Win a Wii in our Nestlé “The Kid in You” Photo Contest

by Janice

Update: It’s Time to Vote

We had so much fun with our last photo contest, we have decided to make Photo Contests a regular part of 5 Minutes for Mom.

In this photo contest, sponsored by Nestlé Crunch and their “For The Kid In You” campaign, we are looking for photos that show off “The Kid In You.”

Nestle CrunchPeeling back the paper-thin foil and snapping off the first piece of a Nestlé Crunch can bring most of us right back to our childhood.

Nestlé Crunch bars were an especially rare treat for Susan and me. As Canadian kids growing up in the eighties, many of life’s most important purchases, (Keds, Guess Jeans and Nestlé Crunch bars) were only available in the US. So we had to beg an adult to take us across the border so we could stock up. Nestlé Crunch bars were a valuable trading commodity in our household!

Do you have a Nestlé Crunch childhood memory – head over Nestlé Crunch on Facebook and share. And if you want to have fun playing games, hit the Nestlé Crunch Playground. You and your kids can have some free virtual fun!

So, in the spirit of childhood and all things good and carefree, we want to have some photo carnival fun!

Nintendo WiiAnd to make this contest/carnival all the sweeter, we have got some ultra cool prizes to really bring out the kid in you (and in your kids!)

The Grand Prize: A Nintendo Wii
Second Prize: A piñata packed with Nestlé!

What brings out the spirit of being a kid better than Wii’s and Nestlé-filled piñatas???

(I recently read an article in our city’s newspaper about the local Rotary Club donating Wii’s to eight senior care facilities. The seniors thrive with the chance to relive their youth and flex their muscles while jabbing, putting and batting. If our lucky winner already owns a Wii system, donating the prize to a senior center, or hospital would be a great way to spread the love of childhood!)

Here is how our “The Kid in You” photo contest/carnival will work:

For the next two weeks, we will accept entries. We are looking for photos that reveal the spirit of childhood – however you want to do that. Be creative. Have fun.

If you are a blogger, post your photo on your site and then come back here and add your link to the Mr. Linky. (In your post on your blog, you can explain that it is a part of this contest and link back here. Explaining your photo is totally optional. If it adds to it, write about it. If you would rather let the picture do all the talking, that is great too.)

If you are not a blogger – you can still play!!!
Just email us your photo, with the subject line KID Photo Contest, to 5minutesformom @ gmail dot com. (Please add your image into the copy of the email so that we do not have to open attachments.)

If you are selected as a finalist, feel free to announce it on your blog, facebook, twitter, etc and get your friends to vote for you. That is fair game. But please play fair and do not use proxy servers or other black hat methods of increasing your votes. If we do discover unfair practices, we will have to disqualify the parties involved. Remember the spirit of our site and play nice!

Entry deadline is Monday, June 2nd, 12pm EST. We will announce the finalists on Tuesday, June3rd. Voting will end Monday, June 9th, 12pm EST.

This contest is only open to US residents, and please enter only one of your best photos. (So sorry Canadians, Aussies, etc! As Canadians, we feel your pain! However if you are not a US resident and thus not eligible for the prizes, you can still participate in the carnival fun. In our Motherhood Photo Contest we had an Aussie who participated on her blog and won an honorable mention with her fantastic photo. So join in anyway – don’t miss out on the photo carnival fun–just be sure to state clearly in the entry that you are not eligible for the prize.)

It’s Time to Vote

Thank you to everyone who submitted photos.

There were so many wonderful pictures that it was terribly difficult to select just twenty finalists. But we hope you all agree that the final collection of twenty finalists portrays beautifully the ‘kid’ in all of us!

We hope you all have fun voting and watching to see how the votes get distributed.

Click Here to Vote

Voting will end Monday, June 9th, 12pm EST.



Email Author    |    Website About Janice

Janice is co-founder of 5 Minutes For Mom. Along with her twin sister Susan and their mother Joan, Janice also owns two online toy stores -- one specializing in Ride on Toys and the other in Rocking Horses. Janice has a spunky little girl and a rambunctious boy who love to make it difficult for her to work from home.

