Prizes for Children and Youth
Submissions due by August 10th, 2025
-Page Prize
-Tubman Prize
-Riveter prize
Why are we offering these prizes?
Here's why...
We want youth and kids to know that the church thinks they have great ideas and awesome skills. We want this so much that we're putting money where our mouth is.
Not only that, but we hear from churches all the time that they're looking for ways to engage their youth and children. Here's the thing, those youth and kids are already engaged in making videos, music, and art. They're engaged in brick building, gaming, coding, performing, dancing, and so much more. The key to engaging youth is to just get interested in what they're already doing. The passions and commitments of our youth shouldn't be in competition with the church but rather celebrated by it. Show God's love and follow in Christ's example by caring about what your youth care about.
Banner Blue is a 501(c)(3) focused on art and other innovative resources for ministry.
Youth and children in 12th grade or below are eligible for these prizes. This includes graduating seniors of the class of 2025. Submissions must be made by a parent or guardian on behalf of the child or youth. The Riveter Prize may be submitted on behalf of a group of children or youth. These prizes are intended for any children and youth of the ELCA. Children and youth who live on the autism spectrum or with another disability are highly encouraged to make a submission. Each example submission below was made by an autistic Lutheran.
Prize Submission
Submit your project for one of three prizes for children and youth of the ELCA (maximum age: outgoing 12th graders). All submissions are due before August 10th, 2025. Submissions before July 10th include a early-bird $5 fee ($10 afterwards). 100% of this fee goes towards winner awards. You may also donate below to allow for more awards. Each $100 raised means another award will be granted to a kid or youth for their amazing project.
Page Prize Submission
5$Inspired by the ingenuity and generosity of Harry Page, the inventor of the plastic building brick that led to LEGO, Brick Books, etc., you are invited to submit an original building brick project.- Project must use 100-1000 plastic building bricks.
- Must depict a scene, story, or figure from scripture.
- You'll submit pictures or video of your project.
- $100 Prize for judges' top pick(s).
- Judgement criteria are as follows:
- Creativity: Does this project spark the imagination?
- Originality: Have we ever scene anything like this before?
- Fun: How badly do we want to grab it and play?
- Find more details and the terms below.
Tubman Prize Submission
5$Inspired by the leadership and faithfulness of Harriet Tubman, you are invited to submit a project highlighting a need within your community that you have identified and worked with others to meet.- Project must be an audio and/or visual telling of the story.
- Must show how you actively contributed to meeting the need.
- You'll submit video/audio/picture or other artistic media.
- $100 Prize for judges' top pick(s)
- Judgement criteria are as follows:
- Discerning: How'd you consider others' needs and your gifts?
- Inspiring: Did I laugh, cry, wonder, change?
- Openness: Did you come out more humble and inquisitive?
- Find more details and the terms below.
Riveter Prize Submission
5$Inspired by the boldness and tenacity of the Rosie the Riveters of WWII, you are invited to submit a project that inspires hope and showcases a well-nurtured individual or group skill or ability.- Project must be something you actually made.
- Must be interactive or something that others can use.
- Submit a board/video game, piece of music, devotion, recipe.
- Or submit an invention, hand-crafted item, or lesson plan.
- $100 Prize for judges' top pick(s).
- Judgement criteria are as follows:
- Skillfulness: How well does it do what it's supposed to do?
- Innovation: Were you thinking outside of the box?
- Panache: Is this made with a style all your own?
- Find more details and the terms below.
Examples
Details of Terms and Conditions
Overview for All Prizes: This project must be created by a child/youth in 12th grade or below (including graduating seniors of 2025) and submitted with the permission of a parent or guardian. You may submit more than one project for each prize. Your submission(s) will be reviewed by a panel of judges based on the listed criteria. Prize winners and runner-ups will be informed of the results of their review. All results are final. Any project designated as a winner by the judges will receive $100 in the form of a prepaid Visa Mastercard. Banner Blue reserves the right to change these terms.
Page Prize: Your Page Prize project must use a minimum of 100 building bricks and a maximum of 1000 building bricks. Building bricks are defined as any brand of interlocking plastic bricks and plates derived from the original Kiddicraft design invented by Harry Page between 1939 and 1947. Those brands include but are not limited to Brick Books, LEGO, MEGA, and Mould King. Minifigures may also be used in your project but are not required. You may use a program like Bricklink Studio for your project but your submission must include at least one photo or video of the project built in real life. The scene, story, or figure depicted in building bricks must come from the Holy Bible. Remember, you are submitting in the example of Harry Page who wanted his amazing invention to allow kids all around the world to play and learn like never before. He knew that kids could use a toy that could keep up with their imaginations as the world was rebuilt after World War Two.
Riveter Prize: This prize may be submitted by a group or individual. As stated in the criteria, the submission must be interactive or something that can be used. In other words, we are looking for something that has a function. If it is a physical object it needs to be something that can be picked up and actually used. If it is a written or digital work like a play, musical composition, or video game, it needs to be something that is ready to be played. We will only consider artworks, videos, or recordings that are examples of the project in use and that are submitted alongside a version that may be used. Remember, you are submitting in the example of the many Rosie the Riveters from across the U.S. These "Rosies" came from all backgrounds to learn and hone expert skills that allowed them to build amazing machines like planes and submarines. They carried those skills and their go-getter spirit into all aspects of life and transformed society.
Tubman Prize: Submissions for this prize must tell a story. We are not looking for images or video of something that has been made but rather pictures or videos that tell the story of how something was made or done, and why. For example, we are not looking for pictures of a new community garden but rather the story of how and why the garden was created. Your submission should demonstrate the submitter's leadership in the project. Remember, you are submitting in the example of Harriet Tubman, who led from the middle, front and back. She confidently guided others, checked in with individuals each step along the way, and made sure not to leave anyone behind. Kind of sounds like Jesus too, right?
Release for All Prizes: You retain ownership of any intellectual property related to your project submission but grant permission to Banner Blue to use your submission on its website, social media, or other outlets. Banner Blue will not share the last name of any child/youth submitting a project. Only the first name of prize winners and runners-up will be shared.