Kids Alive! 140 Challenge

Free to enter

Let's celebrate Kids Alive! 140th birthday! 🍰

Join in the celebrations of the longest-running children’s magazine in the world, as it marks its 140th anniversary. Instead of a giant cake and presents (blowing out the candles would take for ever!) we encourage kids from across the UK get involved in a challenge to raise money for their local corps. The idea is that you ask people to sponsor you to do 140 things and/or try to raise £140.

Each week starting from 10 July until their anniversary issue on 21 August, Kids Alive! will feature a themed week to inspire you with ideas on how to get involved.

The six themes are:

Show off your sporty skills
Discover a love of learning
Connect with your creativity
Embrace an environmentally friendly activity
Acts of kindness
Invent your own idea

The top fundraiser in each category will each win a £20 voucher for The Entertainer!

Adults are welcome to get involved too – Kids Alive! editor Justin Reeves is going to run 140km!

Excited to get started?

Once you have signed up with your parents' or guardians' permission, you can then create your fundraising page and get sponsored for your 140 challenge!

Frequently asked questions:

Yes please, they will need to confirm that they have read the fundraising T&Cs. We will also need their permission for you to take part by filling out this event registration form. If you would like to send in any photos or videos of your challenge, you will also please need to get your parents or guardians to complete this media permissions form too.

Doing 140 activities may seem a little scary but remember that you have the whole summer to do them. You can also take on a group challenge with your friends at school or at church. You could do things in multiples of 14 if that seems more achievable. Its mainly about having fun and raising what you can. If you don't quite reach 140, that's fine too!