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CRICKET July/August 2024 – Camp
SPIDER July/August 2024 – Wild Ride
ASK May/June 2024 – Far-Out City Creatures
MUSE May/June 2024 – Symbiotic Relationships
CRICKET May/June 2024 – Hiding
SPIDER May/June 2024 – Vegetable Garden
MUSE April 2024 – Great Ape Art
ASK April 2024 – Pen Dance
SPIDER April 2024 – Underwater Animal
CRICKET April 2024 – Open Theme
MUSE March 2024 – Moon Musings
ASK March 2024 – Sun Suit
Call to Action!
Please pass along the following contest details from our magazines to your children so they can take part in our exciting contests!
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2024
“Is there any better feeling in the world than being able to point to something and say, “I made that!”? For this month’s contest, we invite you to share your own proudest creation with us. What’s the best thing you ever made? It could be anything—a sand castle at the beach, a picture, a cupcake, a sock, or an amazing invention. Send us a picture of your best creation, and we’ll show off the most glorious in an upcoming issue of ASK.”
Contest rules:- Your child’s contest entry must be their very own work. Ideas and words should not be copied.
- Be sure to include your child’s name, age, and address on your entry.
- Only one entry per person, please.
- If you want your child’s work returned, please help them enclose an addressed, stamped envelope.
- Your child’s entry must be signed or emailed by yourself or another parent or legal guardian, saying it’s their own work and that no one helped them, and that ASK has permission to publish their work in print and online.
- For information on the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, see the Privacy Policy page at cricketmedia.com.
- Email a photo or scan of your child’s artwork to: ask@cricketmedia.com. Entries must be emailed by November 30, 2024.
- We will publish the winning entries in an upcoming issue of ASK.
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2024
“The holiday season has everybuggy’s taste buds tingling and tummies rumbling. Making a
nourishing meal can bring us together. But grand plans for a deluxe dessert can go up in flames.
For this month’s contest, everybuggy would like to see your best drawing of whipping up something special to eat.
Will you find inspiration in your own home and family traditions, or will you look to the past and illustrate a historical way of preparing food? You might imagine futuristic baking techniques with nifty gadgets that have yet to be invented. Will you draw a cozy kitchen, a big cookout, or a grill at a busy restaurant? Perhaps you’ll paint a frustrated baker, like the one in ‘Pick a Pickle’ who can’t bake crispy bagels because his oven is too old and cold. Or maybe you’ll showcase an unusual cooking method like how Abdul Ali in ‘How Much Does Steam Cost?’ finds a clever way to flavor his bland bread. Your cuisine could even be for a critter, like how the father in ‘The Pirate King’ tries to tempt an injured cat with a homemade fish dinner.
Whether your chef is a human, an animal, or an imaginary creature and whether the delish dish is a familiar favorite or something totally out of this world, all the hungry bugs in Cricket Country are holding their forks and spoons and drooling by the mailbox, ready to dig in to your best original food-themed artwork.”
Contest rules:
- Your child’s contest entry must be their very own original work. Ideas and words should not be copied.
- Your child’s entry must be signed by yourself or another parent or guardian, stating that it is their own work, that no help was given,
and that CRICKET has permission to publish it in the magazine and on our website. - Be sure to include your child’s name, age, and full address on their entry.
- Only one entry per person, please.
- If you want their work returned, enclose an addressed, stamped envelope for each entry.
- Your child’s entry must be received by November 25, 2024.
- Send entries to cricket@cricketmedia.com
- We will publish winning entries in the March 2025 issue.
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2024
“What’s going on in your favorite animal’s mind? Could they be dreaming or planning, worrying or remembering? Snap a photo of a pet and add a thought bubble on the screen or paper. In the bubble, write or draw what the pet might be thinking—whether silly, funny, or super smart. Then share the image with us. (We’ll ask O to confirm accuracy, naturally!)”
Contest rules:- Your child’s contest entry must be their very own original work. Ideas and words should not be copied.
- Be sure to include their name, age, and full address on their
- Only one entry per person, please.
- If you want their work returned, enclose an addressed, stamped envelope.
- All entries must be signed by yourself or another parent or legal guardian, saying that this is their own work and no help was given and granting permission to publish. For detailed information about our compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, visit the policy page at cricketmedia.com/privacy.
- Your child’s entry must be received by December 11, 2024. We will publish winning entries in an upcoming issue of MUSE.
- Email entries to muse@cricketmedia.com. If entering a digital photo or scan, please send at 300 dpi.
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2024
“Draw a picture of decorating for a celebration.”
