We want to protect children now, and help provide security for their future – but not just safety and security for their eyes! This is why we are running a photo contest that will give away $1,000 in college education funding to the winner. That’s right, we said $1,000. Invested in a college savings plan earning 8% interest a year, for a child who won the contest at 10 months old, this $1,000 could grow to nearly $4,000!  To illustrate this, let’s use Jack as an example.

Once upon a time, there was a child named Jack.  The year he turned 1, Jack won the Babiators photo contest (go Jack!). Babiators deposited $1,000 into his 529 Plan college savings account.  Jack’s parents were really on the ball, and had already opened an account for him (go Jack’s parents!). Over the next 17 years, interest rates for Jack’s account averaged 8% a year (for reference, that was the average stock market return over the last 17 years) from 1994 to 2011). When he turned 18, Jack trotted off to college.   But wait, there’s more! That $1,000 check from Babiators had turned into – not just $1,000 – but $3,700!! That’s an increase in value of 270%!! Holy smokes!

Our contest will run again in Spring 2012. To participate, all you'll need to do is upload a photo of your child wearing his/her Babiators and doing something AWESOME! It’s as simple as that!

So go on! Get those Babiators on and start taking photos!