceston TAS, age 10

This is the Sylvanian Family mouse family.

A coloured pencil drawing of a large green fruit tree with a tyre swing hanging from one of its branches, set on a grassy mound with a city skyline and blue sky in the background.

Grace E. │ Hobart TASMANIA, age 10

My favorite thing to do is stop swing on a wheel swing.

Grace E. │ Hobart TASMANIA, age 10

My favorite thing to do is stop swing on a wheel swing.

A hand-drawn artwork featuring the letters 'IN' in bold red 3D graffiti-style lettering, decorated with stars, lightning bolts, and various words and phrases written across the surface in black and white.

Layla W. │ Bendigo VICTORIA, age 12

A hand-drawn artwork on white paper featuring the word 'LOVE' at the top in colourful letters, with a detailed braided pattern running vertically down the centre of the page. The drawing is decorated with numerous pink, purple, and red hearts of various sizes, and two small rainbow illustrations in the upper left and lower right corners.

Charlotte E. │ Hobart TASMANIA, age 9

Pay most attention to a serturn angle of the braid. -hope you like it 😃

A water dragon lizard rests on a large pale rock beside a calm body of water. The lizard has a long tail and scaly brown-green patterned skin, and is basking in the sun near the water's edge.

Alexis F. │ Jerrabomberra NSW, age 7

This is a water dragon. I spotted it at the local lake. It looks really cool.

Hand-drawn block letters spelling 'IN' in a bold 3D style, coloured with purple, blue, and pink markers on white paper. The letters have shaded sides giving them a dimensional appearance.

Katerina P. │ Perth WA, age 10

This is the logo I designed with my sharpies

A colourful collage on canvas made from cut-out watercolour paintings of flowers, leaves, berries, a strawberry, a heart, and other botanical shapes arranged in a cheerful, overlapping composition.

Ellery B. │ Mandurah WA, age 8

I used watercolour paints to create botanical flowers,leaves and berries,cut them out and made a collage on canvas.

A sheet of paper filled with colourful watercolour blob characters in many different colours including blue, orange, teal, pink, yellow, brown, and purple. Each blob has a cheerful face and stick arms and legs drawn on with black marker, giving them fun personalities.

Ellery B. │ Mandurah WA, age 8

I painted circles with watercolours then with texta l drew faces on them.

A colourful pencil and watercolour drawing of a large kookaburra with blue and brown wings perched on the roof of a house, set against a vivid orange and pink sunset sky. A gum tree with white blossoms frames the scene, and musical notes accompany the handwritten lyrics 'Kookaburra sitting in the old gum tree' in the upper right corner.

Georgina C. │ Thursday Island QLD, age 9

This picture represents the kookaburra that visits our house every Christmas. It feels very significant to me, because we only get these species with the blue wing where I live.

A coloured drawing of a cartoon-style character with a round orange face and brown hair, wearing a white hoodie that reads 'The IN Kids!' in colourful letters. The character is smiling and holding up a peace sign, with rainbow-coloured bracelets on both wrists.

Leela C. │ Geelong VIC, age 12

Dear IN Mag, My name is Leela and I am 12 and I made this colouring of me with pencils and textas, and I am very proud of it!

A vivid sunset with a blazing orange and yellow horizon beneath dramatic pink and grey clouds. Silhouettes of trees and suburban buildings frame the colourful sky.

Kira T. │ crainburn farm ADELAIDE, age 11

A bold acrylic painting of a green and yellow pear against a bright blue background, resting on a dark green surface. The pear features white highlight spots, small brown speckles, and a short brown stem, giving it a rounded, three-dimensional appearance.

Chloe D. │ Laker Wendouree VIC, age 10

We learnt about still life paintings in art at school. There were lots of parts to this painting. It was fun doing the speckles with a toothbrush and I’m proud of the highlight and shadow to make it more realistic.

A digital illustration of four fantasy dragons in a dark cave setting. The dragons are coloured red, blue, and gold, with one small grey hatching dragon visible beneath the large red dragon.

Anna H. │ Bendigo VICTORIA, age 11

I love drawing dragons. This is four of my characters. Their names are Pyromancer, Glimmer, Typhoon and Onyx.

