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 [email protected]. 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 "Peeps Don't Tan" by the mother-and-daughter team of Kristin Sykes and Shannon Sykes of Cottage Grove. First place, 2025 Pioneer Press Peeps Diorama Contest. (Courtesy of Kristin Sykes and Shannon Sykes)"National Parks Peep's Road Trip Vacation" by Heidi Hansen. Second place (tie), 2025 Pioneer Press Peeps Diorama Contest. (Courtesy of Heidi Hansen.)"Love is Blind in Minnepeepolis" by Susie Emmert of Minneapolis. Third place, 2025 Pioneer Press Peeps Diorama Contest. (Courtesy of Susie Emmert)"There's Been a Murder!" by Cynthia Kleist of Shoreview. MasterPeeps winner in the 2025 Pioneer Press Peeps Diorama Contest. (Courtesy of Cynthia Kleist)"There's Been a Murder!" by Cynthia Kleist of Shoreview. MasterPeeps winner, 2025 Pioneer Press Peeps Diorama Contest."Marshmallow Data Refinement" by Conrad Zenisek Ridley, 13, of Minneapolis. Winner, Peep-ager category, 2025 Pioneer Press Peeps Diorama Contest. (Courtesy of Conrad Zenisek Ridley)“Marshmallow Institute of Art” by Esmé Micek, age 10, of Woodbury. Little Peeple (ages 7-12) winner, 2025 Pioneer Press Peeps Diorama Contest. (Courtesy of Marisol Serdiouk)"Music in the House" by Trinity Huntzicker, age five, of Minneapolis. Winner of the Chick (0-6 years old) category, 2025 Pioneer Press Peeps Diorama Contest. (Courtesy of Jim Huntzicker)"Pioneer Press Peeps Judging People's Peeps for the 2025 Pioneer Press Peeps Diorama Contest" by Molly Guthrey for the 2nd Annual Employee Peeps Diorama Contest. (Courtesy of Molly Guthrey)Show Caption1 of 9"Peeps Don't Tan" by the mother-and-daughter team of Kristin Sykes and Shannon Sykes of Cottage Grove. First place, 2025 Pioneer Press Peeps Diorama Contest. (Courtesy of Kristin Sykes and Shannon Sykes)Expand 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! Related Articles Amid immigration enforcement escalation, St. Paul artists respond with surge of creativity Stillwater chamber officials apologize for response regarding snow sculpture’s removal Team USA snow sculpture in Stillwater removed over ‘ICE out’ messaging Canadian team wins 2026 World Snow Sculpting Championship in Stillwater World Snow Sculpting Championship now biggest event of year for Stillwater ...read more read less