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Teemill design competition for children

Does your child love to draw? Following the success of our adult competition last year, this year we’re launching a competition just for children.

This is an exciting opportunity for your child to see their own design on a t-shirt, tote bag or mug from our Teemill store.

Your child's design must be inspired by the 2,000 miles of canals and rivers across England and Wales, which we own. They can be in any art form, so let them go wild.

For fairness, there will be 4 age categories: 

  • 3-7 years
  • 8-11 years 
  • 12-15 years 
  • 16-17 years

Each category will have a first and second place winner. The third-place winner will be the collective highest-voted third place from all age groups. Prizes: 

  • 1st, prize: your design on a T-shirt
  • 2nd prize: your design on a tote bag 
  • 3rd prize: your design on a mug

Other information

  • One entry per child 
  • Open to under 18’s only 
  • Designs must be submitted by the parent/guardian of the child 
  • You can use any art medium you like, but be sure that your child's design will scan high enough should they be a winner 
  • It must be an original piece of work and not generated using AI 
  • Entries should be submitted via our website  
  • Winning designs will be added to multiple items 
  • Lines must be more than 2mm to hold at print 
  • Entries must be no larger than 30x30cm 
  • All wining designs will have a Trust logo added at print stage 
  • Full T&Cs can be found below

Made the right way with Teemil

Teemil clothing re-purposes the waste at the end of the process and uses it to make new ones at the start. We only use certified organic cotton and print-on-demand technology powered by renewable energy. Products are designed from the start to be re-manufactured over and over again. The cycle itself is renewable. There is no waste.

Last Edited: 11 August 2025

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