Kids who’ve beaten cancer are the creative force behind IGA’s latest effort to support Montreal pediatric cancer treatment centre, Fondation Charles-Bruneau.

IGA and creative agency Sid Lee put out a call for kids in cancer remission to submit drawings of their favourite fruit, vegetable or other food. The agency then took these drawings to local tattoo artists David Peyote and Cat Bijou to turn them into designs made into temporary tattoos.

The temporary tats can be purchased online or in IGA stores with proceeds going to the Fondation, part of its “Tough Cookies” campaign in support of kids showing the utmost resilience.

Two of the eight tattoos, meanwhile — Super Egg and Pineapple (above, centre) — are also being animated in augmented reality. After applying their ink, users can go to a microsite and select the video of the tattoo they want to activate, animated by a Facebook AR app.

Sid Lee’s digital team upgraded the experience to enable a game function for two of the tattoos for more family engagement with the platform, a playful initiative that the shop says challenges the traditional approach of donor solicitation.