Please email ColgateBSBF@colpal.com to find out if your country is participating in the current year's contest.

The contest is open to children ages 6-9 at time of entry. Employees of Colgate-Palmolive Company and their promotion and/or fulfillment agencies and immediate family members of these employees are not eligible.

Yes. Artwork must be original, created by the student without assistance from others. Artwork cannot be copied or traced from a book or other material. Photos and computer-generated graphics will be disqualified.

Color and black and white artwork depicting the theme “Why My Bright Smile is Important” may be submitted: line drawings, crayon, paint, regular or colored pencil, acrylic pastel, magic markers, ink or any combination.

Each entry must include a completed entry form and be mailed to the address on the form. If entry has non-English captions or text, please provide translations on entry form. The entry form may be photocopied. Entries should be mailed flat or in mailing tubes. Entries must be submitted by the contest deadline. Colgate-Palmolive Company is not responsible for lost, late, damaged, postage due or misdirected mail.

No. Entries become the sole property of Colgate-Palmolive Company and will not be returned.

Entries will be judged on originality, creativity, imagination, and best rendering of the theme “Why My Bright Smile is Important.” The decisions of the judges are final and binding. Judges include representatives from Colgate-Palmolive Company.

Colgate-Palmolive Company will select thirteen (13) global winners to receive the following:
• For the Student: A $250 USD scholarship and a personalized My Bright Smiles certificate.
• For the Classroom: A $500 USD Colgate-Palmolive grant.
• Grand Prize: One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive a $500 USD scholarship and a $1,000 USD grant for their classroom.

Recognition & Exposure
• Global Calendar: Winning artwork will be featured in the Colgate My Bright Smiles Global Calendar.
• Publicity: Winning art, photographs and personal biographical information of winners will be used globally in advertising, traveling displays, and digital/print media.
• Participation: Every child who enters the contest will receive a My Bright Smiles certificate of achievement.

Global winners will be notified by May 15, 2026. The return of a prize notification as undeliverable or the inability to contact a potential winner may result in disqualification.

By completing the entry form, entrants agree to the reproduction, use, display and exhibition of their artwork in the Global Calendar and traveling exhibit. Entrants also agree to the use of their name, photograph or likeness and personal information in advertising, promotional and publicity materials and the final calendar for global distribution.

Contest begins: February 11, 2026
Entry deadline: April 27, 2026
Global winners notified by: May 15, 2026

For more information about the contest, contact the Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures® team at: ColgateBSBF@colpal.com