For starters, Parents.com is hosting a Cutest Kid Contest (contest is open till June 24). To make sure you have the best chance, here are some photo tips from the editors of Parents:
- Lose the hat and towel draped over the kid’s head – what are you hiding under there?
- Pictures with food on the face are cute on grandma’s refrigerator, but not so much for judges.
- Cranky faces are only for family members!
- Have your camera ready at all times and take tons of pictures—don’t edit yourself as you go along.
To enter the contest: Parents Magazine Cover Contest (3 mos – 2 yrs) and Parents Magazine Cover Contest (2 – 6 yrs). The two winners will appear on the dual cover of the November 2009 issue.
Next up is a contest for military families called Laptops for Flat Tops. AllAmericanDircet.com is hosting an essay contest which will award one laptop with an embedded Webcam (for the family) and an additional Webcam (for the soldier) to two families who have an immediate family member serving in any branch of the U.S. military overseas. Winning families will be announced bimonthly through the end of 2009. Laptops for Flattops, invites participants to submit a 400 word essay that explains why their family deserves to win, and how a laptop can improve their lives and communication with their loved one serving overseas. Families must be able to verify their loved one’s military enlistment.
HP and Dara Torres would like to hear how you have utilized technology to simplify your life, in about 200 words and with a photo submission. Submission is easy and, along with your contribution to the Moms for Simplicity photo mosaic, you are automatically entered to win a technology makeover from HP worth $5000!
Beginning May 8th–for 48 hours only–you can download a free copy of the new, award winning book, The Mother’s Guide to Self Renewal: How to Reclaim, Rejuvenate and Re-Balance Your Life by Renee Trudeau, a nationally recognized career/life balance coach (a $20 value).
Featured extensively in national media and described as “The best book on balance,” by women’s health guru Dr. Joan Borysenko, author of Inner Peace for Busy Women, this book has helped thousands of women and can help you:
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reconnect with who you are and nurture yourself
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manage your energy and practice saying “no”
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tap into the Transformative Power of Self-Care
Finally, I was asked to submit some video to be included in a Wisk video about why HE washing machines rock the house. You can see me being my smart-aleck self in the second video (several other bloggers make appearances too!) talking about how I like to make my kids do the laundry now.