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1 Pamela May 19, 2008 at 7:45 am

Is it okay to post a picture taken by my father more than 50 years ago? He is now deceased, but I would love to enter his picture, because it is so perfect for the title.

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2 Heather May 19, 2008 at 9:05 am

That was fun! I love being a kid! (It’s much better than being a grown up!)

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3 Magi May 19, 2008 at 10:11 am

I love these photo contests. They’re fun!

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4 Ken May 19, 2008 at 10:30 am

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5 Adventures In Babywearing May 19, 2008 at 10:46 am

Ok, I love this contest! And I think I’d be more excited to win the Nestle goodies than the Wii! (But don’t quote me on that- I’m pregnant and MAJORLY craving chocolate right now, that’s all!)

Steph

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6 Christina May 19, 2008 at 11:08 am

I got my husbands permission(he doesn’t have a blog) and entered his picture under my blog name..I hope that is ok! I want the Wii!!!!

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7 Jenny Swan May 19, 2008 at 12:11 pm

I think this contest is going to be GREAT, last pictures were so cute I can’t wait to see what these will be like! :)

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8 Susan (5 Minutes for Mom) May 19, 2008 at 12:12 pm

Pamela, definitely you can enter the photo taken by your father.
Thanks,
Susan

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9 Shilo Beedy May 19, 2008 at 12:15 pm

I will never grow old!

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10 brandy w May 19, 2008 at 12:59 pm

sorry my kids distracted me and i ;inked twice. i hope i win. my kids have been dying for a wii my hubby too! thanks for the contest

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11 Alicia May 19, 2008 at 1:27 pm

Great contest! Great prizes!

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12 william stanger May 19, 2008 at 2:13 pm

no comment

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13 Robin Farnsworth May 19, 2008 at 2:56 pm

count me in

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14 Tonya May 19, 2008 at 3:08 pm

What a fun contest! My 5yr old son really hopes we win the grand prize :) So I enlisted his help!

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15 Tonya May 19, 2008 at 3:09 pm

oh yeah I forgot to tell you…you girls rock the contests!

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16 jenny hebert May 19, 2008 at 3:35 pm

Great prize

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17 Patricia Schraier May 19, 2008 at 4:36 pm

We all have a kid in us. Who really gets any older than 10?

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18 that girl May 19, 2008 at 6:29 pm

I haven’t posted my photo yet, but I wanted you to know I posted it on my contest blog. http://linktothatgirl.blogspot.com Hope it generates a lot of buzz for you!

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19 Kim May 19, 2008 at 8:47 pm

Great contest. You should post it in this comment section:

http://bestparentever.com/2008/03/26/14-the-nintendo-wii-2/

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20 Kristinia May 19, 2008 at 11:04 pm

We posted our photo and we’ve also posted a bit about the contest!

http://kristiniac.blogspot.com/2008/05/kid-in-you-photo-contest.html

Thanks for the great contests! We love your site.

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21 Steven Blaser May 19, 2008 at 11:51 pm

I’d like to play with one of these game systems.

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22 melody is slurping life May 20, 2008 at 12:29 am

Oh, oh! I have to work on this one. I, er, the boys so want a Wii. :)

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23 Cory May 20, 2008 at 9:41 am

Thank you for offering this wonderful prize. We always have fun at our family gatherings. The photo of my DH and FIL is just one of the many times we laugh and joke and tease each other. Take care and God bless, Cory

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24 tracey May 20, 2008 at 1:14 pm

Oh, my kids would DIE if I won a Wii!

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25 stampedwithgrace May 20, 2008 at 3:18 pm

I’m glad you’re continuing the photo contests; they’re so fun!
My 7 kids are really wanting to win this one!! :)

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26 Mary May 20, 2008 at 6:49 pm

Great contest, thanks!

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27 that girl May 20, 2008 at 7:15 pm

My link is up — and our family is Wii-less, so this is a pretty exciting contest for us…

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28 Nicole J. May 20, 2008 at 8:58 pm

A great idea for a contest. The photos are great. I am excited to see who wins…maybe us!

