With thanks to centre:mk who will be displaying your decorations over Christmas for all to enjoy!
It’s time to help VICTA decorate our very special trees at the centre:mk Christmas display!
Our Christmas decoration competition is now open, with a treat for every child who enters and some amazing prizes for the winners. Once again this year, we have a special category just for schools, you can find out more in the entry details below.
All you have to do is make a home-made decoration that will bring your own little piece of magic. See if you can add a sensory element to the decoration, it could be a Christmassy scent, a tactile feel, or jingly bells. The theme this year to tie in with the display at centre:mk is reindeer, so you could design your decoration to fit this theme. Or perhaps you’d like a VICTA theme with a Christmassy rainbow or even some braille. Just see where your creativity can take you. Remember, your decoration doesn’t have to be expensive, you could make your own salt dough, use tin foil or last year’s Christmas cards.
If you’re aged 10 and under, taking part also counts towards earning your VICTA Young Achievers Create badge!
Entry details:
- The competition is open to children aged 0 to 17 years who are registered or registrable blind or partially sighted and their siblings
- Schools with a VI base or specialist vision impaired schools can enter decorations created by students that have a vision impairment into our school category.
- All decorations must be home-made and able to hang on a tree
- By entering you agree to photographs of your decoration being used on VICTA’s websites and social media channels along with your child’s name and age
- By entering you agree to your decoration being displayed at centre:mk and agree to photographs of the decoration being used by centre:mk
- Decorations cannot be returned after the competition ends
- To enter please post your decoration to VICTA, Challenge House, Sherwood Drive, Milton Keynes MK3 6DP
- For family entries please include the following information with your decoration:
Child’s name
Child’s age
Parent/guardian name
Parent/guardian contact email address (so we can notify you if your child wins)
Full address (so we can send your child their treat)
Any description you would like us to include on our website about your decoration
Please let us know if your child is a braille user - For school entries please include the following information with your decoration:
School’s name
If you are a primary or secondary school
Children’s names
Children’s ages
School staff member contact name
School staff member contact email address (so we can notify you if your school wins)
Full address
Any description you would like us to include on our website about your decorations
Please let us know if any of the children are braille users - All entries must be received by 22 November 2024
- Winners will be notified no later than Friday 29 November 2024. Prizes will be sent out by email voucher after this date. Entries will be judged by VICTA staff members and their decision will be final
- UK residents only
The prizes
As well as a small treat for everyone that enters, there will be prizes up for grabs for three overall winners:
- 1st place – £40 voucher (shop TBC)
- 2 x runners up – £20 voucher (shop TBC)
- All entrants receive a small treat from VICTA to say thank you
- Primary school prize – £50 Hobbycraft e-voucher to treat your class to craft supplies
- Secondary school prize – £50 pizza voucher to treat your class to a pizza party
