Hey, Peeps! We’re happy to announce that it’s time once again for our favorite spring tradition, the annual Pioneer Press Peeps Diorama Contest.
To participate, dig out your art supplies and make a diorama of any size featuring marshmallow Peeps (no AI, please). The theme is wide open, as is our tradition — anything from current events to historical moments; daily life here in Minnesota; takes on celebrities, religion, art or sports; showcasing scenes from television, movies or books … or other topics and themes.
Some people create their scenes in diorama-friendly boxes, but this is not required. Ultimately, it’s your creativity we want to showcase, as we’ve done since 2004.
When your marshmallow masterpiece is complete, take a photo or two of the diorama and email it to peeps@pioneerpress.com.
In your email, be sure to include the title of the diorama and the name, phone number and email address of the creator or creators — in addition to their city of residence — so that we may contact them if needed.
Here are the winners of the 2025 Pioneer Press Peeps Diorama Contest
If the creator is 12 or younger, or a teenager (ages 13 to 17), make sure you tell us in order to be eligible for the youth prizes (and include an adult’s name and contact info).
Also, please tell us all about your artistic process — inspiration, methods, near-disasters — so that we can share your behind-the-Peeps story with the world.
The deadline to email photos of the diorama entries is noon on Friday, March 27. Winning entries will be featured in the Pioneer Press on Easter Sunday, April 5.
Winners will be chosen by a judging panel made up of Pioneer Press employees. Diorama qualities we seek include instant visual recognition of a theme; miniature craftsmanship (we love detail work); and the quality of the photograph (natural light, clean background — and again, no AI, please).
Prizes include gift cards (for the top winners) and, for everyone else, certificates of honor and particiPEEPtion!
Again this year: If you have won a top prize in the past, you will be placed in a “Peeps Masters” category to compete with your marshmallow peers.
Good luck, Peeps!
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