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This Month's Art Challenge Selections

Create art showing what wacky things could happen on Earth if there were no leap years!

Illustration of a person next to a sign that says POOL CLOSED DUE TO WEATHER on their birthday.

Adrianne, 13

Illustration of dragons flying in the sunny sky next to a banner that reads Happy Lunar New Year.

Akashh, 10

Illustration of a dragon looking at a calendar of the month of January next to a thermometer at 80 degrees, the word USA and an open window with a sunny sky outside.

Alden

A flat board split into four sections, one for each season. Each section has objects that represent that season, like flowers in Spring, a beach in Summer, orange and yellow leaves in Fall and a snow person in Winter. In the middle, there is a Sun held up by a stick and an Earth attached to it by wire so that it can orbit around the Sun and make its way over all the seasons on the board below.

Brian, 10

Illustration of a beach filled with christmas tree and beach gear.

Elena, 12

Illustration of a person dressed for a cold Winter. The calendar on the wall says December and outside the window is a sunny day.

Elladya, 9

Illustration of a tree. The image is split into four sections, one for each season. On the tree trunk text reads No Leap Year. In the top left section text reads Summer in December and the tree has no leaves. In the top right section text reads Winter in July and the tree is covered in leaves and apples. In the bottom right section text reads Fall in May and a bug is flying by. In the bottom left section text reads Spring in October and leaves are falling on the ground.

Emiliana, 11

Illustration of the Earth and Moon, both with confused looks on their faces. There are four icons, a Sun, rain cloud, leaf and ice, around the Earth with arrows between them representing the cycle of seasons. There is text next to Earth that reads If we had no leap years, the seasons would swap every 750 years!

Gianna, 12

Illustration of two scenes. One depicts Yellowstone in Summer 2024, and the scene is filled with green grass. The other depicts Yellowstone in Summer 2027, and the scene is filled with snow.

Henry, 10

Illustration of two scenes. One scene is of a grass backyard with a trampoline and text that reads Leap year. The other scene is of a snowy backyard and text that reads No leap year.

Jaiden, 13

Illustration of a snowy landscape with two cactuses, an igloo and a snow person. Text reads July 2113 without leap year Arizona Winter in July.

Joe, 12

Illustration of December 2724 in the northern and southern hemispheres. The northern hemisphere illustration includes a Christmas tree, moose and green grass. The southern hemisphere illustration includes a Christmas tree, kangaroo and snow.

Johann, 8

Diorama with a back wall with four sections representing each season. In front of the four sections are houses decorated for each season.

Juan

Illustration of the Earth and four images around it. The images are a snowman and text that reads Christmas in Summer, a dragon and text that reads Chinese New Year in Fall, flowers and text that reads Mardi Gras in Spring and hearts and text that reads Valentine’s Day in Winter.

Kathryn, 13

Illustration of two people dressed in warm clothes with snow and a snow person outside the window. A calendar on the wall reads July. Text above the illustration reads Summer Gone Wrong.

Krrish, 13

Illustration of several people enjoying the beach. One person is dressed up as Santa. A plane is flying by in the sky towing a sign that says Merry Christmas.

Naisha, 7

A clock object with the Sun in the middle and Earth at the end of a metal wire that is attached to the Sun. The months of the year are arranged around the Sun in a circle. Earth can rotate around the Sun and move along the circle of months.

Nataly, 11

Illustration of a woman in a beanie on the beach. She is saying My birthday’s in the Winter. The Sun is in the sky and a crab is standing next to her on the beach.

Nicole, 13

Illustration of a person in the rain and text that reads Happy July 4th Spring. The person is saying Spring in July isn’t true.

Oden, 6

Illustration of four trees, each representing a different season. Text at the top reads North America no leap year. The tree in the Summer has snow on it. The tree in the Fall has green leaves on it. The tree in the Winter has red leaves on it. The tree in the Spring has pink leaves on it.

Sophia, 10

A clock object with the Sun in the middle and Earth at the end of a metal wire that is attached to the Sun. The months of the year are arranged around the Sun in a circle. Earth can rotate around the Sun and move along the circle of months.

Valeria, 10

Illustration of the Easter Bunny, holding a basket of eggs, buried in the snow outside a house.

Xander, 11

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