A kindergarten contest in which a child draws a picture and then tells its story aloud, marked out of 100 for both the drawing and the telling.
Draw and Tell, called Guhit Bulilit in Filipino (roughly, a small child’s drawing), is the youngest item in a Philippine learner festival. It is open to Kindergarten children only, and each child enters on their own. The idea is simple: the child makes a drawing, then explains it in their own words, so the judges see both what the child can put on paper and how confidently the child can talk about it.
The score is split between the two halves. Of the 100 marks, 70 go to the drawing and 30 to the telling. The drawing is marked on how well it fits the theme (15), how clearly the picture is organised (15), colour harmony (20) and workmanship (20). The telling is marked as a single delivery score of 30, covering fluency, expression and confidence.
The telling is done in the child’s mother tongue, which is why the template sets the language as any language rather than one fixed language. The template allows 5 minutes for the item. The exact brief, such as the theme, materials and how the drawing time and the telling time are shared within those minutes, is announced by the organiser, so check it before the day.
Organisers run it because it gives the youngest learners a place in the festival without asking for formal writing. Drawing and speaking are the two things most five-year-olds already do every day, and a good round shows early habits of planning a picture and sharing an idea.
Where Draw and Tell (Guhit Bulilit) is run
In the data this item belongs to one template, a Philippine government-run learner festival that is held at division, regional and national levels with the same events and criteria at each level. Drawing-and-storytelling contests for young children are common in school and community programmes in many countries, though their rules differ from event to event.
- Philippines
Key facts
- Individual entry, open to boys and girls alike.
- Kindergarten only; the template maps this to ages 4 to 6, but entry is by grade level, not age.
- Marked out of 100: drawing 70 (theme 15, visual organisation 15, colour harmony 20, workmanship 20) and telling 30.
- The telling is in the child’s mother tongue, so language is set to any language.
- The template allows 5 minutes for the item; the organiser announces how that time is shared.
- Idea (not a rule): a picture of a favourite family moment or a pet, drawn with a clear main subject and a few bright colours, then told as a short story with a beginning and an end.
On eTalenter, Draw and Tell (Guhit Bulilit) is filed under Art and typically scored with Marks. It appears in 1 ready-made event templates — each one can adjust its time limit, age-group assignment and scoring setup independently.
Across the templates that use it, Draw and Tell (Guhit Bulilit) is most often entered as an Individual competition, typically scored out of 100, commonly time-limited to around 5 minutes where a limit is set.
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What judges look at in Draw and Tell (Guhit Bulilit)
What a Draw and Tell (Guhit Bulilit) panel is actually weighing up, and where the marks are usually won or lost:
- Relevance to the theme, 15 marks: the picture should clearly show the announced theme, so a lovely drawing of something else loses these marks.
- Visual organisation, 15 marks: a clear main subject, sensible use of the page and objects that sit where they make sense score higher than a scattered or crowded picture.
- Colour harmony, 20 marks: colours that go well together and are applied on purpose, rather than random colours or large patches left bare.
- Workmanship, 20 marks: neat, careful work, with shapes and colouring done with control for a child of this age.
- Delivery of the telling, 30 marks: fluent speech, a lively voice and a confident manner when the child explains the picture, so the telling is worth almost as much as the colour and workmanship together.
Treat these as the judging focus, not a fixed rubric: publish your own weighted criteria for Draw and Tell (Guhit Bulilit) under Scoring Setup, or start from the judge scoring and tabulation guide.
How to prepare for Draw and Tell (Guhit Bulilit)
How entrants and their teachers usually get Draw and Tell (Guhit Bulilit) right on the day:
- Practise drawing to a clock for a few minutes at a time so the child learns to finish a picture rather than stop half way.
- Teach the child to start with one big main subject and then add two or three smaller things, which keeps the picture organised.
- Offer a small set of colours and let the child choose a few that go together, then colour carefully to the edges.
- Practise telling the story out loud while pointing at parts of the picture, using the child’s home language.
- Ask simple questions such as who is in the picture, where they are and what is happening, so the child has the words ready.
- Keep it playful: smile, praise effort and let the child rehearse in front of family before the real round.
- Pack spare crayons or pencils, a rubber and a water bottle in case the organiser allows personal materials, and check the list in the brief.
- After a lost round, look at which half let the child down, the drawing or the telling, and spend the next few weeks on that one.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Draw and Tell (Guhit Bulilit) judged individually or as a team?
Across eTalenter’s templates it’s most often run as an Individual entry, though an organiser can set either participation type when assigning the item to an age group.
Does the child have to speak English or Filipino?
No. The telling is delivered in the child’s mother tongue, so the language is set to any language.
How is Draw and Tell marked?
Out of 100: 70 for the drawing (theme 15, visual organisation 15, colour harmony 20, workmanship 20) and 30 for the delivery of the telling.
Is it for children older than Kindergarten?
No. In the template it is a Kindergarten item only, shown with a working age range of 4 to 6 that eTalenter maps from the grade.
Is it judged individually or as a team?
Individually. Each child enters and tells their own picture.
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