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29 Amy C. May 20, 2008 at 10:28 pm

My husband and I have been going back and forth trying to decide whether or not to buy a game system. I think after his long work days and my SAHM days, this could help all of us unwind.
I’m crossing my fingers and holding my breath. Isn’t that how kids do it? ;)

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30 Tara B. May 20, 2008 at 11:05 pm

Thank you for another fun contest!!

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31 william watkins, Sr. May 21, 2008 at 12:12 am

let me win

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32 Susan May 21, 2008 at 1:20 am

I need a WII

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33 Rebekah aka babiesabroad May 21, 2008 at 1:47 pm

I’m loving all the pictures! These photo contests rock and I can’t say that I would just love having a wii!

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34 hearttooheart lori r. May 21, 2008 at 3:06 pm

Wow, I had to think about that one. But it didn’t take me long to narrow it down! :)

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35 hearttooheart lori r. May 21, 2008 at 3:21 pm

Is it possible to delete a name from the list? Mine is there twice. One is Lori R. And the other is Heart Too Heart… If anyone knows anything about that I would appreciate it! I don’t want anyone to think I’m cheating! Thanks!! :)

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36 hearttooheart lori r. May 21, 2008 at 3:43 pm

Sorry, again! Can you delete the two other posts related to me and just leave the heart too heart ~Christmas link?! Thanks! :)

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37 lace May 21, 2008 at 11:11 pm

I can’t wait to see everyone elses photos. It took me awhile to narrow done the photo I wanted to enter.

Good luck everyone.

A wii would be so fun to have.

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38 Beth K. Vogt May 22, 2008 at 8:34 am

It’s always fun to join in another 5 Minutes for Mom contest! I’ve loved looking at the other photos.

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39 MyGoodFinds May 22, 2008 at 10:37 am

I feel like a kid just joining this contest! :)

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40 Belinda A. May 22, 2008 at 9:17 pm

Cute contest and some really fun photos!

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41 Jenn May 23, 2008 at 12:03 am

This is so exciting – good luck everyone!

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42 Jaime May 23, 2008 at 3:24 am

hope i win!!!

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43 Leah May 24, 2008 at 11:00 am

I love this contest!!!

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44 Jen May 24, 2008 at 12:00 pm

What a fun contest… I enjoyed coming up with my pictures :)

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45 mannequin May 24, 2008 at 7:51 pm

Looking at all the pictures is fun. Inside, we’re all kids, huh? Good Luck everyone!

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46 Diana (Holes In My Shiny Veneer) May 25, 2008 at 1:39 am

My husband would love to have a Wii and his birthday is coming soon– I entered pix of him in hopes of winning!

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47 Brody May 25, 2008 at 8:45 am

I like #7. Kristin@ThisIsKristin’s picture.

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48 Colleen May 25, 2008 at 4:01 pm

My dad will probably kill me… but my photo is up!

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49 Maggie May 25, 2008 at 5:50 pm

This is too fun! I love seeing all the entries – there are such great ones!

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50 Wendy T May 25, 2008 at 6:40 pm

What a great idea for a contest. I have posted my picture and am on my way to go check out all the other ones.

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51 Andrea May 26, 2008 at 3:17 pm

This is a fun one! Brought back great memories…wish we could live like that everyday – but if I had a Wii I could at least live like that more often!!!

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52 djp May 27, 2008 at 8:37 pm

this is my favorite

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53 Tricia May 27, 2008 at 11:08 pm

Yay, I’ve been looking for a good contest to enter this photo in.

love your site!

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54 Bonny S. May 28, 2008 at 12:27 am

I emailed one of my husband when he was a young boy on a tractor. My husband would love to win this to play with all the grandchildren!

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55 Jennifer Callahan May 28, 2008 at 12:52 pm

I am link #78~ I posted a pic on my blog for entry to your contest!
TY

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56 Autumn Howard May 28, 2008 at 2:13 pm

thanks for the great contest!!! i love feeling like a kid again!

