Nicola Sturgeon launches Christmas children's drawing competition to find 'the perfect festive picture' - here's how to enter

The First Minister is on a quest to find the ‘perfect festive picture’ drawn by a child to wrap up 2020.
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Nicola Sturgeon is calling on children under 16 to send her a hand-drawn picture that represents kindness for her to use as her Christmas card this year.

Pictures should be no larger than A3 and only made using pen, pencil, crayon or paint. She asks for no cards with stickers or glued on pieces.

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In an announcement on Twitter, Ms Sturgeon said: “A message for the children in your lives: I’ve had so many drawings sent to me by children these past few months that have brightened up my days and my office, and inspired this quest to find an image for my Christmas card.”

Her post went on to explain all drawings should be completed and sent before midnight on Monday, 30 November.

Entries can be scanned and emailed to [email protected] with the subject heading 'Christmas Card Competition' or posted to St Andrew’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh, EH1 3DG marked 'Christmas Card Competition’.

The First Minister’s request for drawings comes as she announced rules allowing people to meet up at Christmas in Scotland are likely to be tightened when they are set out on Thursday this week.

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During a Covid-19 briefing on Wednesday, Ms Sturgeon said guidance about the festive period is still being finalised but the Scottish Government will not be “encouraging” people to meet up.She said: “The expectation should be that the guidance will probably look to tighten around the edges rather than further expand.”

Nicola Sturgeon is launching a Christmas drawing competition for children pictures: PANicola Sturgeon is launching a Christmas drawing competition for children pictures: PA
Nicola Sturgeon is launching a Christmas drawing competition for children pictures: PA

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