Artistic children are invited to design a Christmas gift card this festive season.

The Mall Walthamstow is holding a competition where the winner will have his or her artwork printed on gift cards.

The lucky winner will also receive a £50 gift card and another to the value of £200 will go to the winner’s school.

Eager artists between the ages of four and 11 can enter the competition, which opens today.

Images, which can be hand-drawn or computer generated, must be submitted by September 27.

The Mall’s general manager Alasdair Currie said: “Whoever wins can look forward to becoming a famous artist in the town for the Christmas period.”

The winning card will go on sale from November 18.