CONTACT:                                                      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Carey Kinsolving 956-772-1920 careyktag@gmail.com KIDS, TEACHERS CAN WIN DUDE RANCH VACATIONS IN GLOBAL ARTS FESTIVAL Parshall, Colo., March 20, 2008 -- Children all over the world can write and draw to win one of a dozen dude ranch vacations offered as prizes in the Children’s International Arts Festival. Kids ages 5-12 can enter by answering and illustrating Bible-related questions for an online book the festival organizer plans to publish. They may also write an essay telling why their teacher should win one of the trips. “These trips are major prizes,” said Carey Kinsolving, organizer of the festival. “Each child winner and immediate family will get to spend a week at a dude ranch, including food, lodging, horseback riding and other activities.” Why dude ranches? Kinsolving feels that dude ranches capture the imaginations of children, and are one of the best types of vacations for families. “Kids love the horses and wide-open spaces, while parents enjoy the beautiful scenery and peaceful setting. It’s ideal for elbow room as well as for reconnecting with your family. When I tell grown-ups about the festival, they ask me if they’re too old to enter!” The Bar Lazy J Guest Ranch in Parshall, Colorado will open its gates to one of the winners. Opened in 1912, it is considered the oldest continuously operating guest ranch in Colorado. It enjoys an ideal location just southwest of Rocky Mountain National Park and nestled in a peaceful valley along the banks of the Colorado River (www.BarLazyJ.com). This ranch is run by Jerry and Cheri Helmicki, who are excited to be hosting a festival winner and family: “Our Kids’ Dude Ranch Fun Program is outstanding. Kids ride horses with other kids in their age group, participate in arts and crafts activities, swim, hike, play games and learn horsemanship skills.” They look forward to taking a winner and family back to the Old West. “It’s like stepping into a time machine,” said the Helmickis. Children who wish to enter the festival can get their parents to download an entry form at www.KidsTalkAboutGod.org. There will also be a list of festival questions available to answer and illustrate. There is no entry fee. Kinsolving plans to publish the best children’s writing and art in the “Kids Color Me Bible Gospel of John.” This online storybook Bible will be patterned after his popular “Kids Color Me Bible.” Each chapter features children’s writing and art. Children who print pages from the free, online book can add their writing and art making each chapter a personalized keepsake. “Art is a universal language,” said Kinsolving. “Children have a way of cutting right to the heart of a Bible story when they draw art to illustrate it. Their answers to Bible-related questions can be humorous and insightful. We’re hoping that opportunities to win dude ranch vacations will motivate many children to share their insights while increasing their Bible literacy.” The Children’s International Arts Festival is sponsored by KidsTalkAboutGod.org, a non-denominational, Christian ministry that empowers children by publishing their faith expressions and making them available without charge to website visitors. Its website (www.KidsTalkAboutGod.org) features 60 Kid TV Interviews, Children’s Bible Art Gallery, “Kids Color Me Bible,” “Mission Explorers Streaming Video” and a Bible Lesson Archive. Visitors may download pictures from the Art Gallery and lessons from the “Kids Color Me Bible” for free. As a newspaper column, Kids Talk About God has been in syndication for more than seven years. ###   Note to Editors: The Kids Talk About God weekly newspaper column may be received by email without charge by subscribing at www.KidsTalkAboutGod.org/column. Editors who wish to pay for the column may contact Creators Syndicate. To read sample columns, please visit the Kids Talk About God column archive: www.KidsTalkAboutGod.org/archive.   For more information, click below to visit the Bar Lazy J website. www.BarLazyJ.com		Click Photo to Download The Bar Lazy J Guest Ranch in Parshall, Colorado is one of 12 dude ranches offering a dude ranch vacation for winners of the Children’s International Arts Festival. For more information about this online arts festival, visit www.KidsTalkAboutGod.org.   One of 12 winners of the Children’s International Arts Festival will saddle-up at the Bar Lazy J Guest Ranch in Parshall, Colorado. Children can write and draw for publication in an online book. For details, visit www.KidsTalkAboutGod.org.   Twelve dude ranch vacations will be awarded to winners of the Children’s International Arts Festival. Children from all over the world can draw for publication in an online storybook Bible and win a vacation at a dude ranch: www.KidsTalkAboutGod.org.   “Art is a universal language,” says Children’s International Arts Festival organizer Carey Kinsolving. Twelve winners will be riding the range with their families at dude ranches in six states. For details, visit www.KidsTalkAboutGod.org.