It’s time for Richmondmom.com’s biggest contest of the year – our Real Cute Kids contest.
We are so excited to see all of those bubbly, smiley faces, and sometimes quirky grins or even pouty faces! And it’s all made possible by our fantastic sponsors and advertisers right here on Richmondmom.com.
Parents have their child’s photo taken free of charge, votes are entered here on Richmondmom.com, and kids can win big in their age categories.
Thanks to our great sponsors for 2013 – Real Life Studios , Romp n’ Roll, and Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU !
Starting August 1, 2013 through August 17, 2013, have your child’s photo taken by Real Life Studios at one of our convenient locations listed below. Real Life Studios will provide Richmondmom.com with a photo of your child for our website and voting page after you have your photos taken.
Age categories for the contest are:
- 0-2 years
- 3-5 years
- 6-8 years
- 9-11 years
How to Enter – Quick Guide:
1. You MUST complete this form to ENTER
2. You MUST call 804-794-0021 to schedule an appointment with Real Life Studios
3. Have your Real Cute Kid’s picture taken during your scheduled appointment
4. Visit RichmondMom.com August 20 – 30 and Vote, Vote, Vote!
Additional details, photo shoot schedule and prize package sponsors listed below.
Here’s how it works:
- Complete this brief online form to ENTER. It’s free! (Without this, we will have no information related to your photograph for voting purposes). If you’d like to purchase photos, great discount packages are available. Real Life Studios does incredible photography and has created lots of great memories for dozens of Richmond families!
- Call 804-794-0021 (Real Life Studios) to schedule your appointment (we are unable to accept personal photos for this contest) at one of the locations and times listed below.
- Deadline for photos to be taken: 8/17/13.
- Of course, if you’d like to purchase photos, you may do so at a discount thanks to Real Life Studios.
- Feel good about what you’re doing: UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing) is our non-profit partner on this contest, so we’ll make a donation to them for each Richmond kid entered in our contest.
- Between 8/20 and 8/30, vote for your child on the site and tell everyone else to vote. Photos will be listed by (first name, last initial). Ask everyone you know to vote (one time only per person) between 8/20-8/30/13 here on Richmondmom.com.
Dates and locations for onsite photographs by Real Life Studios at various locations throughout the area are listed below, and you can schedule an appointment at Real Life’s Midlothian Studio anytime:
- 8/4/13; 1 – 3pm – Hip to be Round, 3124 W. Cary St. Richmond, VA. Call Real Life Studios to schedule your appointment: 804.794.0021.
- 8/14/13, 4:30 – 6:30pm-Romp n’ Roll, Midlothian VA. Call Real Life Studios to schedule your appointment: 804.794.0021.
- 8/15/13, 1:45pm – 3:45 pm at Romp n’ Roll, Mechanicsville, VA. Call Real Life Studios to schedule your appointment: 804.794.0021
- 8/16/13, 4:30pm-6:30pm – Romp n’ Roll W. Broad St.. Call Real Life Studios to schedule your appointment: 804.794.0021.
Be sure to click here to Enter the Contest.
Winners and Prizes
Winners in each category will be announced no later than September 5, 2013 here on the site.
This is Richmondmom.com’s biggest contest of the year and for good reason. We all get to show off pictures of our kids. Of course, all kids are the ‘cutest’, but there can only be one grand prize winner in our contest – and that lucky kid will receive more than $2,000 in prizes! Prizes will be awarded as indicated below (prizes vary by age category and there is only ONE grand prize winner from all age groups who receives the $2,000+ package – substitute prizes may be made where necessary or deemed appropriate by sponsors and Richmondmom.com)
Only one grand prize winner will receive the grand prize package – grand prize winner is selected from across all categories and is not based on age-category. The winner in each age category will receive a prize package as well, but will not receive the Grand Prize Package described below.
This year, Richmondmom.com will make a financial donation to UNOS for every child entered in the contest – even more reason to participate! And even better than that – Shannon Milligan of Keller Williams Realty is matching our Richmondmom.com donation to UNOS! How cool is that?
Grand Prize Winner (unless otherwise noted) will receive:
UNOS will provide two tickets (valued at $150 for two tickets) to United for UNOS 5th Annual Soiree fundraising event for each winner in all four categories. To learn more about the annual fundraising/awareness event on October 4, 2013, please visit the website.
Gardner & Jones Orthodontics – Gift certificate for discount on orthodontics worth $500!
Romp n’ Roll is giving the grand prize winner a month of free classes!
Flying Squirrels – Flying Squirrels prize package
First place in each age category will receive a $350 gift certificate from Real Life Studios.
Elephants and Giraffes – Gift certificates for each 1st place winner in each age category worth $50 and a $25 gift certificate for each runner-up by age category (Total value all prizes is $300!)
Sweet Spot Candy Shop – A birthday party at Sweet Spot for up to 10 kids worth $275!
Birthday Party Fun at CORE Kids Academy – $255 value.
Cartwheels & Coffee – Annual membership worth $200!
Layla Bella – Kids Candy Buffet worth $150!
Science Museum of Virginia annual membership worth $99 for the grand prize winner, and a family four pack of tickets for the top winners by age category.
YB Glitter Tattoos – A glitter tattoo kit valued at $55!
Signed copies for the winner in each age group – Kate Hall’s famous Richmond Rocks books with total value of over $75!
Virginia Historical Society – Annual membership package.
Metro Richmond Zoo – 4 pack of tickets valid from August 31, 2013 for 1 year worth $53
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