Begins
Friday, September 11, 2026
Hide-and-Seek with Milo!
Website Relaunch Challenge
Celebrate Our Website Relaunch and Win!
Our new Critter Corner website is here, and Milo the Meerkat is ready to celebrate with a game of hide-and-seek!
Milo loves exploring—and he is very good at hiding. We have hidden five different Milos throughout the Critter Corner website. Each Milo has one special letter.
Can you find all five Milos, collect their letters, and discover the secret word?
Complete the challenge for a chance to win one of ten $5 Critter Corner digital gift certificates!
Meet Milo the Meerkat — explorer, seeker, and champion hider!
Challenge Dates
When Is the Challenge?
Entries Close
11:59 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, 2026
Entries submitted after the closing time will not be included in the draw.
Prizes
What Can You Win?
Ten winners will each receive a $5 Critter Corner Digital Gift Certificate.
$5
Critter Corner Digital Gift Certificate
The gift certificate may be used toward any digital download content available on the Critter Corner website.
There will be ten winners, giving you ten chances to win!
Step by Step
How to Enter
- 1 Subscribe to the Critter Corner monthly newsletter.
- 2 Explore the newly relaunched Critter Corner website.
- 3 Look carefully for five hidden images of Milo the Meerkat.
- 4 Find the special letter shown with each Milo.
- 5 Put the five letters together to discover Milo’s secret word.
- 6 Complete the official entry form below.
- 7 Enter the secret word and submit your entry before the challenge closes.
Need a clue? Milo may be hiding anywhere on the Critter Corner website, so explore carefully!
Required to Qualify
Subscribe to the monthly newsletter
Participants must subscribe to the Critter Corner monthly newsletter to enter. Join for teaching ideas, creative activities, new resources, and challenge updates.
Eligibility
Who Can Participate?
Adults, parents, teachers, homeschooling families, and children are all invited to join the fun.
Everyone Welcome
Adults, parents, teachers, and homeschooling families may enter and enjoy the hunt.
Children with Adults
Children must participate with the permission and assistance of a parent, legal guardian, or teacher. An adult must complete and submit the entry form on behalf of a child.
Protect Kids’ Privacy
Children should not submit their personal information independently.
Let’s Go
Ready to Find Milo?
Explore the Critter Corner website, find all five Milos, and uncover the secret word!
Official Entry Form
Submit the Secret Word
Already found all five letters? Enter the secret word below before the challenge closes.
You found Milo! Your entry has been received. Winners will be announced after the challenge closes.
Legal
Official Challenge Rules
- No purchase is necessary to enter.
- Participants must subscribe to the Critter Corner monthly newsletter.
- Each participant may submit one entry.
- A valid entry must include the correct secret word.
- All entries must be submitted through the official challenge entry form.
- The challenge opens on Friday, September 11, 2026.
- The challenge closes at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, 2026.
- Ten winners will be selected randomly from all eligible entries containing the correct secret word.
- Each winner will receive one $5 Critter Corner digital gift certificate.
- Gift certificates may be used toward digital download content available directly from the Critter Corner website.
- Gift certificates cannot be exchanged for cash.
- Children may participate, but an adult must submit the entry on their behalf.
- Duplicate, incomplete, automated, or fraudulent entries may be disqualified.
- Winners will be contacted using the email address provided on the entry form.
- Participants are responsible for providing a valid email address.
- Critter Corner reserves the right to verify entries before awarding prizes.
- Critter Corner reserves the right to modify, suspend, or cancel the challenge if technical problems or circumstances beyond its control affect the fairness or operation of the challenge.
Privacy
- Information submitted through the challenge entry form will be used to administer the challenge, contact the winners, deliver prizes, and send the Critter Corner monthly newsletter.
- Children’s personal information should not be entered on the form. A parent, legal guardian, teacher, or other responsible adult must submit the entry for a participating child.
- Participant information will not be sold.
Important Notice
- This challenge is organized by Critter Corner. It is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, YouTube, Google, or any other social media platform.
- By entering, participants confirm that they have read and accepted the official challenge rules.
Have Fun!
