Tararua libraries are encouraging people to get crafty and enter in their arts and crafts competition.
Librarian Brenda Graves said the idea behind the competition was to provide something to help "improve the mood".
She said with everything happening with Covid, people weren't exactly feeling festive.
The competition is open to anyone with entries separated into pre-school, primary, teen and adult age groups.
Anything goes - as long as the entry has a Christmas theme, so that included cards, decorations, wrapping paper or artwork.