Contests

Art Contest: Surviving in Nature

Brrrr! Whether you’re a black-capped chickadee, a stranded sailor, an intrepid mountain climber, a seal hunter in the Arctic (or a seal!), it can be hard to survive in nature. As George was shooing the bugs back outside into the snow, he had an idea that made him shiver with excitement. For this month’s contest he would love to see your drawing of someone or something surviving in nature.

Will you draw an explorer on a quest to some remote part of the world? Or focus on an animal that has adapted to a harsh climate? Will your natural environment be cold or hot, wet or dry? Perhaps you’ll imagine living like another Robinson Crusoe, trying to be comfortabe while marooned on an island.

Whatever you choose, George and Tail will be lounging around the pool, sipping tea and nibbling on snowcones while they enjoy your best artistic scene of surviving in nature.

    1. Your contest entry must be your very own original work. Ideas and words should not be copied.
    2. If you're 14 years old or younger, your entry must be signed by your parent or guardian, saying it is your own original work, that no help was given, and granting Cricket permission to publish prizewinning entries in the April 2012 issue or on our Web site. If you're older than 14, you must sign your own work, verifying that it is original.
    3. Be sure to include your name, age, and full address on your entry.
    4. Only one entry per person, please.
    5. If you want your work returned, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope for each entry.
    6. Incomplete entries cannot be considered. Your entry will be incomplete if you forget to include your age or a signature verifying that your work is original.
    7. Your entry must be received by January 25, 2012.
    8. Send entries to:
      Cricket League
      P.O. Box 300
      Peru, IL 61354