Children’s Creative Comps
Looking for something creative to keep your kids busy over the Easter holidays? Here’s a selection of competitions that offer a real challenge – plus the opportunity to win some amazing prizes too!
The creative competitions on WhipperSnapperKids regularly feature in my kids round ups, and they’ve recently launched a fun new site called SnapperTime which offers more opportunities to win prizes and get freebies – register for free at www.snappertime.com, plus if you’re one of the first 500 you’ll get a fantastic welcome pack!
Sign your child up and encourage them to complete creative activities which are fun, exciting and adventurous – upload photos to SnapperTime to earn ‘DoodleCoins’ which can be exchanged for rewards like FREE Muddy Puddles wellies or a Bear Nibbles hamper.
There are also special competitions on SnapperTime – for example, complete the bee hotel challenge before 30th April 2017 for a chance to win a Muddy Puddles mac, a Seedball Bee Mix & Emilys Crisps.
Win a signed David Walliams book & art goodies
WHSmith want under-11s to design a new David Walliams book character – their favourite will win a signed copy of The World’s Worst Children plus a bundle of art goodies. Upload a picture on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using the hashtags #SketchOffKids and #MakeAStartInArt. Closing date is Monday 17th April 2017 – details are here.
Win custom artwork on your bedroom wall
Win a special piece of artwork designed and painted directly on your bedroom wall by Graffiti Kings. Enter by uploading your ideas to the Dreams website at www.dreams.co.uk before 30th April 2017.
Win a stay in Northumberland worth £1000
Win a short stay at House in the North – a family friendly getaway between Bamburgh and Seahouses, which sleeps 10 people. Write a piece of fictional or factual prose (or poetry) with less than 500 words on the theme ‘a holiday in Northumberland’ and submit at www.coastalretreats.co.uk. Entrants must be aged 5 – 18 and the closing date is 2nd June 2017.
Win a family ticket to Camp Bestival
Design a prop for the main stage at Camp Bestival with a pop/rock theme and you could win a family ticket plus get your prop made. There are three age categories for the competition: 4-8, 9-12 and 13-16 years-old, with a winner in each. Details are at campbestival.net and the closing date is 27th April 2017.
Win a trip to The Week Junior offices (or the Delicious magazine test kitchen)
Pink Lady and the Guild of Food Writers are offering lots of prizes in their writing competition for under 18s. Write 250 words (under 10s), 500 words (11-14 yr olds) or 750 words (15-18 yr olds) on ‘The Perfect Food Partnership’. Winners in the younger categories win their article published in The Week Junior, a trip to The Week Junior’s offices in London, books, Pink Lady Apples and a subscription to The Week Junior. The winner in the 15-18 yr old category wins a half day tour of the delicious. magazine test kitchen in London plus books, apples and a 12 month delicious subscription. Two runners up in all three age groups win a £25 voucher and Pink Lady goody bag. Closing date is 30th April 2017 – enter on the Pink Lady website.
Win a trip to Disneyland Paris
If your chid (age 4-14) wins the National Young Writers Award, they will win a family trip to Disneyland Paris plus £500 of books for their school. The brief is to write 500 words (or less) about living in the year 3017! Enter before 5th May 2017 at www.explorelearning.co.uk
Win your own character in a comic!
Create a new comic character and you could win a copy of your own character in a comic strip, an annual subscription to The Phoenix comic for themselves or their school and a full set of Phoenix Presents books. 10 runners-up will each win a selection of Phoenix Presents books. Email your entry to fanfare@thephoenixcomic.co.uk before 31st May 2017. – full details are at www.thephoenixcomic.co.uk/superstar
Also, don’t forget the ongoing challenges at the Kindernauts.co.uk website – and check out my Easter competitions linky list too!
Hope you and the kids have a great Easter break!
