Chipper Kids

Win an autographed copy of Counting in the Crazy Garden, complete with dust jacket. It’s great as a gift or as a special addition to your child’s bookshelf.

How to Enter: It’s easy! Just leave a comment on this blog post by midnight Saturday, October 3, 2009, Eastern Time. Don’t forget to include a valid email address. After the contest ends, we will email the winner to get their regular (snail) mail address.

The contest is open to residents of the United States. The winner will be chosen randomly.

Is your school participating in this national handwriting contest? Participants from grades 1 -8 can enter to win some great prizes (and pick up good handwriting skills along the way). The current year’s winners received over $1,500 in prizes, including a Nintendo Wii! Click here for more information.

photo credit: daveparker

University Games has announced a contest for kids age 5-12 who want to design and create their own board game. Wouldn’t this be a fun competition to judge! For complete rules, visit their web site here.

The green thumbs over at Kids Gardening have announced a contest designed to improve nutrition and help end hunger issues in the United States. Your school may be able to participate if they have an eligible garden in 2010. Winners can receive gift certificates valued up to $500. For more information, click here.

photo credit: jspatchwork

Image from Flickr/Gerard Bierens

Chipper Kids fans love Elmo, too, and they’d probably be delighted if they could win this sweepstakes sponsored by Random House.  The top prize is a trip to Sesame Place in Pennsylvania

For details, and to download the entry form, click here.