https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:41:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/halloween-costume-contest-with-prizes#post-2854717 Sun, 04 Nov 2018 07:54:52 +0000 Foodnerd81 2854717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Lahela017: this is what I was thinking. My kids costumes were very cute because I put in some effort. So why should they get a prize over some other kid whose parents aren’t into Halloween? I’ll take the prize, thanks. :silly: </p> <p>So yeah, I don’t care for the idea of a little kid Halloween costume contest, but generally don’t have a problem with one winner. I’d just rather it be more for something the kids actually worked on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/halloween-costume-contest-with-prizes#post-2854707 Sun, 04 Nov 2018 04:35:04 +0000 808love 2854707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lol. Minority here. Everyone gets a prize. My daughter won a courage medal in soccer. Every week a different kid won a different medal until they all won one. Loved it. Everyone has a strength to be noted for. In my class we compete hard in the school and I offer a prize. If they come in second or third, I come up with a consolation prize for everyone who showed a good effort. I like admiring and posting the best costumes on social media or what not but I don’t think people have to have costumes appointed superior than others to have fun and celebrate. I have always been more of a recreational sports or individual sports kind of person so I just like outdoing myself or having the most fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/halloween-costume-contest-with-prizes#post-2854528 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 17:30:38 +0000 WinterBee 2854528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Corduroy: I was going to say the exact same thing. We were the generation that received the participation awards, because it was our parents who gave them! :silly:<br /> On average I find parents my age who are whole heartedly on the there needs to be winners and losers band wagon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/halloween-costume-contest-with-prizes#post-2854426 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 09:45:23 +0000 lindseykaye 2854426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would be 100% okay with this setup. If it's known that it's a contest ahead of time then it's up to the parents to prep the kids about what a contest means, that they may or may not win, that it's more important to love their costume and have fun, etc. etc.</p> <p>However I am more of a fan of raffles. We used to have a costume contest at work and I hated it - I don't want to judge and no one really does. Plus how much effort/money is spent on a costume depends on too many factors.<br /> We changed it to a raffle - anyone who participated is entered in the raffle and then there are 3 winners drawn who pick from prizes. So - you still don't get something just for showing up, but the subjectivity is removed. Might not work for every situation but it's removed some emotion and skepticism of bias. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/halloween-costume-contest-with-prizes#post-2854394 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 07:15:41 +0000 hellobeeboston 2854394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think its a life lesson that kids need to learn about.... not everyone can win! </p> <p>Part of our Kindergarten prep from our school was to make sure we worked with our kids about how to lose, and gracefully.... Definitely something that needs to be worked on with some kids! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/halloween-costume-contest-with-prizes#post-2854378 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 02:33:21 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2854378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My neighborhood had a similar costume- one kid and adult winners. I definitely don’t see a problem with a costume contest or situations when score keeping determines who’s best that day and this a winner. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/halloween-costume-contest-with-prizes#post-2854316 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 16:25:40 +0000 kiddosc 2854316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSCB: Or that millennials are all lazy and entitled... uhhhhh, you know that you parented those lazy entitled people, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/halloween-costume-contest-with-prizes#post-2854315 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 16:20:44 +0000 MrsSCB 2854315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kiddosc: I always think that's so funny--older generations like to joke about the alleged issues caused by "participation trophies." Not only do I think it's not really that supported by evidence but, like....who gave us the trophies, PARENTS? It's not like they just appeared out of thin air.</p> <p>ETA: Or what @Corduroy said lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/halloween-costume-contest-with-prizes#post-2854282 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 14:34:29 +0000 Corduroy 2854282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it’s funny that the idea of participation trophies gets tied to our generation. We weren’t the ones that came up with the idea. That was our parents. Even at 5 the participation trophy didn’t mean much to me. I knew everyone got one. </p> <p>I think there should be a winner in a competition. I actually think two winners per age group makes it more odd. Why two? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/halloween-costume-contest-with-prizes#post-2854278 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 14:15:21 +0000 psw27 2854278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If its a contest or a competition, there should be a winner who gets recognized. I think this whole "participation" award thing is overblown on the internet. When I was a kid, yes the entire soccer team got a little trophy at the end of a season -- did it make me soft or think I should always win? No. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/halloween-costume-contest-with-prizes#post-2854275 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 13:56:17 +0000 Lahela017 2854275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think that contests need a winner, so I see no issue with just winner getting a price. I just don't like the idea of a costume contest in general. It seems like it's really the parents putting in the effort, so why are the kids rewarded for that? Just my two cents. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/halloween-costume-contest-with-prizes#post-2854273 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 13:51:21 +0000 Mrsbells 2854273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cat620: in my mind a contest needs a winner. I dont like the "prize for all" way of thinking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/halloween-costume-contest-with-prizes#post-2854272 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 13:51:10 +0000 kiddosc 2854272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think our parents generation likes to joke around that we all give our kids participation trophies, but that in real life that isn't all that widespread. I have no problem with a costume contest and only a handful of kids getting prizes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/halloween-costume-contest-with-prizes#post-2854270 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 13:48:08 +0000 KT326 2854270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Costume contest implies there is a winner. I think two winners in each category is great! </p> <p>I'm of the mindset that kids need to know they won't always win. They need to develop the skills to get through it if they aren't the winner. I really dislike the "everyone gets a trophy" mentality. </p> <p>My son plays little league. The lower levels all get medals with their team name and year because they don't actually keep score of the games, it is just a learning division. That I don't mind. Once he gets to the upper division, only teams that actually win their division get a trophy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/halloween-costume-contest-with-prizes#post-2854268 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 13:42:46 +0000 cat620 2854268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My neighborhood had a Halloween party yesterday, and they had a costume contest with different age groups. There was a 1st place and a 2nd place winner from each age group, and the prizes were Target gift cards (nothing extreme, just $10 and $5). The kids who didn't win didn't receive anything, but there was free food and drinks for everyone at the party. </p> <p>One of my kids won a prize and the other didn't, but my father-in-law made a comment that in today's society lots of parents might not think a costume contest with winners is acceptable. He thinks that all the parents today believe every child should receive a prize. I told him I didn't have a problem with how the costume contest was set up, but it got me thinking that maybe he is right that other parents and kids wouldn't like the idea of only two children in each group getting a prize. What do you all think? </p>