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Doodle For Google 2025

Free

Grades K-12

Oct 15 - Dec 3

At your own pace

Yearly

Not required

Online

For almost two decades, Google has hosted its annual "Doodle 4 Google" contest. It's the longest running contest by the tech giant featuring Google's doodle, a piece of art that uses the letters "G-O-O-G-L-E." Typically a team at Google designs the images. Once a year, they open up the opportunity to young Doodlers.

The Google for Doodle U.S. event is open to homeschoolers and students in grades K-12. There will be state and national winners. Prizes range from scholarship money to Google swag, Google hardware, and of course a display of the winner's artwork for 24 hours on Google's home page.

The 2025 theme is "My Super Power Is." Doodlers are encouraged to use their preferred art medium such as stop motion, painting in a new dimension (like VR), building a 3D model, clay, crayons, songs, poems, or digital illustration (to name a few).

Below are past US National winners, the winning themes, and their prizes.

Year	Theme	Winner	Group	Location	Prize
2025	"My Super Power Is"	TBD	TBD	TBD	$45,000 college scholarship and a $50,000 technology package for their school
2024	"My wish for the next 25 years."	Maisie - "Family Dinner"	10-12 grade	District of Columbia	$55,000 college scholarship and a $50,000 technology package for their school
2023	"I am grateful for"	Rebecca - "My Sweetest Memories"	6-7th grade	Washington	$30,000 college scholarship and a $50,000 technology package for their school
2022	“I care for myself by…”	Sophie - “Not Alone"	10-12th grade	Florida	$30,000 college scholarship and a $50,000 technology package for their school
2021	"I am strong because..."	Milo	10-12th grade	Kentucky	$30,000 scholarship and a $50,000 technology package for their school
2020	“I show kindness by…”	Sharon - “Together As One”	4-5th grade	Texas	$30,000 college scholarship, and a $50,000 technology package for their school
2019	"When I grow up, I hope..."	Arantza - "Once you get it, give it back"	10-12th grade	Georgia	$30,000 college scholarship, a $50,000 technology package for her school and a trip to Google's headquarters in California
2018	“What inspires me…”	Sarah	K-3 grade	Virginia	$30K college scholarship and a $50K technology award for their school

Below are some Google Doodle Facts

August 30, 1998 the first Doodle (an out-of-office message) appeared, before Google was officially incorporated
October 31, 2000 Google revealed the first animated Doodle for Halloween
In 2009, the first same-day Doodle was created when water was found on the moon
May 21, 2010 celebrates 30 years or Pac-Man with the first interactive game Doodle
Doodle for Google student contest winners have become professional artists
Some Doodles take years and some Doodles take hours
The Google team has designed over 5,000 Doodles over the decades
Google has referenced 2005¹ and 2008² as the start years of Doodle for Google