I had a thought about your entry #2 and really like the combination of heart and hands...kids these days are making the heart symbol with their fingers and i haven't seen it rendered digitally in any new and cool ways. I like that you put My and Dear together. I think it works better stacked than on one line and I was thinking all three stacked would look dumb and leave no room for a mark that would connect on more of an emotional level. I guess I want the kids who will see this to think its a cool design for them, want to share it with friends and expresses the hand reaching out and the childs hand in it point you made in the design...hope some of this makes some sense and thanks again for the design. mark
added #24 because you are targeting older children who might relate to the more playful images of the two faces overlapping and the sun radiating from them... as they are the future and yet still playing to learn.