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Verymeri: Inspired and artistic shirts for kids

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Verymeri is the brain child of Meri Zeiff, a former elementary school teacher. Zeiff was inspired to create her company creating whimsical, kid-designed t-shirts and clothing to counteract the negative messages she saw in the media and on her students’ clothing.

I love seeing an alternative to the “attitude” T’s that are so popular in boutiques and mass-market stores alike. Her slogans are not only not negative, but they are aimed to build confidence and encourage creativity and self-expression in a positive way with slogans such as “first grade rocks,” “go green,” and “be buddies not bullies.”

Though trained as an artist and a designer herself, Meri decided to tap into kids’ creativity and let them design the T-shirts. Any child can submit a design for consideration in the collection by mail or by using the online drawing tool. Then the finalists are published on the site and opened up for people to vote on.

Verymeri offers an awesome creative fundraising program as well.

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These are just a sampling of the cute designs available for purchases in boutiques or online at their website.

Do you want to send your kids back to school in bright colorful style?

Three readers will win their choice of one of the featured designs shown above. Leave a comment telling which one you like best (and be sure you’ve followed the Back to School Giveaway guidelines). This giveaway is open to U.S. and Canadian addresses.

Reader Interactions


180 Comments

  1. super cute shirts! my favorite is the “woof” or “be buddies not bullies in fuchsia”

  4. I love the “Woof” design! My daughter is crazy about dogs so I know she would love this!

  17. Cute shirts! My daughter would love the Puppy “woof” shirt. I’ve already added a button on my blog.

  18. These are great shirts! My girls love the “Cheese” t-shirt. I’ve bookmarked the site for some cool shopping. Thanks!

  29. I love the “Cheese!” one. My 14 month old just starting saying this when we take her picture.
    m_huston(at)hotmail(dot)com

  39. Blast off! I have boys so I don’t think pink would be a good idea for us. = )

  40. I love the Woof shirt, my grandaughter’s last name is Wolf and she would look so sweet in it!

  42. I love the Kindergarten Rocks pink t shirt, my granddaughter Mya is just starting school, she’s so excited!

  48. my 7 year old doesn’t like to dress like all the other kids (yay!) so these adorable shirts would be perfect for her!

  52. Because we love doggies so much, I think we’d have to go with the pink woof! woof! one! 🙂 It’s cute and I agree: very much helps counteract the negative shirts I see all the time.
    Great give-away!
    (I added a button, too!) 🙂

  56. I’d love the Cheese! one. Every time I get our camera out my 2yr old gets this huge grin and says Cheeeeeese! It would be perfect for him.

  65. I’m torn between the “Woof” shirt and the “Blast Off” shirt my daughter and son would love them!

  66. they are all really neat! but i would have to say we would like the rocket one the best. thanks

  67. legacyofbrutalitysa{at}gmail.com I love the “go Green” shirt! Thanks for the fun giveaway

  69. I like the “CHEESE!” But, all are great!

    roseinthemorning[at]comcast[dot]net

    Thank you for this fun giveaway!

  73. My three year old grandson is in the “puppy” stage. He pretends to be a puppy, he wants grandpa to get him a puppy, etc. I love the “woof: shirt and I checked the website to be sure they had a size to fit him. So cute!

  74. Those are adorable. My daughter would love the woof, in pink. And my son likes the blast off!

  77. I like “Cheese” best! I would really love to win this. I’ve linked back on my blog! Thank you.

  95. I’d have to get the Blast Off shirt for a colleague of mine who signs all of the cards we give to people at work with “Blast Off!” He even did that for a condolence card and we had to start a new one and remind him of a better way to comment. His son would be cute in the shirt!

