The original creator and designer of the Strawberry Shortcake character was Barbi Sargent while she was a contracted freelance artist for American Greetings. The character first appeared on a Laurel Greeting card in 1973, holding a daisy. The character was simply called “Girl with a Daisy” at the time. In July 1977, Barbi Sargent received an assignment which was completed in early July 1977 and that she tendered to American Greetings on July 7 that year, four (4) “leader cards” depicting the “Strawberry Shortcake” character in full color. (Leader cards are used by AG for consumer test purposes. ) It was Rex Conner who requested Barbi to create 4 cards with a “berryish” outfit for the Mega Test Market. The first time the public saw Strawberry Shortcake in her new outfit with her pink cat, Custard, was in that national test. There was a very positive response by the public once the leader cards were released. In May 1983, copyrights to Strawberry Shortcake were granted to Barbi Sargent from American Greetings Corporation. Later on Barbi returned the copyrights to American Greetings so that they could continue with the success of the Strawberry Shortcake franchise.
Help improves Concentration - In children, you can speed up their concentration process by giving them time-long activities to do, of which educational coloring pages is chief. When children sit for long coloring pages to print, it helps the child keep his on one thing and will certainly develop his overall concentration level as time goes on.
Kitty has not got older or grown-up in the many years since she first arrived, but her popularity has constantly increased. Many famous celebs have been seen carrying her merchandise, such as motorcycles, fax machines, bicycles, cellphone cases, alarm clocks, diapers and much, much more. So it is a happy, positive and popular Hello Kitty that your kids will enjoy seeing on their coloring pages. It is amazing to see that when your little ones know the character so well they can then try to use the correct colors to fill in the page. Your child will see benefits in many ways if using coloring pages. Let me tell you about a couple of these.
That's what coloring pages and coloring books do for kids. They bring the imagination to life. They entertain kids bringing out creative and artistic talents. Yet coloring book pages can also educate kids, teaching them through various themes and concepts. Coloring book pages for kids are a classic, wonderful activity that they can enjoy endlessly.
You may find that you have outgrown crayons and want to color using something with a different texture and a different feel. Pencil crayons and felt pens are an affordable alternative. But you may want to spend a bit of extra money and try colored pencils, Conte Crayons, oil pastels, pastels or watercolor pencils.
