ootiBOO! 2023

Our winners

Maryam Fatima

Alexis

Charlie

Maja

Nolan

Annabella

Samuel

Rayhaan

Sarah

Shaylah

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Our winners are Maryam Fatima from Khobar Saudi Arabia, Alexis, Charlie, Nolan and Rayhaan all from Sutton, Maja from Brighton, Ria from Woking, Annabella from Penmaenmawr, Samuel from Bushey, Zoe from Sheffield, Shaylah from Hackney and Sarah from Hinckley. Our winners will receive one of the prizes below. We are so pleased to be supported by [Farshore](https://play.ootiboo.com/about-us/partnerships/farshore), [The Works](https://play.ootiboo.com/about-us/partnerships/the-works) and HarperCollins for 2023.

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Our Judge

The entries were judged by Jack Meggitt-Phillips, author of The Beast and the Bethany series.

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The Works

This year, we had eight craft bundle prizes from our friends at The Works. These could be won by either kids or grown-ups! 

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Farshore

We had fantastic book bundle prize for kids from our friends at Farshore! The final prizes were tailored to the age of the winner.

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HarperCollins 

We had two spooky book bundle prizes for the grown-ups from our friends at HarperCollins.

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HarperCollins prize gallery

ootiBOO! is our Halloween-themed creative craft competition for the whole family. Closing date is midnight on Halloween (October 31). Details on how to take part are below.

Here are some examples of last year's winners, from a wide range of ages.

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ootiBOO! 2022 kids winner Evie

ootiBOO! 2022 grown-ups winner Hayley

ootiBOO! 2022 kids winner Daisy

ootiBOO! 2022 grown-ups winner Em

Past Winners

Check out our exciting prizes for 2023 for all ages in the [competition](https://play.ootiboo.com/projects/ootiboo-halloween-2023/competition) area. These prizes are awarded to stand-out entries - not just the most artistic - as ootiBOO! is an inclusive project for any ability. The main thing is to have fun!

So follow the steps below, and get creative!

For more inspiration

Use your imagination to come up with a spooky pumpkin design or a scary (or funny!) monster. Use any materials or medium you like!

You could carve a pumpkin (children need to be supervised by a responsible grown-up), paint or draw a design, or make a model. The possibilities are endless!

What unusual idea can you come up with? 

We've also created some colouring templates for younger kids - and anyone who wants to join in but has limited time!

Once you are finished, scan or take a picture of your creation.  Just to let you know, we only accept images of your entry, not video clips.


Now it’s time to share your fabulous creation with everyone.

Select the Share tab above or the button below and follow the simple instructions to upload your ootiBOO! creation.

Check back to see your ootiBOO! entry and all the other creations in our Gallery. Allow up to 24 hours for your entry to appear on the platform as all images are moderated to ensure suitability. 

Make sure to let friends and family know, so they can join in and spread some joy, fun and creativity!

Check out all the amazing ootiBOO! creations! We had such a diverse creative collection from across the UK and internationally. Top of the ootiboo school leaderboard were St Teresa's in Bolton; Homefield Prep School, Sutton; Shelton Junior School, Derby; Moonhall, Reigate; and Hill Top School, Gateshead.

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To celebrate the publication of _The Child of the Beast_, the fourth book in the darkly delicious _The Beast and the Bethany_ series, we teamed up with Farshore to make ootiBOO! 2023 as beastly as possible.

When readers of _The Beast and the Bethany_ first met The Beast, he was hidden away in the attic of the ever-youthful 511 year-old Ebenezer Tweezer.  In exchange for feeding him whatever he wanted, The Beast would vomit up magical potions that allowed Ebenezer to stay forever young.  However, the Beast’s appetite became more and more adventurous – until he met his match in Bethany.  Now Ebenezer and Bethany work together to keep the Beast in check, but they never know when he might next strike . . .



To celebrate the publication of... 

Entries came in from across the UK and we have had international entries from the USA, Canada, Ukraine, Serbia, Taiwan, Latvia, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, the Bahamas and Iran! Is your town or country on the map?

Bear in mind that the pins on our map only relate to the general town or city an entry comes from, not a specific address.

Entries across the UK...

The project is currently closed for entries but will be open in October 2023!

ootiBOO! is our fun spooky annual project for all ages, in collaboration with partners Farshore, The Works and HarperCollins.

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This project is validated by the Children's University (CU).  If you are participating in the CU program you can share your creation with ootiboo to obtain your online code. In addition your creation will be added to the project gallery. 

Folkestone

Bath

Canterbury

Birmingham

Dinas Powys

Jekabpils, Latvia

Wrexham

Vreden, Germany

Snodland

Welling

Khobar, Saudi

Framlingham

Ilfracombe

Hinckley

Pontypridd 

Weybridge

Chopwell

Bexleyheath

Tehran

Godmersham

Sutton

Birr

Margate

Basingstoke

Holstebro

Hackney

Pyrford

Jo Richardson Community School

Taiwan

Thornton-Cleveleys

Torquay

Dorchester

Great Bookham

Kingswood

Cranleigh

Cobham

Leatherhead

Coventry

Glasgow

Uxbridge

Derby

Southampton

Oxted

Dorking

Epsom Downs

Mickleham

Epsom

Twickenham

Guildford

Brockham

Sanderstead

Bramley

Croydon

Wotton

Shermanbury

Handcross

Send

South Croydon

Hassocks

Farnham

Reigate

Hampton

San Carlos, CA

Crawley 

Shelton Junior School 

Bristol

Manor Park School London

Brighton

Woking

Horley

Gateshead

Kingston

Surbiton

Camberley

Regis Manor Primary School

Ellesmere Port 

Berlin

Alton

Poole

Oakham

Dartmouth

Dnepr

Bengaluru

Deal

Caernarfon

Åtvidaberg

Lamberhurst

Gillingham

Mettingen

Nassau

Staines

Houghton Regis

Campbeltown

Rochester

Datchet 

Maidstone

Cannock

Ashford

Children's book publisher Farshore was the sponsor on the project and donated book bundle prizes for the ootiBOO! 2023 competition.

Retailer The Works donated craft prizes for the ootiBOO! 2023 competition.

Book publisher HarperCollins donated craft prizes for the ootiBOO! 2023 competition.

Project partners

ootiBOO! is our fun spooky annual creative craft competition for all ages. For our ootiBOO! 2024 competition head over to the project page.

ootiBOO! 2023

ootiBOO! 2023

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