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Kids at Home Construction Contest

During these unfortunate times with schools closed and children at home, we would like to offer parents a fun and creative activity to engage their kids. The C.D. Smith 2020 Kids at Home Construction Contest asks students under the age of 18 to get creative and design a construction project.

We are looking for the architects and builders of tomorrow. The idea of this contest is to get kids creatively engaged with construction. It is an opportunity to expose students of all ages that if they can dream it, they can build it. 

Students will have the opportunity to share their imaginative designs through a photo or short video and participate in a fun voting contest for the title of the “Best Home Construction Project”. The contest will be divided into five age group categories for voting and there will be $250 in prizes. Please carefully read to complete contest details and rules below. If you have questions, you can contact Mercedes Tucker at mtucker@cdsmith.com. 

 

Age group voting categories and Prizes

Total $250 in Prizes

• Preschoolers (3-5 years) - $25 Amazon Gift Card
• Middle Childhood (6-8 years) - $25 Amazon Gift Card
• Middle Childhood (9-11 years) - $50 Amazon Gift Card
• Young Teens (12-14 years) - $50 Amazon Gift Card
• Teenagers (15-17 years) - $100 Amazon Gift Card

 

Submissions Must Include

• Preschoolers (3-5 years)
• Photo or Video of the contestant with their home construction project.
• e-Signed parent consent form.

• Middle Childhood (6-8 years)
• Photo or Video of the contestant with their home construction project.
• e-Signed parent consent form.

• Middle Childhood (9-11 years)
  • Photo or Video of the contestant with their home construction project.
  • A short essay that explains the uniqueness of their home construction project, this can be done through a video recording or written format.
    • Video submissions should be 45 seconds or less.
    • OR short essays should be 500 words or less.
  • e-Signed parent consent form.

• Young Teens (12-14 years)
  • Photo or Video of the contestant with their home construction project.
  • A short essay that explains the uniqueness of their home construction project, this can be done through a video recording or written format.
    • Video submissions should be 45 seconds or less.
    • OR short essays should be 500 words or less.
  • e-Signed parent consent form.

• Teenagers (15-17 years)
  • Photo or Video of the contestant with their home construction project.
  • A short essay that explains the uniqueness of their home construction project, this can be done through a video recording or written format.
    • Video submissions should be 45 seconds or less.
    • OR short essays should be 500 words or less.
  • e-Signed parent consent form.

 

Entry

• The contest will have five age group categories: Preschoolers (3-5 years), Middle Childhood (6-8 years), Middle Childhood (9-11 years), Young Teens (12-14 years), and Teenagers (15-17 years); void where prohibited.
• One (1) entry per person per contest, please.
• To enter, build your own unique, in-home construction project. Get creative! This could be a house, a skyscraper, a theater, a community center, a theme park – if you can dream it, you can build it! Participants should use materials found in their own homes to construct their models. As long as your parents are OK with it, there are no restrictions on building materials. Building materials can consist of, but are not limited to, Legos, woodblocks, construction paper, scotch tape, toothpicks, playdough, fuzzy pipe cleaners, popsicle sticks, yarn, bottle corks, twist ties and more.
• Once a contestant has built his or her in-home construction project, parents should take a photo or video of the contestant with their construction project then submit the entry online at www.cdsmith.com/constructioncontest-submit
• For age groups over 9 years, contestants should include a brief description of their construction project. Descriptions should explain the unique features of their project and the elements of their design. Explanations can be creative and imaginative as the contestant would like to make them. Explanations can either be done through a short video recording OR a short essay submitted online.
• Video submissions should be 45 seconds or less.
• Short essays should be 500 words or less.

 

Acceptable Building Formats

• Physical model
• Blueprint or drawing
• 3D Computer-aided design (CAD)

 

Building Materials

Get creative, if your parents say it’s OK, build with whatever you can find in your own home. Suggestion for building materials include, but are not limited to:

• Legos
• Wooden blocks
• Construction paper
• Foam blocks
• Yarn
• Scotch tape
• Twist ties
• Old newspapers and magazines
• Bottle Corks
• popsicle sticks
• pipe cleaners

Drawings of a construction project design are also acceptable. If submitting a drawing, contestants should still take a photo or video of them with their drawings. For age groups over 9 years, contestants should include a brief description of their construction project drawing.

 

Timeline

• Submission will be accepted Tuesday, March 31, 2020 through Friday, April 17, 2020.
• Starting Monday, April 20, 2020, submission will be shared on the C.D. Smith Facebook and voting will take place through Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
  Voting will close at midnight, Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
• Winners for each category will be announced Friday, May 1, 2020.
• Prizes will be mailed directly to winners in May.

 

Voting

• Voting will take place Monday, April 20, 2020, through Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
  Submissions will be shared on C.D. Smith's Facebook and voting will take place on www.cdsmith.com/ConstructionContest-vote
• One vote per person per day (valid email address verification required – emails will not be used for solicitation).
• Voters will click on the “Vote” button under the selected entry and submit a valid email to verify one vote per person per day.
• The total number of votes will be displayed daily, reflecting the total number of votes from the previous day for each entry.
• Social sharing of entries is encouraged, however, likes, shares, and comments will not be counted towards voting. All voting must take place on www.cdsmith.com/ConstructionContest-vote
• Voting will close at midnight, Tuesday, April 28, 2020.

 

Submitted Entries

• By submitting an entry, you are consenting to the terms of this contest and grant C.D. Smith Construction, Inc. full rights to use the submitted entry photo, video and/or quote in future marketing materials.

 

Winners

• Winners for each category will be notified by email on Thursday, April 30, 2020.
• Winners for each category will be publicly announced Friday, May 1, 2020, on C.D. Smith Facebook Page.
• Prizes will be mailed directly to winners in May.