Just a lonely piggy looking for company

“Where is love?

“Does it fall from skies above?

“Is it underneath the willow tree

“That I’ve been dreaming of?”

The staff at the Addie are appealing to the community of Springs to help Bridget attain her dream of being welcomed into the bosom of a loving family.

To help a little piggy out, we are challenging children from schools in Springs and KwaThema schools – preschools, primary and high schools – to make a paper mâché a piggy bank to create members of a family for her.

Schools can create as many family members as they want – classes can even compete against one another – by simply purchasing a plastic (or any other material) piggy bank and decorating it with paper mâché to make an attractive family for our little piggy.

There is no limit to how you decorate your pig, so be as creative as you like.

The judges will be looking for the most colourful, artistic and friendly pigs to keep Bridget company on lonely nights guarding the Addie offices.

We have a stock of old paper which you can collect from our offices, but be warned we will dish out our stocks on a first come first served basis, so you’ll need to be quick if you want to delve into our stock for your artwork.

Once you have completed your pig, bring it to the Addie’s offices at 48 Fifth Avenue, Springs CBD and give it to Bridget‘s BFF Izahn van Huyssteen to be entered into our competition for the best pig in Springs.

There is no entry fee and the winning schools for the best paper mâché pigs will be announced in the Addie on August 19.

All entries will be on display at Wheels and Wings at the Springs Airfield on September 10.

For a tutorial on how to make paper mâché, watch the video here.

For more information about the competition contact Izahn on 011 812 4828.

Rules

• Piggy banks are purchased at the expense of the entrant or school and will not be supplied or paid for by the Springs Advertiser;

• Pigs may be any size;

• There is no limit to how many entries a school can submit, provided each entry is created by different pupils;

• The competition is open to learners at schools across Springs and Kwatsaduza, or pupils living in Springs who attend school elsewhere;

• Any clothing or adornments must be securely attached so that they do not fall off or get lost before the judging;

• There will be three categories – preschool, primary schools and high schools;

• The name of the creators, their ages, the school they attend or area they live in and a contact name and number for either a parent or teacher who can be contacted in the event that your pig wins;

• The pig must have a name and an age (Bridget’s family should cover all ages);

• All pigs become the property of the Addie and will not be returned to the school or pupils;

• Entries should be submitted to Izahn by close of business on August 5;

• The editor and staff of the Addie will judge the entries and award prizes accordingly;

• Judges’ decisions are final and no discussion will be entered into;

• The Addie reserves the right to cancel this competition at any stage without notice;

• The Addie reserves the right not to announce a winner in any of the categories;

• All entrants must be prepared to be photographed with their pigs for publication in The Springs Advertiser and on www.springsadvertiser.co.za.

With apologies to Lionel Bart who penned this song, made famous in the 1968 movie Oliver.