IMHO for a 12 y/o to stick to a goal and work on something for a year, without losing interest or moving to a new shiny object, is no less remarkable than actually producing a game. Well done.

That's really impressive, she should be proud of what she's done.

As for me, i'm not too proud of how far I got... couldn't figure out which painting had a plant behind it or what to do next.

is it all in javascript? neat that this peaked an artist's interest in coding.