Parents Magazine Thanks Mom Blogs for Encouraging Moms and Dads to Enter Pictures of Kids in Cutest Baby Photo Contest

Amateur photography contest on Parents.com seeks pictures of babies 3-24 months old and pictures of kids 2-6 years for entry into Parents Magazine's annual cover contest. Two winners will be featured on the magazine's November 2009 dual cover.

New York, NY (PRWEB) May 21, 2009 -- Parents magazine today thanked seven mom blogs for encouraging hopeful moms and dads to enter pictures of children in the annual Parents.com cutest baby photo contest. The editors of Parents are holding the amateur photography contest to find the cutest pictures of babies 3-24 months old and pictures of kids 2-6 years old. Two winners will appear on special dual covers for the magazine's November 2009 issue.

The Parents magazine cover contest already has over 80,000 entries, with more than 53,000 in the 3-24 months old category and over 27,000 in the 2-6 year old category. With more than a month to go, it looks like it will top the 88,000 entries in last year's cutest baby photo contest.

Judy Goldberg, Senior Editor of Parents, said, "We just wanted to give a shout-out to all the great mom blogs who have not only written about the Parents magazine cover contest but have also posted our web badge to encourage their readers to see all the adorable entries."

•    Deb at Just a Mom's Take on Things posted, Parents Magazine's Cover Contest - I entered, did you? (http://www.momstakeonthings.com/?p=3485)

•    Chilihead at Don't Try This at Home posted, Housekeeping: Some Things Around the Blogosphere You Might Be Interested In. (http://donttryit.com/2009/04/housekeeping-some-things-around-the-blogosphere-you-might-be-interested-in/)

•    Stacey Moore at All Because Two People Fell in Love posted, Photo Tips for the Parents Magazine Cutest Kid Contest. (http://gseemoore.blogspot.com/2009/05/photo-tips-for-parents-magazine-cutest.html)

•    Donna Chaffins at Blog by Donna posted Parents Magazine Cutest Kid Contest. (http://www.blogbydonna.com/post/2009/05/Parents-Magazine-Cutest-Kid-Contest.aspx)

•    Melinda at Playdate Picks posted Parents Magazine Cover Contest. (http://www.playdatepicks.com/2009/04/parents-magazine-cover-contest.html)

•    Susan at What happened to my house?? posted Parents magazine Cutest Cover Contest. (http://www.happycamperdisaster.com/2009/04/parents-magazine-cutest-cover-contest.html)

•    Adrianne of Perfectly Payton posted Hear Ye! Hear Ye! (http://ittybittybaby.blogspot.com/2009/04/hear-ye-hear-ye.html)

Goldberg added, "Check out these sites, maybe you'll find a new fave! And if you've written about the cutest baby photo contest and we missed you, let us know and we'll add you to the list."

About the cutest baby photo contest:

The entry period for the 2009 Parents cover model contest began on April 1 and ends June 24, 2009. Visit http://www.parents.com/cover-kid and complete the registration form, then follow the links and instructions to upload up to 6 current photos of your child into one of the two contest age categories: (1) children between the ages of 3 and 24 months on the date of entry, and (2) children between the ages of 25 months and 6 years on the date of entry. Photos must be recent, taken by the entrant, non-professional, unpublished and may not have won any prize or award. Photos must be .jpeg or .bmp image formats and cannot exceed 3 MB.

By submitting a valid Contest entry, you will automatically be entered for a chance to win the Parents $10,000 Sweepstakes. Contest entry is not required to enter the Sweepstakes. To enter the Sweepstakes without entering the Contest, go to http://www.parents.com/cover-kid and follow the instructions for Sweepstakes entry.

To view the Official Rules of the Sweepstakes, click here (http://www.parents.com/parents/file.jsp?item=/marketing/contests/PMM_CoverContest09/PMM_09CoverContest_OfficialRules&temp=yes).

Parents magazine judges will review all of the photo entries and choose 40 semifinalists, 20 from each age category, based on the criteria set forth in the Official Rules. From July 28 to September 3, visitors to the Parents Magazine Cover Contest website are invited to cast their vote for their favorite semifinalists. Voter recommendations will not be used as criteria in the judging of entries in any round.

Ten finalists, five from the two age categories, will be selected to fly to New York City for a professional photo shoot. Two winners from the photo shoot, one from each age category, will be chosen for the November 2009 cover. The winner of the $10,000 sweepstakes will be notified by mail on July 8.

The child of each of the Grand Prize winners will be featured on the special double cover of the November 2009 issue of Parents magazine. The winner in the 3-24 month age category will be featured on the front cover, and the winner in the 25 month-6 years age category will be featured on the second, inside cover. Each of the Grand Prize winners will also receive a Macy's First Impressions or Greendog outfit, approximate retail value $75.00 and a $500.00 gift card to Macy's. Gift cards are subject to issuer restrictions.

To enter the Parents magazine cover kid photo contest, upload up to six cute baby pictures before June 24, 2009. Enter either at Parents Magazine Cover Contest (3 mos - 2 yrs) (http://www.parents.com/photos/photo-contests-1/cover-kid/) or at Parents Magazine Cover Contest (2 - 6 yrs) (http://www.parents.com/photos/photo-contests-1/cover-kid-1/).

About Parents magazine:

Parents magazine has been America's number one family magazine for more than 80 years. Since its inception in 1926, it has been a trusted source by every generation of parents. Currently, the magazine is a powerful community of 15.6 million readers devoted to supporting the efforts of parents, educators and other citizens who strive to make the world a better place for our children.

About Parents.com:

Parents.com is the premier parenthood site on the Web, and the interactive companion to Parents magazine, Family Circle magazine, and American Baby magazine. With its stable of easy-to-use, helpful tools like the recall finder, baby name finder, the growing belly tool, the activity finder, and the Birthday party planning tool, Parents.com serves moms and dads, providing everything every parent needs to raise happy, healthy families from crib to college -- how, when and where they need it.

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