Madelyn F. │ Launceston TASMANIA, age 9

A child's hand-drawn and coloured illustration of a golden teddy bear wearing a teal shirt with the letter B, holding what appears to be a bottle, drawn inside a circle prompt in a magazine that says 'Draw your own minion!'

Madelyn F. │ Launceston TASMANIA, age 9

A hand-drawn diagram of Saturn with its rings labeled, surrounded by stars and moons including Titan. The page includes the text 'Space is Cool' in large decorated letters and handwritten notes about Saturn's composition of hydrogen, helium, and methane.

Eve M. │ Tathra NSW, age 9

A colourful crayon and marker drawing of a large rainbow arc made up of many bright stripes including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. The rainbow curves across the page with some grey storm cloud shapes sketched in the middle.

Frankie M. │ Green Gully VICTORIA, age 6

I made this rainbow on Wednesday 26th November. Unicorns poo chocolate!

A pencil drawing of Black Panther in his iconic mask with cat ears and white eye slits, standing with arms crossed in a Wakanda salute. The character's name 'Black Panther' is written in large pink bubble letters at the bottom of the page.

Nash P. │ Wondecla QLD, age 12

I drew this Black Panther drawing after seeing the Harry Potter page in Mag 08.

Mason, age 8 - art published in theINmag, the Australian magazine for creative kids.

Mason C. │ Brisbane QLD, age 8

I’m absolutely fascinated by science—especially space! There’s something amazing about the stars above us, and I wanted to learn everything I could about how they live and change. So, I did lots of research on the life cycle of a star, from the moment it’s born to the time it becomes something incredible like a supernova or a black hole! This piece is my way of sharing information about Space in a fun and engaging way!!

A tabby and calico cat with striped markings lies stretched out on grey carpet, looking up at the camera. The cat has a notably round, large body with white and orange patches on its belly and white paws.

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Hayley S. │ Nuriootpa SA, age 10

This is a photo of my cat, her name is Dorothy. The funny thing about her is that she has a small head but a big body. My picture titled The Wild, hopefully it will be a great colour-in for you. I hope you like my drawing of a girl and cat, I drew it because I like to draw Anime figures and I like cats, so I combined the two together and I made this.

A child's colourful crayon drawing of a cartoon figure with pink hair wearing a purple 'The IN Kids' t-shirt, with arms and face coloured in orange and red. The drawing appears to be a coloured-in version of a magazine mascot character, with enthusiastic scribbled colouring throughout.

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Dotty H. │ Bundewallah NSW, age 5

My design for the IN logo is a mermaid tail and a cheetah print. I have drawn a rainbow wombat because I’m a wombat warrior. We have wombats living on our farm. Sometimes they sneak in under our house! And sometimes they get sick with mange and we need to give them medicine. You know when a wombat is sick because they are really itchy and they come out during the day when they should be sleeping. We helped one wombat named Wally who was really sick but now he is better. That’s why I coloured him rainbow! I love wombats!

Two large brown frogs sit side by side in the cupped palms of a child's hands, with grass visible in the background. The frogs have bumpy skin and prominent eyes, and appear to be giant burrowing frogs.

Freya M. │ Kununurra WA, age 11

Last night it was raining and all the frogs were croaking and looking for a mate. When I woke up, I got out of bed and went to look in the pool for frogs. There were 7 giant burrowing frogs and 2 small frogs. Did you know that the female giant burrowing frogs can grow up to 10 cm long and males can grow up to 8 cm long? One male and one female were breeding. We named the female Mrs Pancake and the male Mr Pancake. Mrs Pancake was so fat! We found a fish tank and filled it with water and put two rocks and Mr and Mrs Pancake in the fish tank. Mr and Mrs Pancake laid lots of eggs in the fish tank. We hope they will hatch.

Two pages of handwritten lined notebook paper laid on grass, containing a non-fiction essay titled 'Sloths' written in pencil with neat, careful handwriting across multiple paragraphs.

Eva L. │ Margaret River WA, age 10

My name is Eva, I have dyslexia and I homeschool. This is some writing that I did recently.

An acrylic painting of a black and white orca whale leaping through water against a deep blue background with splashes of white, purple, and teal. Rocky shapes and starlike white dots add texture to the vibrant, expressive scene.

Eva L. │ Margaret River WA, age 10

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