What are Stamp Stories?
As a warm-up to the Heritage Fairs, Stamp Stories is our heritage stamp design contest that kids can enter. The top 25 entries are posted on our website.
A stamp design can be anything that they want it to be as long as it has a Canadian history or heritage theme. It might be an old building or landmark, one of their ancestors, a landscape, an animal, their favourite Canadian hero, an important historical event—anything that means something special to them.
How to Enter
Draw the stamp design in the space provided on the entry form.
Entrants can use coloured pencils, felt pens, paints, paper cutouts, or can create their design on the computer! Remember to use strong colours and solid lines.
The contest is open to students in grades 4 to 9. Kids can enter as often as they like! Entries must be received by March 30.
Download the entry form here.
Have fun and good luck!
2010 Contest Winners
- Michael, Conception Bay South, NL - Old Newfoundland Railroad | pdf
- Hafsa, Toronto, ON - Olympic Vancouver 2010 | pdf
- Kyle, Syndey, NS - Oh Canada (fr) | pdf
- Brianna,Central Onslow, NS - Confederation Bridge / Pont de la Confederation | pdf
- Dustin, Winnipeg, MB - Canada Our Very Own! | pdf
- Benjamin Masstown, NS- They Fight For Us | pdf
- Vanessa, Souris, PEI - Canadian Beaver | pdf
- Kathleen, Fortune, NL - Canada | pdf
- Basel, Syndey, NS - L'inukshuk de Canada (fr) | pdf
- Lyndsay, Miramichi, NB - Steps to Success | pdf
- Veronica, Winnipeg, MB - To The Olympic Games | pdf
- Mary, Sydney, NS - Untitled | pdf
- Emma, Cornwall, PEI - Hands-On | pdf
- Alex, Toronto, ON - Canada's National Heritage | pdf
- Serena, Winnipeg, Manitoba - Canada: A Loving & Beautiful Country | pdf
- Alyssa, Winnipeg, Manitoba - We Shine With Freedom | pdf
- Alexandra, Cornwall, PEI - Anne Of Green Gables | pdf
- Rebecca, Spaniard's Bay, NL - Digging For Our Stories | pdf
- Maria, Port Au Port, NL - Tales of Our Seashore | pdf
- Roksana, Winnipeg, MB - Canada, Our Natural Beauty! | pdf
- Amanda, Spaniard's Bay, NL - Digging For Our Stories | pdf
2009 Contest Winners
- 100 Saisons (fr) | PDF
- 1909 / 2009 (fr) | PDF
- Arrivals (en) | PDF
- Bishop's Falls Trestle Train (en) | PDF
- Black History (en) | PDF
- Canada (en) | PDF
- Canadiens Montréal (fr) | PDF
- Château Frontenac (fr) | PDF
- Déportation (fr) | PDF
- Gold Medal (en) | PDF
- Grampy (en) | PDF
- I'm a Proud Canadien! (en) | PDF
- Inukshuk (en) | PDF
- La Tour de Cabot (fr) | PDF
- Le passé et le présent du Canadien (fr) | PDF
- Les Canadiens 1909-2009 (fr) | PDF
- LNH 100 (fr) | PDF
- Montréal Hockey 100 ! (fr) | PDF
- Mount Logan (en) | PDF
- Our Land (en) | PDF
- Puffins on the Peak (en) | PDF
- Sunset on the Lake (en) | PDF
- The One That Got Away (en) | PDF
- The Trainer Plane (en) | PDF
- West Coast Reflections (en) | PDF