Kids Gallery

Send us your artwork and we'll put it online here in the Kids Gallery!

If you use any of our colouring sheets, scan your artwork and email it to info@postalheritage.org.uk.

You can also use our Stamp outline template (PDF, 30KB) to design your own special stamps.

The Big Draw 2007: 'Myself on a stamp'

The BPMA took part in the Campaign for Drawing's Big Draw again on 23 October 2007 with our workshop Myself on a Stamp. We worked with artist and illustrator Paul Jackson to encourage children to create their own abstract self portraits to be displayed on stamps. These self portraits took emphasis from Arnold Machin’s iconic portrait of The Queen used on stamps today.

See the creative stamp designs that were produced

The Big Draw 2006: GPO Animation

Watch the short animated film Line Dance, created by everyone who took part in our first Big Draw workshop in October 2006. Line Dance was inspired by the work of artist Len Lye for the GPO Film Unit in the 1930s.

Download and watch Line Dance.

Penny Black project - Victoria & Albert

As part of The Penny Black Changed the World project, we ran a series of art workshops in schools in summer term 2006, with artist Jonathan Boast. Pupils designed massive collages based on the Penny Black stamp (featuring the head of Queen Victoria), and another design for a Prince Albert stamp. Working together they produced some fantastic results.

See the Penny Black project artwork.

Stamp design competition winners 2006

At the Museum Store Open Days on 28 and 29 July 2006, children could enter the 'Design your own stamp' competition. The children used ideas from the objects they had seen around the Museum Store, or simply used their imaginations and created a wide range of stamp designs. The competition entries were divided into two age categories: 6 years and under, and 7 to 12 years.

See the winning entries in each category.

Bensham Manor sketches

Bensham Manor School Year 9 pupils came to our Museum Store for a whole day of activities. They did some sketches of the objects they saw to help them make a big banner all about jobs in the Post Office. These drawings give you an idea of the kinds of objects we have in our collection.

See the Bensham Manor sketches.

Young Cutural Creators with St Alban's School

We have drawings and designs from two projects at St Alban's School in London. In 2005, pupils produced their very own stamp designs. In 2006, they created Victorian-style illustrated envelopes, just like ones we have in the archive.

See the Young Cultural Creators stamps and envelopes.