  98. I like the Cheese! tee, as well as the Preschool Rocks! tee. I’d have to choose just one if I won, though! I’ll ask my little one to decide. :0)
    Meg

  103. wow there all so cute and well i like the it’s poping tee boy would i love to try and win one for my little one thanks

  104. I think that my son would love the “Blast Off” shirt. Very great idea!

    owatz (AT) telus (DOT) net

  106. I have your button on my sidebar –

    I love the blast off Tee! Absolutely adorable.
    I love the other tee’s in her shop, great stuff.

    Thanks for the chance to win.

  108. My grandson would love the “Blast Off” T-Shirt. These are very cute! Please count me in. Thank you!

  111. The “woof” would be perfect for my daughter as she is fascinated with our crazy border collie!

  118. I would love the “Blast Off” t-shirt, looks like something I would buy for my son anyways, just our style!

    Thanks so much and have a great day!

    Jen

  120. They’re lal cute, but my son is a Star Wars fan and the Blast Off one would fit his personality perfectly!

  126. I love the Woof shirt – these are a great idea & a much needed countermeasure to the negative shirts out there! Thanks for the giveaway!

  128. I want to win these for my niece and nephew because they wear t-shirts really, really well. I mean, these kids have style. My LiveJournal is friends-only, but I’ve just blogged the link button there.

  131. I really like the ‘be buddies, not bullies’ tees! Thanks for sharing these GOOD attitude shirts!

  133. The “Cheese” design is really cute! I’d love to win it for my nephew. Thanks for the chance.

  134. My daughter would love the dog shirt. Dogs have been her thing for about a week now since she saw 101 dalmations for the first last weekend.

  136. Im all about the quirky for the Vikings – hate ’em looking like all the other kids on the playground. Need something that makes them STAND OUT so I can find them! LOL This would be perfect! LOL

  140. I love the “Cheese!” shirt, especially since my 2 yr. old hears it all day long because I take too many pictures!

  141. I love the 2nd Grade Rocks, since my son just started second grade. Otherwise, I like the Cheese! shirt. So cute!

  146. It’s a toss up between CHEESE! and Woof, but the kid is in bed and I don’t want to disturb her now that she is finally quiet.

    Fun t-shirts!

    Thanks!

  148. The “Cheese” shirt is a riot…perfect for my 3 year old who is always smiling!

  150. Very cute – I would have to say my fav is “Blast Off” – my son would love it.

  151. Their shirts are soo cute!! I love the Cheese shirt. Adorable!

    your button is on my sidebar

  154. I really can’t decide between Woof! and Cheese. Both are adorable!

    Is there one that says Mother’s Day Out Rocks – big enough for mom?!? LOL

  158. too cute! love them all. my boys would think those were the coolest.

    this week’s giveaways are AWESOME!

  160. I love them all! I personally like the bright colors in CHEESE, and since I’m constantly photographing my kids, they think that’s the thing to say. 🙂

    The button’s in my sidebar… I’m loving this week’s giveaways.

  166. I like them all! I’d get either Woof or Blast Off. Probably Woof since that’s one of my baby’s favorite words right now.

  167. Cute stuff! My son would love the Blast Off t-shirt. He loves rockets, airplanes, and such.

  169. I LOVE this! I really like the Second Grade Rocks shirt! My daughter is about to start 2nd and she would love it 🙂 If I had a boy I would like the Far Out Tee. So cute!

  172. I love the CHEESE t-shirt. Reminds me of 3 year old right now. Whenever I pull out the camera he’s already yelling out cheese cheese cheese and grinning manically. It’s quite cute. 🙂

  173. Love the blast off one – I just learned a new reinforcement technique using a rocket ship and blast off terminology, so I may have to get one of these if I don’t win it!

  175. My son would love the blast off shirt. I looks like it has as much energy as he does! I hope it can catch up to him!

  176. I love the Kindergarten rocks! We live across the street from the school, and I’m just keeping an eye on those kindergarten rooms. The moment I see a teacher in one, this girl is outta here.

  178. This is so cute! Sign me up for this contest! My 3-year-old would look adorable in the “Cheese” shirt 🙂