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Friday, January 8, 2010

Pageant Games For Kids

Pageant games put kids in the world of a beauty pageant competition.

Beauty pageants have prospered for decades, with competitions such as Miss America, Miss USA and Miss World ingraining themselves into the cultural consciousness and, in the process, spawning pageants catering to men and children. Kids can get some beauty pageant experience by playing games that measure quintessential pageant themes such as beauty, personality and talent.

Beauty Pageant Queen

Kids choose three of their favorite contestants to advance to the next round of "Beauty Pageant Queen," accessible at various free game sites. Once kids choose their contestants, they drag dresses and accessories to the girls. To dress a particular girl, players click that girl. After dressing each girl, players drag the girls to numbered award platforms, and rank each girl. Kids then adorn contestants with crowns, blue ribbons and, for the winner, a pageant banner.

Lovely Lisa

Kids learn that non-physical attributes carry just as much, if not more, importance than beauty in "Lovely Lisa," available for the Nintendo DS platform. Interactive dolls help kids balance leisure and hard work, awarding them with points if they perfect beauty skills and techniques, do household chores and learn career skills via various jobs. While players reap rewards, such as accessories, clothing, hairstyles and makeup, they must have the best skills in all categories when competing in the Heart Hill pageant. Kids continue learning to balance fun and work in the sequel game, "Lovely Lisa & Friends," which also includes a Heart Hill pageant competition.

Pageant Princess

Contestants compete in a series of pageants in "Pageant Princess," available as an online game or one-hour, free-trial download at sites like GameHouse. Kids drag and drop contestants to desired stations, where attendant Bess walks over to help the girls. Stations include hair/pedicure, facial masks/makeup, accessories and a station for changing into pageant attire. Contestants waiting too long for Bess get angry, start crying and eventually leave. With all prepping complete, kids drag contestants to the stage entrance, where judges score them on interview responses, casual/evening wear and talent. Players advance to the next level if they reach their target score. Throughout the game, players purchase upgrades to help expedite their tasks.

Party Pageant

Putting themselves in the shoes of pageant contestants, kids engage in pageants as part of a party's festivities. Adults prepare a stage area and a backdrop, and assign a host and judges. On a piece of paper, kids write "Mr." or "Ms." and information to identify them. For instance, for a "Mr. World Junior" or "Ms. World Junior" pageant, kids write the name of the country they represent. Pin the paper to their clothing so the host and judges can easily identify the contestants. The pageant consists of three rounds: "Themed Posing," in which all contestants appear on stage simultaneously and perform several different poses; "Themed Interview," in which contestants take turns answering a question from the host; and "Talent," in which contestants showcase a talent of their choice. At the end of the last round, judges hand their scores to the host, who tallies the results and announces a winner. The winner receives a prize for their accomplishments.