Recycled Christmas Tree Decoration Competition 2026

Calling all young creative eco warriors and festive designers!

 

Can you turn everyday recycled materials into a decoration worthy of a Christmas tree? We're inviting primary school students across Fingal to get creative and give new life to materials that might otherwise be thrown away.

Using items such as cardboard, paper, fabric scraps, bottle caps, old buttons, packaging materials and other recyclable treasures, design and create a unique Christmas tree decoration. Let your imagination shine while helping to promote the circular economy and waste reduction.

 Competition Guidelines

  1. The decoration should be made primarily from recycled materials and be able to hang on a Christmas tree.
  2. The submission must include a short description of the materials used, along with the attached application form, and a label attached to it with the school name and age category entering.
  3. Incomplete entries will not qualify.

 

Competition Categories

  • Junior Infants - 1st Class
  • 2nd Class - 4th Class
  • 5th Class - 6th Class

 Prizes: There will be 10 winning decorations in total:

  • Three winners from each age category
  • One overall Sustainable Design Award for the entry that best demonstrates creativity, reuse and environmental awareness

 

Winning schools will receive a prize bundle including:

The winners will win a prize bundle for their school which will include books, colouring books, biodiversity swatches and more, and the winning decorations will adorn the Christmas Tree in the atrium of County Hall, Swords.

Recycled Christmas Decorations 2026

Please post or hand deliver the entry to:

Christmas Decoration Competition,

Jennifer Muscheidt,

Environment Department,

Fingal County Council,

County Hall,

Main Street,

Swords,

Co. Dublin, K67X8Y2

 

Closing Date:

Friday 27th November 2026 at 4.30pm

Please note that decorations will not be returned