Doodle 4 Google

Information for Schools

The Doodle 4 Google competition is open to all students in U.S. schools from kindergarten to grade 12 (including home schoolers). We'll be judging doodles in the following brackets:

• Grades K - 3
• Grades 4 - 6
• Grades 7 - 9
• Grades 10 - 12

Registration

Registration for this year's event closed March 28th, 2008.

Submitting entries

• Please attach completed entry and consent forms to each doodle entry.  The artwork should be placed on top of the submission and the entry form and parental consent form should be attached by a staple in the top left corner of the page.
• Write a unique entry code on the back of each doodle (you'll get your entry codes when you register your school).
• Mail your school's entries to this address by April 12, 2008 (entries must be postmarked by 11:59:59 pm that day):
  
  

  Google Inc.
  Doodle 4 Google competition
  PO BOX 391000
  Mountain View, CA 94039-1000

• Please write the appropriate region number at the top of your mailing envelope (beneath your school's name in the return address).  Here's a list of our regions.
• Along with creating a doodle, students also need to write a title for their doodle and a supporting statement of up to 50 words explaining their "What if....?" vision.
• Your school can submit up to six entries. If your school covers more than one grade group, please try to represent an even spread. You might want to hold a contest to select the best doodles in each grade group.
• We're only accepting entries by mail; please don't email your doodles to us!

Design guidelines

• The doodle should be presented on a white, 8.5 x 11 inch paper. The paper should be oriented in landscape rather than portrait.
• You can download the Google logo template from our Lesson Resources page.
• The winning doodle will be displayed on our U.S. homepage, so the Google logo should be clearly visible and recognizable.
• The doodle can be in pencil, crayons, felt tip or paint, or can be done using computer drawing or design software.
• Unfortunately, we can't accept entries which use additional materials to create 3D effects.
• Please encourage your students to create original designs.  Be inspired by Dennis, but don't recreate his designs.

Contest Rules

You can read the official contest rules for this year's competition here.