Share the Scare Contest Encourages Creative Kids, Aspiring Pranksters to Build Scary Mansions

Share the Scare Contest Encourages Creative Kids, Aspiring Pranksters to Build Scary Mansions

Boys & Girls Clubs of America Teams Up with Producers of Edgar & Ellen for a Hair-Raising Promotion

ATLANTA, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for the Halloween season, the spooky troublemaking twins are at it again! Throughout October, Edgar & Ellen will unleash the online Share the Scare(TM) contest where booby traps, banana peels and lamp shades serve as dastardly devices for kids to build their own virtual scary mansions and the mansions with the most visitors (or victims) win.

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Mansion Mayhem is the cornerstone of Edgar & Ellen's Halloween promotion. Kids can visit Boys & Girls Clubs of America's YouthNet at www.bgcayouthnet.org or www.edgarandellen.com to create their booby-trapped, ghoulish mansion for a chance to win great prizes, including Nicktoons portable DVD players and Edgar & Ellen books, games and puzzles.

From Saturday, October 1, through Monday, November 7, the Share the Scare site will reveal even more prankish play. Kids will be able to download a hair-raising desktop, read their horrifying "horrorscopes," and even get to play a musical game with the twins' pet, Pet.

Promotional partners include the Nicktoons Network, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Mattel, and Sparktop.

About Edgar & Ellen:

In the Edgar & Ellen(R) book series, the creative and mischievous twins get into all sorts of trouble, but they always get their comeuppance at the end. Through the series, readers are encouraged to think for themselves, use their imagination, and learn from their mistakes. The Edgar & Ellen series is written for children aged 8 to 12 years old, and is available in 68 countries and 9 languages. The edgarandellen.com Web site receives visitors from 140 countries.

Be sure to check out Edgar & Ellen animated shorts on the Nicktoons Network beginning on October 1. And don't miss Edgar & Ellen when they host the Nicktoons Scare-A-Thon from October 29 through October 31.

About Boys & Girls Clubs of America:

Boys & Girls Clubs of America (www.bgca.org) comprises a national network of some 3,700 neighborhood-based facilities annually serving more than 4.4 million young people, primarily from disadvantaged circumstances. Known as "The Positive Place for Kids," the Clubs provide guidance-oriented character development programs on a daily basis for children 6-18 years old, conducted by a full-time professional staff. Key Boys & Girls Club programs emphasize character and leadership development, education and career development, health and life skills, the arts, sports, fitness and recreation.

About YouthNet

Sponsored by Microsoft, BGCA's YouthNet is a Web site (www.bgca.org) designed for youth, dedicated to promoting youth development outcomes; fostering youth voices; expanding youth resources; and empowering youth as content developers and leaders of their online community.

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CONTACT: Sarah Bierig of Star Farm Productions, +1-312-226-7130; or Angela Richmond of Boys & Girls Clubs of America, +1-404-487-5813

Web site: http://www.bgca.org/ http://www.bgcayouthnet.org/ http://www.edgarandellen.com/

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