Here are the only rules:- Your child’s entry must be signed by yourself, another parent, or legal guardian, authorizing its publication in print and/or online and saying it’s their own idea.
- Be sure to include your child’s complete name, age, and address.
- Your child’s entry must arrive by November 25, 2024. We will publish our favorites in the March 2024 issue of SPIDER.
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2024
“Is there any better feeling in the world than being able
to point to something and say, “I made that!”? For this month’s contest, we invite you to share your own proudest creation with us. What’s the best thing you ever made? It could be anything—a sand castle at the beach, a picture, a cupcake, a sock, or an amazing invention. Send us a picture of your best creation, and we’ll show off the most glorious in an upcoming issue of ASK.”
Contest rules:
- Your child’s contest entry must be their very own work. Ideas and words should not be copied.
- Be sure to include your child’s name, age, and address on your entry.
- Only one entry per person, please.
- If you want your child’s work returned, please help them enclose an addressed, stamped envelope.
- Your child’s entry must be signed or emailed by yourself or another parent or legal guardian, saying it’s their own work and that no one helped them, and that ASK has permission to publish their work in print and online.
- For information on the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, see the Privacy Policy page at cricketmedia.com.
- Email a photo or scan of your child’s artwork to: ask@cricketmedia.com. Entries must be emailed by November 30, 2024.
- We will publish the winning entries in an upcoming issue of ASK.
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2024
“The holiday season has everybuggy’s taste buds tingling and tummies rumbling. Making a
nourishing meal can bring us together. But grand plans for a deluxe dessert can go up in flames.
For this month’s contest, everybuggy would like to see your best drawing of whipping up something special to eat.
Will you find inspiration in your own home and family traditions, or will you look to the past and illustrate a historical way of preparing food? You might imagine futuristic baking techniques with nifty gadgets that have yet to be invented. Will you draw a cozy kitchen, a big cookout, or a grill at a busy restaurant? Perhaps you’ll paint a frustrated baker, like the one in ‘Pick a Pickle’ who can’t bake crispy bagels because his oven is too old and cold. Or maybe you’ll showcase an unusual cooking method like how Abdul Ali in ‘How Much Does Steam Cost?’ finds a clever way to flavor his bland bread. Your cuisine could even be for a critter, like how the father in ‘The Pirate King’ tries to tempt an injured cat with a homemade fish dinner.
Whether your chef is a human, an animal, or an imaginary creature and whether the delish dish is a familiar favorite or something totally out of this world, all the hungry bugs in Cricket Country are holding their forks and spoons and drooling by the mailbox, ready to dig in to your best original food-themed artwork.”
Contest rules:
- Your child’s contest entry must be their very own original work. Ideas and words should not be copied.
- Your child’s entry must be signed by yourself or another parent or guardian, stating that it is their own work, that no help was given,
and that CRICKET has permission to publish it in the magazine and on our website. - Be sure to include your child’s name, age, and full address on their entry.
- Only one entry per person, please.
- If you want their work returned, enclose an addressed, stamped envelope for each entry.
- Your child’s entry must be received by November 25, 2024.
- Send entries to cricket@cricketmedia.com
- We will publish winning entries in the March 2025 issue.
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2024
“What’s going on in your favorite animal’s mind? Could they be dreaming or planning, worrying or remembering? Snap a photo of a pet and add a thought bubble on the screen or paper. In the bubble, write or draw what the pet might be thinking—whether silly, funny, or super smart. Then share the image with us. (We’ll ask O to confirm accuracy, naturally!)”
Contest rules:- Your child’s contest entry must be their very own original work. Ideas and words should not be copied.
- Be sure to include their name, age, and full address on their
- Only one entry per person, please.
- If you want their work returned, enclose an addressed, stamped envelope.
- All entries must be signed by yourself or another parent or legal guardian, saying that this is their own work and no help was given and granting permission to publish. For detailed information about our compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, visit the policy page at cricketmedia.com/privacy.
- Your child’s entry must be received by December 11, 2024. We will publish winning entries in an upcoming issue of MUSE.
- Email entries to muse@cricketmedia.com. If entering a digital photo or scan, please send at 300 dpi.
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2024
“Draw a picture of decorating for a celebration.”
Here are the only rules:- Your child’s entry must be signed by yourself, another parent, or legal guardian, authorizing its publication in print and/or online and saying it’s their own idea.
- Be sure to include your child’s complete name, age, and address.
- Your child’s entry must arrive by November 25, 2024. We will publish our favorites in the March 2024 issue of SPIDER.
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