Children’s Art Competition 2012
New “In Bloom” theme and additional medium of pastels!
Through the Children’s Art Competition we hope to encourage young people to develop a caring attitude and interest in their local environment.
The theme for the 2012 competition is “In Bloom”. This can include pictures of individual flowers, all the flowers on a plant, a border in the garden or flowers in a basket or other container. Pictures can be of ‘blooms’ in their natural setting or of flowers brought into the classroom, particularly if you do not have a garden at your school. Entries can include ‘blooms’ such as spring bulbs, blossom on trees, flowers on vegetable plants as well as any flowering plants.
Any out of school groups, such as Brownies and Cubs, may also enter. Children can also enter the competition individually if their school is not taking part.
Please read the full rules, and download the entry forms from this website.
The closing date for entries is Friday, 8th June 2012.
Digital Photography Competition for Schools 2012
New “Nature and Encouraging Wildlife” theme!
East Midlands in Bloom aim to encourage young people to develop a caring attitude towards their environment and through this media of digital photography, it is hoped they will explore and be inspired by it. We hope this theme will encourage children to look at ways they can support wildlife, explore their school grounds and increase their understanding of the importance of wildlife and its needs, in addition to composing a good quality photograph.
The new theme for the competition in 2012 is “Nature and Encouraging Wildlife”.
In the first two years of the digital photography competition we have been very impressed with the photographs featuring wildlife and have therefore decided to make it a specific part of the 2012 competition, although photographs do not have to include wildlife, as explained below.
The theme can be interpreted in a number of ways with photographs of birds, butterflies, bees, ladybirds, frogs and any other wildlife that can be spotted in your school grounds, in nature reserves, parks or in the children’s gardens at home. Encouraging wildlife might include photographs of children making or looking after features for wildlife, such as bird tables, nesting boxes, bug hotels or the features could just be photographed in their natural setting. Other activities to encourage wildlife could include planting trees and flowers. Photographs could also feature woodland areas, wildflowers and ponds.
As with the Children’s Art Competition please read the full rules (which include 10 tips for taking good photographs), and download the entry forms from this website.
The closing date for entries is Friday, 8th June 2012.