Pupils' chance to decorate Blackpool Zoo's new elephant house

The winners and runners up will receive a host of prizes for themselves, and their schools while a donation will be made in their name to the Biodiversity and Elephant Conservation Trust (BECT) in Sri Lanka.

The competition has been split into three categories for Key Stage 1, 2 and 3, with each group being given an age appropriate task.

The winners, along with 20 runners up will have their artwork reproduced and displayed in the new elephant house throughout summer while the Key Stage 3 winners and runners up will have their short filmed aired in the zoo’s conservation room.

Other prizes include free school resources from EPSL Educational Printing and a £100 donation from the company in the school’s name to BECT, which will buy school textbooks for children that live in areas close to wild elephants.

The zoo’s managing director, Darren Webster, said: “What better way to decorate our wonderful new elephant house than to have it full of artwork from children. I personally can’t wait to see the entries start rolling in.”

More information and entry forms can be found at www.eprint.co.uk/mammoth-task