A children’s colouring e-book!

Titled ‘Colours of Biodiversity in Singapore‘, the digital colouring book contains engaging activities on ten plants and animals that can be found in Singapore.

On top of drawings for children (and adults!) to colour in, this e-book includes more information of the featured flora and fauna—a stimulating mix of creativity and learning! From ink pens, crayons, colouring pencils, watercolour painting, to acrylics and more, try your hand at different mediums and techniques to bolster your artistic side.

Go forth and create masterpieces by yourself or your little Picassos to frame! Don’t forget to tag us on social media (@lkcnhm) to show us what you have created too.

Download and print out the free e-book here (7.57 MB).

Nature x Art Contest – Closed

We invite all young artists to participate in our colouring contest, Nature x Art!

All children up to the age of 12 are welcome to enter under either one of the two categories. Simply send in your child’s submissions within the contest period and possibly walk away with attractive prizes!

Tiger-tailed seahorse (Hippocampus comes). Artwork by Rachel Woo

Contest Details

The contest will run for a month from 22 June to 22 July 2021 (23:59 SGT), during which you can send your child’s submissions via email to nhmlearning@nus.edu.sg along with the following details:

Full Name (of child)
Age (of child)
Contact number (mobile)
Write-up (for Intermediate category only)

Tip: To stand a better chance of winning over our judges, do take clear, sharp and well-lighted pictures, or use a scanner. Screenshots of digital colourings are also welcome.

Categories

There will be two separate categories—the Junior (6 years old and below) and Intermediate (7 to 12 years old) groups. The submission criteria is different between the groups so do read the following carefully.

All participants are required to submit a colouring of an organism, as well as a creative interpretation of the organism’s natural habitat in the remaining empty space provided in the book. See the example above for some inspiration, but take it further if they can!

For the Intermediate category, participants also have to write a short paragraph on why they chose to colour in that organism, and what is their favourite characteristic of it.

	Junior	Intermediate
Age range	6 years old and below	7 to 12 years old
What to submit	Colouring of the organism Creative drawing/colouring of the organism’s habitat	Colouring of the organism Creative drawing/colouring of the organism’s habitat Short write-up

Terms & Conditions

Entrants to the LKCNHM Nature x Art contest must be 12 or under.
Coloured drawings submitted must be the original work of the child.
By submitting the coloured works for the contest, you agree to have the child’s name, age and work published on LKCNHM’s social media platforms, and other publicity materials published by the museum. We will not share any personal details with third parties.
The winning entries will be selected after the closing dates.
The judges’ decision is final.
No cash alternative for any prizes will be offered.
Winners are required to collect their prizes at LKCNHM during operating hours before 31 December 2021.

Prizes

There will be ten winners per category selected at the end of the contest period. Among the prizes are two complimentary admission tickets per winner, valid until 31 December 2021! We are also giving away local guide sheets you and your child can bring along as you explore and experience various nature spaces in Singapore, as well as exclusive crochet animal keychains.

For any queries, please contact us at nhmlearning@nus.edu.sg. We look forward to seeing the pieces of art everyone creates with our colouring e-book!

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