CALLING ALL YOUNG CREATIVES!
Create a winning design for our 2025 YoungMinds
Hello Yellow kidswear collection
IT’S TIME TO LET YOUR
IMAGINATION SHINE!
We're looking for inspiring designs to feature on two special pieces in our 2025 YoungMinds Hello Yellow kidswear collection – on a yellow sweatshirt and a yellow hoodie that will be sold in M&S stores and online.
So what would you say to a friend who needs you? How would you brighten their day? Whether it's words, drawings, or doodles, we’re looking for something that stands out and reminds everyone that one chat can change everything.
If you're aged 5-11 or 12-16, we'd love to see your ideas. You can design a hoodie or a sweatshirt, and we'll choose two lucky winners (one winner from each age category). The winners have their designs featured on our Hello Yellow pieces, with all profits supporting YoungMinds.
Be bold, be bright, and put what’s inside on the outside. Good Luck!
To enter, ask your parent or guardian to upload your entry by 11.59pm on 31 March 2025.
Disclaimer
T&Cs apply
THE PRIZE!
The winners will see their designs come to life on a sweatshirt or hoodie sold by M&S and gain exclusive behind-the-scenes access to watch their creations become a reality.
The winner (along with a parent or guardian) will be invited to visit the M&S office in London to see their designs transformed into artwork or tour the supplier factory in the Midlands to watch them printed live. They will also participate in the September launch event.
Additionally, the winners will receive enough sweatshirts or hoodies featuring their winning design for every student in their class to wear on Hello Yellow Day, 10 October 2025.
HOW TO ENTER
STEP 1
Get your young person to draw their design for the hoodie or sweatshirt on a plain sheet of A4 paper or use the design template – remember to include their age.
DOWNLOAD THE DESIGN TEMPLATE
STEP 2
Take a photo of the design completed by your young person using any phone or smart device.
STEP 3
Click the 'Enter the Competition' button below, and upload the photo along with your personal details. Be sure to read the T&Cs before submitting.
ENTER THE COMPETITION
SAFEGUARDING
This competition is designed for young people, but submissions must be made by a parent or guardian over the age of 18. By submitting a design, you confirm that you are the young person’s parent or legal guardian and are submitting the design on their behalf.
YoungMinds and M&S are committed to promoting the safety and wellbeing of everyone who comes into contact with our organisations. This competition complies with our safeguarding policies and procedures. For further information please see YoungMinds’ safeguarding policy.
PRIVACY
M&S will use the personal information of the responsible parent or guardian and the young person to administer the competition. M&S will also share the responsible parent’s/guardian’s name and email with YoungMinds so it can ensure it doesn’t email its supporters who have already entered the competition. For more information about how M&S handles personal information, including details of your rights, please see our privacy policy.
Find the link to the full T&Cs in the 'Important legal information' section below.
THE DESIGN CHALLENGE
What would you say to a friend who needs your support?
How would you brighten their day?
Whether it's words, drawings, or doodles, we’re looking for designs that stands out, and remind everyone that one chat can change everything. Don't forget - the sweatshirt and hoodie will be yellow!
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THE AGE CATEGORIES
The competition is open to two age groups:
5-11 and 12-16 year-olds
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THE JUDGING CRITERIA AND PROCESS
Winning designs will be judged based on creativity, originality, and relevance to the competition theme, as determined by a panel of judges. Please see the FAQs for the judging process.
Closing Date
11.59pm on 31 March 2025
YOUNGMINDS
YoungMinds are the UK’s leading charity fighting for a world where no young person feels alone with their mental health.
If you are a young person seeking practical advice, help, and support, check out YoungMinds’ resources here.
If you are a parent or guardian concerned about a young person's wellbeing or safety and need advice and support, please click below.
HELLO YELLOW
Hello Yellow takes place each year on World Mental Health Day, 10 October. It’s a day when schools, companies, individuals, and communities come together to wear yellow and show young people that they are not alone with their mental health.
To learn more about Hello Yellow and register your interest, click below
THE M&S X YOUNGMINDS
PARTNERSHIP
With five children in every classroom struggling with their mental health, the M&S x YoungMinds partnership aims to raise £5 million over the three years. This funding will enable YoungMinds to double its reach, supporting 7 million young people and the adults in their lives through accessible online resources and its dedicated Parents Helpline.
IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION
Submit your design between 3 February 2025 and 31 March 2025 for the chance to have your design on an actual M&S product (among other prizes). The design must be created by a young person (aged 5 to 16) and submissions must be made by a parent or legal guardian (aged 18 or over).
Please read the full T&Cs.