Top 3 interesting and unusual children's creative contests

Now there are a lot of different creative contests, participating in which children can show their talents. The essence of contests in most cases is monotonous: to demonstrate your abilities (write something, draw, play instruments or sing) and wait for the results to be announced. Rarely do the organizers of the competition give something more than just identify the best of the competitors. In addition, you need to pay participation fees. Sometimes they are quite high. At the same time, few of the contests are generous with gifts. We have prepared for you the top interesting contests with an unusual concept, besides without contributions and with gifts.

A very sincere competition, pleasing children and their parents with the attitude of the organizers, gifts, and a festive atmosphere is the reading contest "Joy of Childhood". The competition among children aged 4-14 is held annually in St. Petersburg by the children's theater "William the Cat". You will only have to pay for transport tickets if you are not from St. Petersburg. But it's worth it. Here, the guys, going on a real theatrical stage, can show their declamatory, artistic abilities. A new contest theme is announced every year. You need to choose a poem that corresponds to this topic and read it expressively. The day of the competition becomes a real holiday for children and their parents. Everyone is entertained by artists in costumes of fairy-tale characters, practical jokes and master classes are held, no one leaves without gifts. Writers, actors, journalists, and teachers are invited to the jury. I have been to the competition many times, and each time it was very cool and sincere, without the intense atmosphere of competition and boring expectation of results.

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Another unusual, special competition is the Moscow competition with the international status "The Beauty of God's World". The extremely wide age group of participants (9-17 years old) allows children of all ages to show their abilities. And they can be manifested both in areas related to Orthodox themes and in others.
The competition is held in 3 categories:
• "Main topic"
• Biblical stories;
• The spiritual world and the earthly world;
• Christ and the Church;
• Favorite temple;
• The beauty of native nature;
• My house, my village, my city;
• My family, my friends;
In addition, there are nominations for "Orthodox Icon" and "Porcelain painting". I remember when I was a kid I liked to draw icons. I would have been happy to participate in this competition if it had been possible then. And the nomination "Porcelain painting" is quite rare and very interesting. It is difficult to find a competition where you can demonstrate your talents in this field. It may be equally interesting to tell about the temple in your locality.
The competition is held in two stages:
I (regional) runs from September 1 to October 27. You can participate in the regional stage both through your parishes and through teachers at school.
The second (final) stage takes place in December. At the final stage, the winners come to Moscow and receive awards from the hands of the Patriarch.

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The All-Russian competition "Siberian Fairy Tales", which is held by the State Television and Radio Company Novosibirsk, is unique. What is its uniqueness? The competition is televised. And it goes on for a whole year. All stages of the competition are regularly covered in TV spots. Children under the age of 18 send their fairy tales from all over the country. Every month, the winners in the "Fairy Tale" nomination are revealed. There are special nominations in the competition: "Essay", "Theatrical production" and even "Cartoon". At the end of the year in December, the main winner is revealed on the final TV program. All winners receive gifts and diplomas. The bonus of the contest is the publication of the winners' fairy tales in the collection. It is prepared every year. And the guys have the opportunity to participate in the illustration of the collection. But, in addition, the competition provides a unique opportunity throughout the year to try yourself as a reporter, shooting stories for television releases, to show other types of creative activity, to participate offline and online in master classes from jury members and invited experts in order to increase the level of knowledge and improve your competitive work. We can safely say that this is the number one in our top. No other competition offers such opportunities.