Aardman and Pawprint Family launch exclusive Shaun the Sheep sew-on patch and enamel pin to support Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day
To celebrate the woolliest and most festive day of the year on Thursday 12th December, Aardman has colla-baa-rated with Pawprint Family to create a limited-edition Shaun the Sheep enamel pin badge and sew-on patch for Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day.
The pin and patch feature Shaun the Sheep wearing his very own festive knit. Sold via Save the Children’s online shop shop.savethechildren.org.uk from 7th October, the pin baa-dge is £4 and the sew on baa-dge is £3.50 with 100% of the profits donated to the charity.
The baa-rilliant badges can be sewn or pinned onto any old jumper to upcycle it into a festive masterpiece for Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day. Join millions of people across the UK as they don their jolliest jumpers to raise money for Save the Children. Whether ewe are at work or in the classroom, everyone can join the UK’s biggest Christmas party to help make the world better with a sweater. All funds raised will create change for children that lasts for generations to come.
Sign up your school, workplace or family and friend group today at christmasjumperday.org then on the big day, donate what you can to Save the Children to help children in the UK and around the world stay safe, healthy and learning.
About Aardman
Aardman is an employee-owned company, based in Bristol (UK) and co-founded in 1976 by Peter Lord and David Sproxton. An independent, multi-Academy Award® and BAFTA® award winning studio, it produces feature films, series, advertising, games and interactive entertainment. Current animated productions include a brand-new Wallace & Gromit film which is set for release in 2024, the studio’s first in-house game Chicken Run: Eggstraction, series 7 of Shaun the Sheep and a third series of The Very Small Creatures.
Its productions are global in appeal, novel, entertaining, brilliantly characterised and full of charm reflecting the unique talent, energy and personal commitment of the Aardman team. The studio’s work – which includes the creation of much-loved characters including Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Timmy Time and Morph – is often imitated, and yet the company continues to lead the field producing a rare brand of visually stunning content for cinema, broadcasters, digital platforms and live experiences around the world.
Recent celebrated projects include the BAFTA® nominated feature film Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Academy Award® nominated short film Robin Robin, International Emmy® award winning Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas, BAFTA® nominated preschool series The Very Small Creatures and the recent CGI comedy series for kids Lloyd of the Flies.
The studio runs the Aardman Academy which has a commitment to nurturing talent by delivering excellence in film and animation training and mentoring. The Aardman Academy offers a variety of courses from intensive one-day workshops teaching production skills and storyboarding, to comprehensive twelve-week courses for professionals in craft-based subjects from model making to animation.
In November 2018 it became an Employee-Owned Organisation, to ensure Aardman remains independent and to secure the creative legacy and culture of the company for many decades to come. www.aardman.com
About Shaun the Sheep
Shaun the Sheep, Aardman’s family favourite TV series, is recognised the world over for its slapstick humour, distinctive look and strong, quirky characters and enjoyed across multiple media platforms. First appearing in Nick Park’s 1995 Academy Award® winning Wallace & Gromit ‘A Close Shave’, Shaun then went on to star in his own series, created by Richard Starzak which launched on BBC One in 2007. Shaun the Sheep is currently broadcast in 170 territories around the world and is an internationally celebrated icon with over 5.6 million fans on Facebook. In 2015 the first Shaun the Sheep Movie with feature film partner Studiocanal was released around the world to critical acclaim and the first half hour TV special aired as part of many broadcaster’s festive season., The feature film sequel Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon was released in October 2019 and nominated for an Academy Award® and was closely followed by a sixth season of the series in 2020. A new festive special Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas was released in December 2021.
About Pawprint Family
Pawprint Family are a family run business with a mission of #AdventureForAll. Creating thousands of free activity ideas and resources they help save leaders, teachers and parents time, combining this with collectible reward patches and pin badges. Their range of patches and pins covers topics from Space through to Chocolate and even a Chip Shop Challenge whilst also bringing the nation’s favourite characters to life so you can personalise your wardrobe and express your unique personality.
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