LITTLE LULU POWERPOINT SHOW AT MELVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Kids on Paper visited the students at Melvin Elementary School in Reseda on Thursday, June 2nd, in collaboration with the KYDS Inc. (Keep Youth Doing Something) afterschool program. Julie Brown, the wonderful director of KYDS Inc., lent Kids On Paper a helping hand by coordinating and emceeing the show.
The show featured John Stanley's Little Lulu comics from the 1950's. Kids in the audience were chosen to read the dialogue balloons on the screen and act out the roles of Lulu, Tubby, Iggy, Alvin, and other characters. The kids performed beautifully and had a great time. The two stories we read from were "The Visitors" and "The Flying Carpet".

After the show, there was a Q&A session about comics, drawing and animation. Students asked Kids On Paper director Gary Cifra if he was the artist who drew Little Lulu, and Gary told them it was John Stanley. Still, after the show, the kids lined up to get Gary's autograph (!). As a former professional screenwriter who had never been produced, Gary was greatly flattered and honored to sign autographs for the kids. Next time he'll remember to bring a few Sharpies so he won't run out of autograph ink! One inspired, talented student named Amanda Wu drew cartoons of Gary and his wife, Assistant Director Patty, on the spot that day. You can see Amanda's drawing posted below. Interestingly, Amanda drew Gary without his wheelchair, which we thought was kinda neat!

SEQUENTIAL ART WORKSHOP AT J.A.M.S. CLUBHOUSE

Kids on Paper hosted a 6-panel Sequential Art Workshop at the Santa Monica Boys and Girls Club (John Adams Middle School) on May 19, 2011.

Participants created their own cartoon strips.

KIDS ON PAPER PRESENTS "HORROR AND THE HILARITY"

Kids on Paper presented their show at the Santa Monica Boys and Girls Club (John Adams Middle School) on 4/7/11. The children acted out scenes from "The Maestro's Hand," a story from EC Comics' "Tales From the Crypt."

Participant, Autumn G., wrote about the experience in their April/May "JAMS April Clubhouse Scoop" Newsletter:

Click on the images below to read the article!

KIDS ON PAPER'S READING RESCUE visits the
Midnight Rescue Mission in Downtown Los Angeles, Christmas 2009

Shown below: Director Gary Cifra (far right) with 5 year old Cherish and her dad, enjoying a donated toy.

KIDS ON PAPER VALENTINE'S DAY
SEQUENTIAL ART WORKSHOP

Kids On Paper hosted a pre-Valentine's Day workshop for kids and teens aged 11 - 17 at the Sherman Oaks Branch Library on Saturday 2/3/06.

Special guest artists Arpineh Khatchatorians and Susan Berkowitz assisted kids from the Sherman Oaks Teen Council and neighborhood kids draw unique sequential art Valentine's cards to launch our first annual Valentine's Workshop.

Telling their own personal stories, subject matter ranged from a crush on David Letterman to a Jewish boy's forbidden love of shrimp! You can see their imaginative results on our KIDS page (click on the Valentine's Day 2007 Workshop link in the navigation bar).

The 2006 MONSTERS ON PAPER WORKSHOP

Kids On Paper hosted a pre-Halloween art workshop for kids and teens aged 11 - 17 at the Van Nuys Branch Library on Saturday 10/29/05

Special guest artists Dave Pressler and Arpineh Khatchatorians helped a dozen kids draw the scariest monsters you could imagine to launch the first annual Monsters On Paper.