Take your students on an adventure of a lifetime by entering our ‘toy-riffic’ Create the Card Competition. We’re offering children, aged 4 - 11, the chance to design the official BBFC Black Card for Disney and Pixar Toy Story 5, in collaboration with Disney.
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is delighted to be teaming up with Disney to launch the latest Create the Card Competition for Toy Story 5, landing in UK cinemas on 19 June 2026.
Teacher Support
Deliver our Create the Card Competition as part of your art and design and RSHE / PMUD curriculums. We have a range of free classroom resources for you to use to support children’s learning and introduce the competition to your class.
Get your whole school or year group excited about the competition with our free downloadable assembly PowerPoint presentation. The presentation introduces children to the BBFC, our age ratings and our Create the Card competition. To help you deliver the presentation, we’ve put together a handy set of teacher notes. The teacher notes include a range of curriculum link extension resources and lesson packs for delivery in the classroom.
The competition perfectly complements our free Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 RSHE resources which include teacher guidance, lesson plans and activities that help your pupils as they learn to navigate the fast-changing world of online content.
Create the Card Competition Toy Story 5 - Teacher Pack
Entry Information
We encourage all young artists to watch the latest trailer where toy meets tech! Join Disney and Pixar’s Woody, Jessie, Buzz and all the toy gang to embrace the power of friendship and nostalgia for your designs. We want to see original concepts inspired by the world of Toy Story.
The artwork must be the participant's own, and we can’t accept any entries that use images taken from films or online or those which have been created using AI tools.
Design top tips
Bright, colourful designs that fill the page will produce the best results;
Any medium can be used: paint, felt tip, biro, collage etc. Colouring pencils can be used, but they don’t translate well on the big screen, so we recommend using a different medium if possible;
Remember to leave space for all the important information. Please note that the BBFC will add these details, including the age rating - please do not fill in this information yourself, the BBFC will add this to the winning entry;
Please do not use glitter;
If creating a collage, please do not make the sheet thicker than two pieces of paper;
Please don't fold the artwork; use staples or sellotape;
Avoid metallic finishes over large areas as this can make the image difficult to turn into a Black Card;
Most importantly, make sure the design is inspired by the Toy Story world.
Artworks should be created on a landscape A4 piece of paper. Entrants should include all their details on the back (see below for more details). A template is available to download below.
As the artwork will become the official Black Card for the film, please ensure that any design takes into consideration the space we will need to include the age rating symbol, film title and BBFC content advice. We will also add other important information, including the signatures of our President, CEO and winner(!), as well as the film’s unique code, and our BBFC logo, over the top of your amazing artwork.
Here are some examples of entries from previous competitions that should help entrants plan their artwork:
Entries can be submitted via email at competition@bbfc.co.uk, or by posting the original entry to the BBFC’s London office
FAO: Create the Card Competition
BBFC
3 Soho Square
London
W1D 3HD
Deadline is 23:59 on Saturday 9 May 2026.
The entries will be judged on creativity, originality, and how well the artwork reflects the Toy Story 5 theme - toy meets tech! The judges will also be looking at entries that embrace the power of friendship, humour at heart and old-school nostalgia. Special consideration will also be given to how suitable a design is for becoming a Black Card.
The BBFC Education Team will sift all entries before selecting the long list. This will then be narrowed down to a shortlist by BBFC Staff. The panel of judges, including BBFC President Natasha Kaplinsky OBE, BBFC CEO David Austin OBE and executives from Disney, will then narrow down the shortlist to crown the winner of the competition.
Not only will the winner see their Black Card on the big screen in front of every UK cinema screening of the film but they will also receive a BBFC goody bag, along with some Toy Story merchandise. They will also need to be available in early June to travel to London and participate in a special winner’s day experience (all expenses covered), where they will be able to attend an exclusive screening of the film.
Nine runners-up will receive a BBFC goody bag and personalised Black Card.
The BBFC's Create The Card Competition is a very special event, and we're always excited to showcase the winner's creativity and hard work. In the past, winners and their families have participated in promotional activities, including radio and television interviews. We’d love to involve the winner of this competition in any of our press activities and will be inviting the winning participant to take part in a range of press and media activity. We will seek parental consent for all media participation.
The competition is open to all residents of the UK, including the Channel Islands, aged 4 - 11.
Each entry must include the following on the back:
Child’s name
Child’s age and school year group
Child’s school and location (if applicable)
A parent/guardian/teacher name
A parent/guardian/teacher phone number
A parent/guardian/teacher email address
Don’t forget to check out the terms and conditions.
The competition closes at 23:59 on Saturday 9 May and the winner will be announced ahead of the film’s release in UK cinemas on Friday 19 June.