Good luck, Critter Corner explorers! Milo cannot wait to see who finds all five of his hiding places and discovers his secret word.
Start Searching for MiloSecond Way to Win
Color and Design Milo Contest!
Free Entry Page
Download the free Milo activity page
It includes a light pencil-gray outline of Milo with plenty of blank space around him. What happens next is completely up to your child!
Kids Art Contest
Create Something Amazing with Milo!
Milo the Meerkat is ready for a new adventure—and he needs your child’s imagination!
Download the free Milo activity page. It includes a light pencil-gray outline of Milo with plenty of blank space around him. What happens next is completely up to your child!
Creative Freedom
Children can…
- Color Milo
- Design a new explorer outfit
- Draw Milo’s home
- Create an exciting background
- Add explorer tools or accessories
- Show Milo on a new adventure
- Create something completely original
Children may use crayons, colored pencils, markers, paint, collage materials, or digital drawing tools.
Contest Dates
When does it run?
The contest begins on
Friday, September 11, 2026
Entries must be submitted by
11:59 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, 2026
Step by Step
How to Enter
- 1 A parent or guardian subscribes to the Critter Corner monthly newsletter.
- 2 Download the free Milo activity page.
- 3 Let your child color, draw, paint, or design anything they imagine.
- 4 Take a clear, well-lit photo or scan of the finished artwork.
- 5 The parent or guardian must submit their email address and the child’s age. (No other personal information will be asked.)
- 6 Upload the completed artwork.
- 7 Submit the entry before the contest closes.
Entry Details
What Information Is Required?
The entry form will ask for only:
- Parent or guardian’s email address
- Child’s age (to sort by age group)
- A clear photo or scan of the completed artwork
The child’s name and other personal information are not required.
Age Groups
Entries will be divided into five age groups
Ages 2–4
Ages 5–6
Ages 7–8
Ages 9–11
Ages 12–17
Prizes
What Can You Win?
One winner will be selected from each age group.
$5
Critter Corner Digital Gift Certificate
The gift certificate may be used toward any digital product available on the Critter Corner website.
That means five children’s contest winners will each receive a $5 digital gift certificate.
Judging
How Will Entries Be Judged?
Each entry will be judged according to the child’s age. We will consider:
Creativity
Imagination
Effort
Use of colors and materials
Original ideas
This contest is not about perfect coloring or advanced drawing skills. We want children of every age and ability to have fun and use their imaginations.
Required to Enter
Subscribe to the monthly newsletter
A parent or guardian must subscribe to the Critter Corner monthly newsletter to enter.
Official Entry Form
Submit Your Child’s Milo Artwork
Parent email, child’s age, and a clear photo or scan of the finished artwork.
Legal
Important Rules
- No purchase is necessary.
- A parent or guardian must submit the entry.
- One entry is permitted per child.
- The official Milo activity page must be used.
- The artwork must be created by the child.
- Parents may help download, print, photograph, scan, and upload the page.
- Traditional and digital artwork are both accepted.
- The parent or guardian must provide a valid email address.
- Entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, 2026.
- One winner will be selected from each age group.
- Each winner will receive one $5 Critter Corner digital gift certificate.
- Gift certificates may be used toward digital products available directly from the Critter Corner website.
- Gift certificates cannot be exchanged for cash.
- Late, incomplete, copied, inappropriate, or unreadable entries will not be accepted.
- Winners will be contacted through the parent or guardian’s email address.
- Critter Corner reserves the right to verify entries before awarding prizes.
Privacy
- The child’s name, email address, home address, school name, and other identifying information are not required.
- The parent or guardian’s email address will be used to administer the contest, contact winners, deliver prizes, and send the Critter Corner monthly newsletter.
- Submitted information will not be sold.
Important Notice
- The Color and Design Milo Contest is organized by Critter Corner. It is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, X, Google, or any other social media platform.
- By submitting an entry, the parent or guardian confirms that they have read and accepted the contest rules.
Ready to Create?
Download Milo’s activity page, gather your favorite art materials, and let your child’s imagination take over! We cannot wait to see all the creative Milo designs!
Download the Free Milo Activity Page