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

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.


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.

87 Comments

  • 51
    May 26, 2008 | Permalink |

    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!!!

  • 52
    djp
    May 27, 2008 | Permalink |

    this is my favorite

  • 53
    May 27, 2008 | Permalink |

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

    love your site!

  • 54
    Bonny S.
    May 28, 2008 | Permalink |

    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!

  • 55
    Jennifer Callahan
    May 28, 2008 | Permalink |

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

  • 56
    Autumn Howard
    May 28, 2008 | Permalink |

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

  • 57
    May 29, 2008 | Permalink |

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

  • 58
    May 29, 2008 | Permalink |

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

  • 59
    Casey H
    May 29, 2008 | Permalink |

    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!!

  • 60
    May 29, 2008 | Permalink |

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

  • 61
    May 29, 2008 | Permalink |

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

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

  • 62
    May 30, 2008 | Permalink |

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

  • 63
    May 30, 2008 | Permalink |

    I love this, thought I’d share …

    The Quick Change Baby Crib

  • 64
    May 31, 2008 | Permalink |

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

  • 65
    Wilson Ribadeneira
    May 31, 2008 | Permalink |

    I need this.

  • 66
    May 31, 2008 | Permalink |

    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.

  • 67
    May 31, 2008 | Permalink |

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

  • 68
    May 31, 2008 | Permalink |

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

  • 69
    Eva
    May 31, 2008 | Permalink |

    for fun

  • 70
    JoAnn zimmerman
    June 1, 2008 | Permalink |

    Would you believe that we don’t have this yet

  • 71
    June 1, 2008 | Permalink |

    What a fun contest idea! Love it!

  • 72
    elena
    June 1, 2008 | Permalink |

    We all have a child in us

  • 73
    philip halter
    June 1, 2008 | Permalink |

    enter me please

  • 74
    June 1, 2008 | Permalink |

    Great contest! I hope my pic makes the finalists!

  • 75
    June 1, 2008 | Permalink |

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

  • 76
    June 1, 2008 | Permalink |

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

  • 77
    June 1, 2008 | Permalink |

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

  • 78
    Wilma
    June 2, 2008 | Permalink |

    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

  • 79
    June 2, 2008 | Permalink |

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

  • 80
    Paula Harmon
    June 2, 2008 | Permalink |

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

  • 81
    June 2, 2008 | Permalink |

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

  • 82
    Nettie Amendola
    June 2, 2008 | Permalink |

    My daughter would love this! Thanks for the sweeps!

  • 83
    June 2, 2008 | Permalink |

    I changed my link!

  • 84
    Peggy Gorman
    June 2, 2008 | Permalink |

    Great contest count me in

  • 85
    June 2, 2008 | Permalink |

    would love mii a wii

  • 86
    Natalie Rooke
    June 3, 2008 | Permalink |

    Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!

  • 87
    August 26, 2008 | Permalink |

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

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