The first nine finalists of a contest in which Google encourages Vietnamese kids to create doodles for its search website were officially announced on Monday.

A Google doodle is seen on the Doodle 4 Google official page.

These finalists represent three age groups, each of which has three works, Google said on its “Doodle 4 Google” page.

The doodles – or the fun, surprising, and spontaneous changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists, pioneers, and scientists – created by these finalists are now on display at google.com.vn/doodle4google.

The authors will receive a certificate while their works will compete for the final prize with nine other finalists to be announced later by Google.

The Doodle 4 Google contest was launched in Viet Nam in late November 2014.

Themed “My Dream,” the contest is open to children aged between seven and 15, who are encouraged to never stop dreaming and pursuing their dream to contribute to the development of the community and the world.

The winning doodle will be displayed on Viet Nam’s localized version of Google, google.com.vn, where hundreds of millions of Google users can see it, for 24 hours.

(Source: Tuoi Tre News)