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[Title] => Food Friends
[Description] => Get arty and win prizes with Food Friends!
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[Age] => Ideal For 4-12
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Food Friends is the brand-new drawing contest to inspire children in after-school clubs or extended day programs to get creative. They can use their imaginations to create a character made out of food!
What will they draw?
🍕Pirate pizza sailing the seven seas
🌭Scientist hotdog doing experiments
🍔A sporty burger running a race
🥦Brave broccoli fighting crime
They could draw their favorite snack, turn a food they dislike into an evil villain, or create a whole gang of superhero superfoods. Your kids will LOVE this opportunity to let their imaginations run wild!
The best drawing in each book will feature on the front cover of the book, and the artist will win a fabulous creative goody bag. The club with the best set of entries will win an incredible $1,000 gift card! Think of what you could spend that on to continue providing awesome extended day care for your children!
Entries need to be drawn on the entry form, and you can mail, email or upload scans of entries when they're done.
Download the entry form now for an easy and fun art activity!
[Rules] =>
- Entries MUST be scanned for upload/email or posted. We cannot accept photos of entries.
- Only one entry per child, there is no limit to the number of entries per club. Club leaders please submit your entries all together where possible.
- Elementary schools can enter without an after school club.
- Ask your children to draw their picture, ensuring their name, age and club name are included. (Entries can be submitted with first names only or initials if needed.)
- Your children's entries must be on a Food Friends entry form.
- Your children's drawings must be their own work!
- Your children can use pencils, pens, felt-tips, crayons, chalks, pastels, etc., to create their picture.
- Ideal for 4-12 year-olds
- US entrants only
- Free to enter
- Copyright remains with the artist
[School Prizes] =>
🏆 The club that sends the best set of drawings will win an amazing $1,000 gift certificate of their choice!
PLUS clubs receive a complimentary copy of the book that their children's work features in.
[Student Prizes] => Our favorite Food Friends drawing will become the book's title and front cover. The artist will also receive a creative goody bag!
PLUS a strip of stickers for every entrant. Children whose artwork we'd love to publish will also receive a certificate!
(Image for illustration purposes only. Club and children winners will be chosen from entries received in Jan-Feb 2026.)
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[Opens] => 2026-01-05
[Closes] => 2026-02-27
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[Post Class] => Food Friends
[Orion Teacher Year] => Elementary
[How to Enter] => We're looking forward to seeing your children's artwork!
[Winners Subheading] => We're delighted to announce the winners...
[Winners Intro] =>
Thank you to everyone who took part & congratulations to all the Food Friend winners!
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[Independent Intro] =>
Food Friends is the brand-new drawing contest to inspire your child to get creative. They can use their imaginations to create a character made out of food.
What will they draw?
🍕Pirate pizza sailing the seven seas
🌭Scientist hotdog doing experiments
🍔A sporty burger running a race
🥦Brave broccoli fighting crime
They could draw their favorite snack, turn a food they dislike into an evil villain, or create a whole gang of superhero superfoods. Your child will LOVE this opportunity to let their imaginations run wild!
The best drawing in each book will feature on the front cover of the book, and the artist will win a fabulous creative goody bag. Having their pictures published in a full-color book will boost their confidence and give them pride in themselves.
Entries need to be drawn on the entry form (available to download) and you can mail, email or upload scans of their Food Friend when it's done.
Get creative with your child today!
How To Enter
1. Download the entry form below and print it out.
2. Your child can get drawing!
3. Email a scan of your child's entry along with their name and full address to: [email protected] or upload here. (Please don't email photos, we need a scan or the original!)
Or post your child's entry along with their, name and full address to:
Young Artists Food Friends
77 Walnut Street
Unit 11
Peabody MA 01960
Closing Date: Feb 27, 2026
[Independent Rules] =>
- Only one entry per child.
- Ask your children to draw their picture, ensuring their name, age and address are included.
- Your child's entry must be on a Food Friends entry form.
- Your child's drawing must be their own work!
- Your child can use pencils, pens, felt-tips, crayons, paints, chalks, pastels, etc. to create their picture.
- Open to 4-12 year-olds
- US entrants only
- Free to enter
- Copyright remains with the artist
[Independent Prizes] =>
Our favorite Food Friends drawing will become the book's title and front cover. The artist will also receive a creative goody bag!
PLUS a strip of stickers for every entrant. Children whose artwork we'd love to publish will also receive a certificate!
(Image for illustration purposes only. Club and children winners will be chosen from entries received in Jan-Feb 2026. Independent entrants are eligible to win.)
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[Letters Sent Date] => 2026-05-08
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