Engaged and Entertained
As children spend more and more time online, it is important to ensure they are engaged in educational or informative activities at least some of the time. One method educational sites can use to keep children engaged and entertained is to offer online competitions. Competitions which are skills based can help children apply knowledge and boost their creativity.
An alternative to skills based online competitions are competitions which are games of chance. This type of competition can be used to help boost page visits or promote pages through social media. For children, these types of competitions can help build awareness of different websites or educa-tional tools. They should be free to enter and prizes should be appealing to the target age group.
Another type of online competition, which is more likely aimed at adults rather than children is sweepstakes competitions. Sweepstakes usually involve buying an entry into a draw to win a prize or prizes. Sometimes sweepstakes can take the form of purchasing a product in order to gain entry into a competition. Prizes in these types of competition can vary from free products to cash or even overseas holidays.
