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		<title>Chipper Kids Giveaway &#8211; Autographed Children&#8217;s Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MargaretteBurnette</dc:creator>
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Win an autographed copy of Counting in the Crazy Garden, complete with dust jacket.  It&#8217;s great as a gift or as a special addition to your child’s bookshelf.
How to Enter:  It&#8217;s easy!  Just leave a comment on this blog post by midnight Saturday, October 3, 2009, Eastern Time.  Don&#8217;t forget to [...]]]></description>
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<p>Win an autographed copy of <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0965379132?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=chipkids-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=0965379132">Counting in the Crazy Garden</a></em>, complete with dust jacket.  It&#8217;s great as a gift or as a special addition to your child’s bookshelf.</p>
<p><strong>How to Enter:</strong>  It&#8217;s easy!  Just leave a comment on this blog post by <strong>midnight Saturday, October 3, 2009</strong>, Eastern Time.  Don&#8217;t forget to include a valid email address.  After the contest ends, we will email the winner to get their regular (snail) mail address. </p>
<p>The contest is open to residents of the United States.  The winner will be chosen randomly.  </p>
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		<title>Zaner Bloser National Handwriting Contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MargaretteBurnette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is your school participating in this <a href="http://www.zaner-bloser.com/educator/products/handwriting/national-contest.aspx?id=336">national handwriting contest?</a>  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!  <a href="http://www.zaner-bloser.com/educator/products/handwriting/national-contest.aspx?id=336">Click here</a> for more information.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is your school participating in this <a href="http://www.zaner-bloser.com/educator/products/handwriting/national-contest.aspx?id=336">national handwriting contest?</a>  Participants from grades 1 -8 can enter to win some great prizes (and pick up good handwriting skills along the way).  The current year&#8217;s winners received over $1,500 in prizes, including a Nintendo Wii!  <a href="http://www.zaner-bloser.com/educator/products/handwriting/national-contest.aspx?id=336">Click here</a> for more information.</p>
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		<title>National Young Game Inventor Contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MargaretteBurnette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/92155448@N00/74637244/" title="Candyland" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/38/74637244_69c673cab8_t.jpg" alt="Candyland" border="0" /></a><br /><small><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" title="Attribution License" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.chipperkids.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/photo-dropper/images/cc.png" alt="Creative Commons License" border="0" width="16" height="16" align="absmiddle" /></a> <a href="http://www.photodropper.com/photos/" target="_blank">photo</a> credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/92155448@N00/74637244/" title="daveparker" target="_blank">daveparker</a></small>

<a href="http://ugames.com/">University Games</a> 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 <a href="http://ugames.com/">here</a>.</p>]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://ugames.com/">University Games</a> has announced a contest for kids age 5-12 who want to design and create their own board game.  Wouldn&#8217;t this be a fun competition to judge!  For complete rules, visit their web site <a href="http://ugames.com/">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Healthy Sprouts Awards Contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MargaretteBurnette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The green thumbs over at <a href="http://www.kidsgardening.com/healthysprouts.asp">Kids Gardening</a> 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, <a href="http://www.kidsgardening.com/healthysprouts.asp">click here.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23126594@N00/139840779/" title="20060503 02 garden veggies" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/51/139840779_fa80942c9e_m.jpg" alt="20060503 02 garden veggies" border="0" /></a><br /><small><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" title="Attribution License" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.chipperkids.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/photo-dropper/images/cc.png" alt="Creative Commons License" border="0" width="16" height="16" align="absmiddle" /></a> <a href="http://www.photodropper.com/photos/" target="_blank">photo</a> credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23126594@N00/139840779/" title="jspatchwork" target="_blank">jspatchwork</a></small></p>
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		<title>Contest: Elmo&#8217;s Birthday Sweepstakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MargaretteBurnette</dc:creator>
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Image from Flickr/Gerard Bierens
Chipper Kids fans love Elmo, too, and they&#8217;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.
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<p>Chipper Kids fans love Elmo, too, and they&#8217;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</p>
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