2024 Miniature Halloween House Contest

ENJOY! FUN IS WHAT IT'S ABOUT! The first day of the contest is September 19, 2024. The contest closes at midnight on October 23. Prize awards will be announced by noon on October 27.

And thanks in advance for entering. This is going to be FUN!

• First place - $100 Amazon gift card
• Second place - $75 Amazon gift card
• Third place - $50 Amazon gift card
• People's Choice award - $25 Amazon gift card
• Whimsical award - $25 Amazon gift card, to a submission that characterizes a more whimsical version of Halloween
• Innovation award - $25 Amazon gift card, for the submission with the most novel innovation. That can be part of a house or structure, or it can be an embellishment, or anything else super creative you can think of.
• Two Kid's awards for two separate divisions (10 and under, and ages 11-16) - $25 Amazon gift card

(The Whimsical and Innovation awards will go to submissions that did not win in the top placings category, to expand the winning possibilities.)

I reserve the right to expand prize categories and awards, and I always do this. (For the last year's Halloween contest, I added the following: Best Name, Best Street Scene, Corniest, Funniest ... expect a few special awards similar to these - for things that stand out to me and the judges.)

1. HAVE FUN

Have fun. Really, the entire purpose of this is to have fun and to share the fun. Simply make a house that expresses a Fall or Halloween season theme or atmosphere and enjoy the process, the fine company.

To emphasize this point, the contest period is now open to what we call "Joy of Creation' submissions. Every year we seem to have more members who just want to participate in the creative challenge, not the contest itself. We applaud this mindset, because it reflects the spirit of our group so well, where the greatest satisfaction is found in creation of little houses and scenes and in the sharing of that with friends. Another possibility, as noted in Rule 8, you may enter up to three houses in the competition. However, we welcome additional Joy of Creation submissions that would not be eligible for prizes. We just want to see and appreciate what you make. We are not setting any limit on such submissions. Just please add the tag #JoyOfCreation when you post them.

First NAME YOUR DESIGN! This helps the judges (and contest visitors) remember each design. It also adds to the design.

It's much better for those viewing your creation if it has a name. Some of the names of the previous submissions are incredibly creative. Naming your design enhances your submission, and is an avenue of creative expression in its own right.

PLEASE WRITE A SENTENCE OR TWO (OR TEN!) ABOUT YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS AS WELL, YOUR INSPIRATION AND THE LIKE. MANY PEOPLE REQUEST THIS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO LEARN FROM YOU.

a) Post your house in the Paper Glitter Glue Facebook group with the tag #2024MiniHalloweenHouse. Please join this Facebook group so you can enter there. It's the best way to enter. (This is safest to insure your submission is captured without issue.)

b) Email me a photo on or after September 19. The address is [email protected]. Please include the title 2024 Mini Halloween House in your email title so I can find the photo easily and include it as an official submission.

c) Follow me on Instagram and post your 2024 Halloween house and tag me @lucyf7b on Instagram. 

A note about submissions. It often happens that folks share their houses in the Facebook group prior to the beginning of the contest. That is fine, just please remember to either re-post it once the contest opens, or send me an email with a link to the submission. We won't really start scanning for official entries prior to the start of the contest. But the house does have to be made this calendar year.

Here are the size limitations:

Base - no limitation on the base so you can landscape as much as you want, but the size of the house does have limitations

House height - no taller than 10 inches tall

House width - no wider than 10 inches

Depth of the House - no deeper than 8 inches

Villages or small groups of houses are welcome as long as each house is no bigger than the measurements listed above.

Note: It is much harder to take in all the details in one photo. We need one photo for the judges to look at. Post as many as you like, but for the judging we usually have room just to include one photo.

Creativity and originality are important and will be emphasized in judging. Hint: Let the fun shine through!

Also creativity in naming your house helps to make it more special. Please tell us a little bit about your house - how you made it, what inspired it, etc. We all love to read about the creative inspiration behind your projects.

The Fall and Halloween season is a great family season. We always love to see house submissions from your children (in two categories this year! Ages 10 & under and 11-16. Please note their age with the submission so we can get them properly entered in the correct category). Allow their youthful creativity to flow. The names of the children's submissions will be placed in a hat and drawn randomly. Those submissions aren't - and should not be - competitive. They should have fun with no other concerns! But we love encouraging them to exercise their imaginations and creative skills.

Note: Prizes in children's submissions in the two age categories will be by random drawings. No competitive pressure! No value judgments.

So that is the Halloween House Contest for this year. Whatever you do, enjoy it! Enjoy making your houses and sharing them. That's what it is all about.

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