Prizes, important dates & how to enter

WIN! Your very own gnome casting kit & a copy of Leprechaun Tales by Yvonne Carroll!

It's the most fun kids under 13 can have with plaster and paint. We'll have five gnome kits like the above to give away to our lucky winners plus a copy of Leprechaun Tales by Yvonne Carroll. You'll be able to create a gnome from scratch and paint it the way you want, name it and then put it in the garden - or keep it in your room. It's up to you! While you're waiting for your gnome to dry, delve into the pages of Leprechaun Tales, a charming and wonderfully illustrated book published by Gill and Macmillan which brings to life six traditional Irish Leprechaun tales. The stories tell of mischievious leprechauns and inquisitive people, of cobblers, pots of gold and fairy rings.

So, what do you need to do? Download our gnome templates - there are four so choose the one you like the most - colour it in the way you want, and send it back to us for judging. Make sure you comply with our competition terms and conditions and hey - you could be one of our lucky winners.

Check back during the competition too as we're hoping to add some extra surprises and prizes to our mini adventure!

How it all works

Log on to HouseandHome.ie
Download the entry form which contains four gnome templates. Pick the one you like the best and colour it in to your heart's content
Either colour it in using a graphics package or print it out and colour it in using your choice of paints, crayons, felt tips or mixed media. The choice is yours!
Submit your back to us via email to [email protected] or send it by post to House and Gnome Competition, House and Home magazine, Cunningham House, 130 Francis Street, Dublin 8, by July 1st
Check back on July 6th to see your entry in the Gallery of Gnomes!
Share yours with your friends and family
13th July: the winners are announced