IT is time for youngsters to get creative for the festive season.

Today we launch our Design a Christmas Card competition for children to come up with their festive creations.

Readers of The Bolton News will vote for their favourite designs and the winners will have their cards printed, as well as scooping fantastic prizes.

The competition is open to children aged four to 11.

To enter, all you need to do is draw a design for the front of your card in the template, which you can download by clicking here Design a Card.PDF.

Your card can be made using paints, coloured pencils, or felt-tip pens.

Once you have finished your card, fill in the details on the form and send it to Design a Christmas Card Competition, Editorial Department, The Bolton News, The Wellsprings, Civic Centre, Bolton, BL1 1AR, by November 10.

A selection of the best cards will be printed in a special supplement on November 16 when readers will be able to vote for their favourite designs.

Usual Newsquest rules apply, which can be viewed at theboltonnews.co.uk/terms

The winners will be announced at the end of November, with the cards being professionally printed at the start of December so they can be sent out to friends and family in time for Christmas.