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What makes a good Princess?  Is it the uncanny ability to wave as if your fingers were glued together ? Maaayyyyybe.

Well, even if your little princess cannot wave like that, or you for that matter…you can both enter into the 

My Princess Academy

Role Model Contest!

MyPrincessAcademy is excited to announce the launch of its first My Princess Academy Role Model contest - a nationwide search for My Princess Academy Role models. 

They invite you to enter Pixie Princess (ages four and under), Junior Princesses (ages five to ten), and Mommy & Me princess (of mom’s dressed up with their daughters ages 2-12) across the country.

From November 27th, 2008 through February 17th, 2009 submit your favorite photo of your little princess for a chance for them to be featured in an upcoming My Princess Academy campaign.

Finalists and winners will receive prize packages including special gifts from My Princess Academy!

How it works:

A panel of judges will narrow all entries received down to 15 finalists (5 Pixie Princesses, 5 Junior Princesses and 5 Mommy & Me princesses).

Those finalists will be voted on by visitors to the website from February 7th, 2009 through February 28th, 2009.

The finalists who receive the most votes in each category will be announced as winners by March 7th, 2009.

The photo must be the property of the entrant’s parent and/or legal guardian;

The Photo must be no larger than two (2) MB;

The Photo must be in .jpeg format;

The Photo must have been taken within the last three (3) months of the date of submission;

The Photo submitted must only include the image of one child;

The Photo must not be altered or manipulated, except for cropping, red eye removal and adjustment for color and brightness;

The Photo may be color or black and white; and

The Photo cannot have been submitted previously in a contest of any kind or exhibited or displayed publicly through any means previously.

***You are encouraged to submit a brief description (under 75 words) of your photo and why you would be a good princess role model.***

No Purchase necessary. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received. Open to legal US residents. Must be 18 or older to enter with a daughter age (12) twelve or younger. Void where prohibited.

So here are some free princess tea party recipes, online stories, coloring pages and more! Have fun!

***cartoon castle found on jade graphics***

The Young Voices Foundation, which mentors young writers has announced a new writing contest open for US students from grades 3 through 12.

The prize:  $1,500.00!  Nice.

Plus $300.00 in additional prizes.

This is a chance for yor kids “inner writers” to shine through.  It may seem like a homework assignment, but it could be a step towards thier future! I know my kids love to read and they write short stories together all the time.  They really get into it, creating characters and plots, they even talk about it sometimes like how other kids discuss episodes of Hannah Montanna or iCarly.

That’s what a creative mind looks like.

So here’s the rules:

Young Voices of America Tell A Children’s StoryGuidelines 

Whether you are a big brother or sister, mom or dad, grandma or grandpa, aunt or uncle, cousin, babysitter, or just the next door neighbor, reading a young child a story is one of the most rewarding activities that one can do.   

Children’s stories must appeal to the very young; write your stories for children ages 2 through 5. They can inspire, inform, teach a lesson, or entertain.   

Remember your audience; children in the 2 - 5 age groups have short attention spans.  Think about writing your story in scenes or sequences.  Each scene should be no longer than 50 – 100 words for a total of only 500 – 1000 words.  Vocabulary level should be approximately third grade (8 years old), but the story should appeal to a fairly wide age range. 

Make us laugh if you can, have fun with your writing and send us your very best work.  No illustrations; stories with illustrations will not be considered.

How to Submit

• Entries must be original and previously unpublished.
• Technical ability must be consistent with grade level.  Obvious re-writing by an adult will result in disqualification.
• Each entry must include name of the author, age and grade level, name of parent or guardian, address, telephone number, and email.
• Entries containing violent and/or sexually explicit material are not considered appropriate for this contest and will not be considered.
• Entries MUST be written in English.
• Send your entry via e-mail to Bobbi.Carducci@youngvoicesfoundation.org  Insert your children’s story in the body of the email – do not send as an attachment. ATTACHMENTS WILL NOT BE OPENED.  If you don’t have access to e-mail: You may submit your entry via USPS to Young Voices Foundation, Young Voices of America Tell A Children’s Story, 17141 Magic Mountain Drive, Round Hill, VA 20141
• Entries MUST be received by February 3, 2009 (If mailed- postmarked by January 31, 2009).
• Entries WILL NOT be returned.  It is important that you maintain a copy for your files.
• Winners will be announced and prizes awarded at a date and time to be determined.  Information about the awards will be made public on the Young Voices FoundationÔ website.
• Decision of the judges is final.

 WOW! GOOD LUCK!