Peeps + Prizes

Our third annual Panhandle Peep Show Diorama contest just got sweeter.

For the second year in a row, Just Born, Inc., the maker of Peeps, has signed on as a national sponsor.

The company has provided its "Sweet Treats" gift boxes for our first and second place age group winners.

Third place winners will receive goody bags filled with Peeps and other mouth-watering delights.

And we haven't forgotten about our business category winners.

LuLu's Sweet Expectations in Port St. Joe is assembling some gift bags so delightful that you'll want to start your own business just to win one.

To recap the rules:

Entrants must construct dioramas depicting familiar Panhandle scenes using marshmallow Peeps as all human and animal characters.

Entries must be housed in a box, shoebox or other enclosure and participants can work solo or in teams.

The categories are as follows:

*5 and under

*6-10

*11-16

*17 and up

*Business

Entrants in the business category must depict their workplace, employees or some aspect of their business.

We will award first, second and third prizes in each category. 

Judges will base their decision on the diorama's design, quality of execution and resemblance to our area.

All entries must be returned, with entry forms attached, to The Star or The Times offices by 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 25.

The winning entries will be featured in our April 1 edition and on our website.