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57 Deb - Mom of 3 Girls May 29, 2008 at 12:56 am

I love the topic for this – can’t wait to see the pictures that are chosen as finalists! And hoping mine makes the cut… ;)

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58 Angela May 29, 2008 at 11:46 am

what a fun contest, it is so much fun to see everyone’s photos

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59 Casey H May 29, 2008 at 12:31 pm

Just curious whether you received my photo or not, I emailed it but Im not seeing it up here? I’d love to be in on this contest!!

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60 Milk Mama May 29, 2008 at 6:52 pm

Thanks for the chance to win! I think I know the perfect photo!

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61 Sassyfrazz May 29, 2008 at 10:51 pm

What a fun contest! I got one all about kids! :)

Thanks for a chance to win a Wii or a Pinata!

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62 Jen May 30, 2008 at 1:04 am

I’m having a ball checking out all the cute photos! Thanks for the chance to win!

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63 MerryMom May 30, 2008 at 7:12 pm

I love this, thought I’d share …

The Quick Change Baby Crib

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64 Liz May 31, 2008 at 12:09 am

This is a fun contest! I just linked up! :)

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65 Wilson Ribadeneira May 31, 2008 at 12:42 am

I need this.

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66 Dawn May 31, 2008 at 10:29 am

I am not a great picture taker and would normally never enter a photo contest, but we were just at the zoo and I was being silly and there you go a picture I can enter for this contest. Thanks for the chance.

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67 rachel May 31, 2008 at 1:22 pm

I so so so so so desperately want a Wii.
Here’s to hoping!

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68 Tamara Cosby May 31, 2008 at 10:28 pm

Couldn’t pass this contest up, the picture of my daughter CRACKS me up! Thanks for the opportunity to share!!!

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69 Eva May 31, 2008 at 11:39 pm

for fun

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70 JoAnn zimmerman June 1, 2008 at 6:03 am

Would you believe that we don’t have this yet

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71 Kelli (aka "Princess Mommy") June 1, 2008 at 8:39 am

What a fun contest idea! Love it!

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72 elena June 1, 2008 at 1:27 pm

We all have a child in us

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73 philip halter June 1, 2008 at 6:20 pm

enter me please

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74 Sharla June 1, 2008 at 9:13 pm

Great contest! I hope my pic makes the finalists!

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75 Noreen June 1, 2008 at 10:04 pm

I just posted my picture and I had so much fun in that picture, I hope it gets picked!
:)

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76 Christy June 1, 2008 at 10:24 pm

I had a hard time picking a photo… I’d really love a Wii. Then again, I’m pretty keen on the chocolate, too.

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77 HeresTheDiehl June 1, 2008 at 10:52 pm

Thanks for offering this contest. It’s fun to see the other pictures!

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78 Wilma June 2, 2008 at 12:24 am

I don’t have a blog so I wanted to email you the picture but my email account doesn’t let me put the picture in the message. Could you email me and let me know if I can still submit it? Thanks, Wilma
mrsmusicmomma at yahoo dot com

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79 Andrea June 2, 2008 at 8:14 am

I just added my photo! It’s my favorite one I’ve ever taken! :)

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80 Paula Harmon June 2, 2008 at 10:37 am

This is a cute contest, BUT so hard to choose the right photo!!! Fun.

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81 Kelli June 2, 2008 at 11:07 am

adorable contest idea…who doesn’t need to be reminded what it’s like to be a kid???

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82 Nettie Amendola June 2, 2008 at 11:25 am

My daughter would love this! Thanks for the sweeps!

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83 Caryn B June 2, 2008 at 11:39 am

I changed my link!

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84 Peggy Gorman June 2, 2008 at 3:23 pm

Great contest count me in

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85 becky huffman June 2, 2008 at 3:46 pm

would love mii a wii

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86 Natalie Rooke June 3, 2008 at 12:30 am

Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!

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87 Susan Levron August 26, 2008 at 5:16 am

Received this candy as a prize Nestle Crunch Crisp and enjoyed it.

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