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This entrant writes:

“Title: White House Easter Egg Hunt for Red October

Description: New for 2017, watch out for the special Fabergé eggs at the White House’s Easter celebration, generous gifts from Vladimir Peeptin. They’re full of surprises! Signed, The Law Offices of Boris Badenov, Natasha Fatale, and Rosa Klebb”

All entries should be emailed to [email protected] with ‘The PoP Peep Project’ in the subject line. Please include a brief description about your entry and please include 2 photos, one closeup and one capturing the whole scene. Entries should be based on local topics of interest if possible and sent by the end of April. Depending on how many I receive, I’ll post all as I get them. I will then pick 5-10 finalists that you guys will vote on. I will take the winners out to dinner and drinks (unless the high school kids win, then just dinner.) I will also bury the winners (and 2nd and 3rd place) in PoPville t-shirts. Good luck!!

425 7th Street, NW courtesy Carmine’s

Good news – Carmine’s Family Style Italian Restaurant has generously offered to host the winners for dinner. Finalists will be selected and voted on the first week of May!

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Amanda writes:

“In our diorama we remember all the beloved stars we lost in 2016 with a rock concert in heaven – Live from St. Peter’s Gate @ Merriweather Peeps Pavilion starring Prince, David Bowie, George Michael, Merle Haggard, Glenn Fry and Nick Menza.”

All entries should be emailed to [email protected] with ‘The PoP Peep Project’ in the subject line. Please include a brief description about your entry and please include 2 photos, one closeup and one capturing the whole scene. Entries should be based on local topics of interest if possible and sent by the end of April. Depending on how many I receive, I’ll post all as I get them. I will then pick 5-10 finalists that you guys will vote on. I will take the winners out to dinner and drinks (unless the high school kids win, then just dinner.) I will also bury the winners (and 2nd and 3rd place) in PoPville t-shirts. Good luck!!

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George writes:

“I am submitting this on behalf of our Peeps diorama team – directed by my daughter Ella. Ella describes it here:

My name is Ella. I’m twelve. I’ve loved art projects since I was little, particularly complicated design & building projects. My dad (George), brother (Sam), aunt (Jeanne) and I for years have loved peeps diorama contests- Washington Post, St Paul Pioneer Press. Each year we look forward to seeing them online. We’ve tried making peeps dioramas at home for a couple of year just for fun—and this year I decided we should really do it!

This fall was the first election I really paid attention to–partly because I loved the idea of a woman president. In the spirit of women power, I decided to make our diorama “Marching with My Peeps” modeled on the Women’s March (my dad was at the march in DC and my aunt went to the one in NYC). My aunt came to visit for a weekend this winter, and the four of us spent the weekend building our diorama.

I wanted each peep to be unique—reflecting different races, ages and issues people cared about. We spray-painted the peeps 5 skin tones. I sewed mini-pussy hats, designed outfits and made wheelchairs. We created many many signs based on actual ones from the March. I loved the wordplay—Peep Your Laws off My Body, Fight like a Chick, Peeps Grab Back, We the Peeple… as well as using the peep image on signs like We Shall Overcomb or Peeple R Peeple or Dissent is Patriotic. See how many peep images or word plays you can find in our diorama. We also included a CNN camera person, the stage with the three march organizers, the singer Milck and “I cant keep quiet” and tons of other details.

The weekend started making our diorama, people across the country protested Trump’s executive order about Muslims and immigrant, so we took a break from building and joined protesters at the airport (now one peep’s sign- #NoBanNoWall).”

All entries should be emailed to [email protected] with ‘The PoP Peep Project’ in the subject line. Please include a brief description about your entry and please include 2 photos, one closeup and one capturing the whole scene. Entries should be based on local topics of interest if possible and sent by the end of April. Depending on how many I receive, I’ll post all as I get them. I will then pick 5-10 finalists that you guys will vote on. I will take the winners out to dinner and drinks (unless the high school kids win, then just dinner.) I will also bury the winners (and 2nd and 3rd place) in PoPville t-shirts. Good luck!!

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Jess & Vy write:

“Similar to its human equivalent “WestWorld,” our amusement park serves as a destination where Peeps can live out their wildest fantasies. Our Peeps-like “hosts” aren’t filled with marshmallow fluff. Rather, they are fully functional Peepdroids meticulously designed by Delos’ Creative Director, Dr. “Rabbit” Ford, and his protégé, “Birdnard” Lowe. Our hosts are here to fulfill your every desire. They look forward to serving you. Exist free of rules, laws, or judgment. No impulse is taboo. In Peepstworld, you have the freedom to become who you’ve always wanted to be – or who you never knew you were.”

All entries should be emailed to [email protected] with ‘The PoP Peep Project’ in the subject line. Please include a brief description about your entry and please include 2 photos, one closeup and one capturing the whole scene. Entries should be based on local topics of interest if possible and sent by the end of April. Depending on how many I receive, I’ll post all as I get them. I will then pick 5-10 finalists that you guys will vote on. I will take the winners out to dinner and drinks (unless the high school kids win, then just dinner.) I will also bury the winners (and 2nd and 3rd place) in PoPville t-shirts. Good luck!!

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Kate Davenport and Natalie Thomas write:

“This is a tribute to the ultimate confection: The Great British Baking Show.

We wanted to celebrate our favorite show by building a celebration cake! The layers are Styrofoam but are covered in fondant and buttercream frostings we made from scratch. We actually did some baking, the little pastries are made from Sculpey which you bake to harden.”

All entries should be emailed to [email protected] with ‘The PoP Peep Project’ in the subject line. Please include a brief description about your entry and please include 2 photos, one closeup and one capturing the whole scene. Entries should be based on local topics of interest if possible and sent by the end of April. Depending on how many I receive, I’ll post all as I get them. I will then pick 5-10 finalists that you guys will vote on. I will take the winners out to dinner and drinks (unless the high school kids win, then just dinner.) I will also bury the winners (and 2nd and 3rd place) in PoPville t-shirts. Good luck!!

Close up after the jump. (more…)

“Peeps in the Parks – a Tribute to 100 years of the National Park Service by Katie Fletcher & Kristen Johnson”

All entries should be emailed to [email protected] with ‘The PoP Peep Project’ in the subject line. Please include a brief description about your entry and please include 2 photos, one closeup and one capturing the whole scene. Entries should be based on local topics of interest if possible and sent by the end of April. Depending on how many I receive, I’ll post all as I get them. I will then pick 5-10 finalists that you guys will vote on. I will take the winners out to dinner and drinks (unless the high school kids win, then just dinner.) I will also bury the winners (and 2nd and 3rd place) in PoPville t-shirts. Good luck!!

Thanks to Victoria Pickering (an awesome photographer often featured in Photos from PoPville and elsewhere if the name looks familiar) for her interpretation of The PoP Peep Project. While not a diorama, unsurprisingly, I love them!! If you dig them as much as I do, check out all the others on her blog PeepCycle Inc..

As heir to the Washington Post Peeps contest, I take this competition very seriously though I allow exceptions for awesome attempts like these!  All entries should be emailed to [email protected] with ‘The PoP Peep Project’ in the subject line. Please include a brief description about your entry and please include 2 photos, one closeup and one capturing the whole scene. Entries should be based on local topics of interest if possible and sent by the end of April. Depending on how many I receive, I’ll post all as I get them. I will then pick 5-10 finalists that you guys will vote on. I will take the winners out to dinner and drinks (unless the high school kids win, then just dinner.) I will also bury the winners (and 2nd and 3rd place) in PoPville t-shirts. Good luck!!