As part of the LIFE TRŠCA project, we are preparing the third creative contest for children, which will take you into the world of wetlands.
This time, children will become frogs and other amphibians. Imagine living at Lake Cerknica – in a mystical land where water sometimes appears and sometimes disappears, where life beats to the rhythm of nature. You will become part of the wetland, as if you were really living there.
You can choose a real frog living at Lake Cerknica – perhaps the loud European tree frog, big Common toad, or tiny Agile frog – or other amphibians found in this environment, such as Salamandridae, or Bombinatoridae. You can also create a completely new, imaginative species of amphibian – unique and specially adapted to life in the mystical land of Lake Cerknica. Maybe it can swim like a fish, glide through the reeds like a squirrel, or have a very special way of communicating with other wetland inhabitants.
It is important to show how your amphibian lives – where it sleeps, what it eats, how it spends rainy days, with whom it socializes, or how it finds partners for breeding. Perhaps it will tell stories about its adventures, or quietly croak from under a leaf, observing the world around it.
Through this creative process, you will discover that wetlands are precious – not only for frogs and newts but also for many other animals, plants, and people. Amphibians are like little guardians of nature – if they disappear, it means that something in our environment has been disrupted.
The contest is divided into three categories:
ART CONTEST: for preschool children and students in grades 1–3
LITERARY CONTEST: for students in grades 4–6
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST: for students in grades 7–9 and high school students
The top three creators in each category will receive attractive prizes:
ART CONTEST
LITERARY CONTEST
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
Submission of Entries
The deadline for submissions is May 22, 2026.
Send or bring your works to:
Notranjski regijski park, Tabor 42, 1380 Cerknica
(with the note “For the contest "Frog Day in the Reeds"")
Literary and photographic works can also be sent by email to: sasa.drobnic@notranjski-park.si
We can’t wait to see your creations!
The implementation of extensive nature conservation projects exceeds the financial capacity of the local community, therefore Notranjska Park regularly applies for projects with the possibility of co-financing by the European Union.
The implementation of large-scale conservation projects exceeds the financial capabilities of the local community, therefore Notranjska Park regularly applies for projects with the possibility of co-financing from the European Union.
