Trick Or Treat
Art Contest | Ideal For 4-12 year-olds
What will Trick or Treat inspire them to draw?
Hairy spiders. Friendly ghosts. Dancing skeletons. Haunted houses. Piles of candy. Or something else...
Trick or Treat is a national drawing contest for students aged 4–12.
A character, creature, animal, spooky scene, or completely original idea - let their imaginations run wild.
CREATE IT. ENTER IT. SEE IT IN PRINT.
Give your students the opportunity to become published young artists and see their artwork featured in a special Trick or Treat book series.
THEIR ART COULD BE A BOOK COVER
Our favorite drawing from each book will become that book’s title and front cover.
10 ARTISTS WILL WIN
10 winning artists will each receive an arts and crafts goody bag.
$1,000 FOR THE TOP SCHOOL OR CLUB
The school or club with the best set of drawings will win a $1,000 gift certificate of their choice.
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Get everything you need to inspire young artists and collect their entries.
WHAT COULD THEY CREATE?
There’s no single way to interpret Trick or Treat. Start with something spooky, silly, magical, or strange...
CREEPY CREATURES
Hairy spiders, bats, monsters, mummies, or something completely new.
Hairy spiders, bats, monsters, mummies, or something completely new.
MAGICAL CHARACTERS
Witches, friendly ghosts, witches’ cats, skeletons, or spooky faces.
Witches, friendly ghosts, witches’ cats, skeletons, or spooky faces.
SPOOKY PLACES
A haunted house, a creepy forest, or somewhere nobody would dare to visit.
A haunted house, a creepy forest, or somewhere nobody would dare to visit.
TRICK-OR-TREAT FUN
Candy, costumes, decorations, strange food, or a Halloween party.
Candy, costumes, decorations, strange food, or a Halloween party.
Or let them invent something completely their own.
If the spooky theme inspires it, we want to see it.
EASY TO OFFER. FUN TO CREATE.
Use Trick or Treat however it works best for your students.
Run it as an art activity, share it with interested young artists, use it in an after-school or holiday club, or simply give students an entry form and let their imaginations take over.
1
IMAGINE
Choose a spooky idea
2
CREATE
Draw their picture
3
FINISH
Add their details and title
4
ENTER
Send their artwork in
SIMPLE SUPPORT TO GET THEM CREATING
BIG IMAGINATIONS. ONE PIECE OF ART.
Trick or Treat gives young artists a simple theme and the freedom to make it completely their own. They can explore color, shape, characters, scenes, and visual storytelling while building confidence in their own creative ideas.
PRIZES & RECOGNITION
FOR YOUNG ARTISTS
Their artwork could become a book cover
Our favorite drawing from each book will become that book’s title and front cover, and the artist will become a finalist.
10 WINNERS
From the finalists, 10 artists will each win an arts and crafts goody bag.
PLUS:
Every entrant receives a sticker strip, and children whose artwork we'd love to publish receive a certificate.
FOR SCHOOLS & CLUBS
$1,000 GIFT CERTIFICATE
The school or club that sends the best set of drawings will win a $1,000 gift certificate of their choice.
Free book
Your school or club will receive a complimentary copy of the book your students’ artwork features in.
HOW TO ENTER
Entering your students’ Trick or Treat artwork is simple.
Submitting digitally? Please send scans only. Photos of entries cannot be accepted.
READY TO ENTER?
Send us your students’ Trick or Treat artwork by
OCTOBER 30, 2026
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