The HSE’s National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP), in partnership with Healthy Ireland, is excited to announce the return of the Get SunSmart Art Competition, now in its fourth exciting year! Running until Friday, 28 March 2025, this competition invites all pre-school and primary school children depending on their age category to either colour-in the SunSmart picture or draw a picture showing how to be SunSmart!
Competition deadline for entries, 5pm Friday 28 March 2025
For details of the competition rules as well as instructions on how to enter, see the competition webpage
Playing and spending time outdoors is good for you. However, it is important for you, your family and friends to protect skin when outside in the sun. The competition is designed to help educate young people about the importance of protecting your skin while enjoying time outdoors.
How to Enter
The competition is open to all pre-school and primary school children. There are four categories
Category 1: Pre-schools – Download, print and colour in the Healthy Ireland SunSmart 5S’s images from the link below.
Category 2: Junior Infants to First Class – Download, print and colour in the Healthy Ireland SunSmart 5S’s images from the link below.
Category 3: Second Class to Fourth Class – Draw a picture of how to be SunSmart using the Healthy Ireland SunSmart 5S’s. You can draw your picture on a piece of plain white paper using crayons, pencils, pens, colouring pencils, markers or paint.
Category 4: Fifth and Sixth Class – Draw a picture of how to be SunSmart using the Healthy Ireland SunSmart 5S’s. You can draw your picture on a piece of plain white paper using crayons, pencils, pens, colouring pencils, markers or paint
What you can win!
The overall winners of each category will receive:
An OPW Family Heritage Card. Step into the story with a Family Heritage Card. Enjoy FREE admission for 12 months for 2 Adults and 3 Children into all fee-paying OPW managed sites. Visit Heritage Ireland for more information.
A family day pass for Dublin Zoo for 2 adults and up to 4 children.
AND
A National Book Token worth €20
There will also be 10 lucky runner-up prizes in each of the four category who will receive a Healthy Ireland SunSmart goodie bag.
For more details of the competition rules as well as instructions on how to enter, see the competition webpage at www.gov.ie/getsunsmart
Ask a parent, guardian, or teacher to post your picture to
Healthy Ireland SunSmart, NCCP Cancer Prevention Function,
National Cancer Control Programme,
King’s Inns House,
200 Parnell Street, Dublin 1,
DO1 A3Y8
by the 28th March 2025
Or take a photo of your picture and email it to healthyireland@health.gov.ie by 5pm on Friday 28th March 2025
Skin cancer prevention resources including videos, leaflets, infographics and articles are available at the ISF’s dedicated SunSmart webpage.
