Children and young people

At Copenhagen Comics, we want to spread the love of comics and strengthen the creative development of children and young people. That's why we have our very own area with activities for children.

The area is growing

In our children and youth area, we have workshops for children and young people between the ages of 3 and 18. Among other things, we host drawing workshops where you can learn about character design, storytelling and good drawing tricks from the professional artists who visit our area. We also have drawing competitions with great prizes and have previously held things like cozy author readings, bead making and zine workshops. The area is set up with plenty of drawing tables that are open for activities throughout the festival.

We want to support the joy of drawing and reading among children and young people

That’s why we’ve created a festival area where they can meet professional artists and writers and be inspired to incorporate both drawing and reading comics into their everyday lives. There’s something for both those who are new to drawing and those who have a little cartoonist in them.

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Comics promote reading enjoyment

Sitting down with a comic book every day can make a huge difference to the reading enjoyment of children and young people. Where it can seem overwhelming to get through an entire book full of text, comics can provide an important sense of success in reading.

In a comic book, you also get great help and context through facial expressions, sound words and colors. Some children may be convinced that reading is not for them – until a comic book shows them otherwise.