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Winter Wonderland

Ideal For 4-12 year-olds Years

BE INSPIRED BY WINTERTIME
Winter Wonderland is a fun, creative national drawing contest inviting students aged 4–12 to show us their version of winter.
A frosty landscape, a family celebration, winter wildlife, glowing lights, a favorite activity or something completely unexpected: 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 Winter Wonderland 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
Ten winning artists will each receive an arts and crafts goody bag.
β˜… $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.
BRING WINTER WONDERLAND TO YOUR CLASS
Download the free resources and give your young artists everything they need to get creating.
GET YOUR FREE RESOURCES β†’
Free to enter. Closing date: December 18, 2026
WHAT DOES WINTER LOOK LIKE TO THEM?
There is no single way to interpret Winter Wonderland. Encourage students to think about the sights, colors, animals, people, places, and celebrations that make winter special to them.
❄ Cold mornings   β„ Longer nights   β„ Glowing lights   β„ Winter wildlife   β„ Frosty skies   β„ Cozy moments
❄ FROSTY SCENES
Snow-covered streets, frosty windows, snowy mountains, frozen ponds, snowmen, icicles, winter skies or a cold morning in the park.
✦ ANIMALS & NATURE
Winter birds, woodland animals, hibernating creatures, bare trees, evergreens, animal tracks or wildlife keeping warm.
β˜… WINTER CELEBRATIONS
Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year, Thanksgiving, glowing decorations, family traditions or another winter celebration.
❆ WINTER FUN
Ice skating, hockey, sledding, snowball fights, building a snowman, winter walks or their favorite indoor activity.
β—‡ COZY MOMENTS
Warm drinks, scarves and mittens, reading under a blanket, family meals, a glowing fireplace or watching the weather outside.
✧ IMAGINE SOMETHING NEW
A magical winter creature, an imaginary frozen kingdom, a colorful snowstorm or a winter world nobody else has imagined.
There are no wrong ideas. Winter can look completely different depending on where they live, what they celebrate and what sparks their imagination.
EASY TO RUN. FUN TO CREATE.
1
INSPIRE
Explore what winter means to them
2
CREATE
Draw their Winter Wonderland
3
COMPLETE
Add their details and title
4
ENTER
Send their finished artwork
LET THEIR CREATIVITY SHINE
Winter Wonderland gives students the freedom to explore color, shape, characters, scenery and visual storytelling. Their picture can be realistic, imaginative, funny, colorful or completely unexpected.
PRIZES & RECOGNITION
FOR YOUNG ARTISTS
Their artwork could become a book cover
Our favorite Winter Wonderland drawing in each book will become the 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.
PLUS A 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' Winter Wonderland artwork is simple.
1
GET YOUR ENTRY FORMS Copy the enclosed forms or download as many as you need.
2
GET THEM CREATING Ask students to create their winter-inspired artwork on an entry form.
3
SEND THE ENTRIES Submit completed entries by mail, email or online upload.
Submitting digitally? Please send scans only. Photos of entries cannot be accepted.
❄ READY TO ENTER? ❄
Send us your students' Winter Wonderland artwork by
DECEMBER 18, 2026
SUBMIT ENTRIES β†’

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