My favorite contests always involve cash or vacations. Today I have one for you hosted by Kraft for a weekend getaway to the Kennedy Space Center that also includes $500 cash. One Grand Prize winner will win a 4 day/3 night trip (September 18 – 21, 2008) for four to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This includes airfare, hotel, rental car, and $500 spending money. While there the group will experience some awesome attractions including the Family Astronaut Training Experience, lunch with an astronaut, riding the Shuttle Launch Experience with an astronaut, a private tour of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and a Commander’s Club Annual Pass. And that’s still not all. The Grand Prize winner will also get to push a button to launch a 9 foot tall rocket!  Wouldn’t that be an amazing experience?  Sound like something you’d like to do? Well, there are two ways to enter. If you have a box of Kraft Mac and Cheese with a code you can enter the contest here, but if not, do not fret. You still have a shot by mailing a hand printed entry, on a 3″ x 5″ piece of paper that includes your name, complete address, daytime and evening phone numbers, date-of-birth and mail to: Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Kennedy Space Center Game Play, P.O. Box 4927, Oak Brook, IL 60522-4927. Mail-in requests must be received by May 31, 2008. Limit one request per envelope.

There are many other prizes too. Check out this awesome list:

• Nine (9) First Prizes: A 4-Day/3-Night trip for winner and three guests to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida which will include round trip economy air travel for four (4) from the airport nearest winner’s home to Orlando, Florida on September 18- September 21, 2008; three (3) nights accommodations (one quad occupancy room); car rental for four (4) days and $500 spending money for the winner only. In addition, participation in the Family Astronaut Training Experience; lunch with an astronaut; riding the Shuttle Launch Experience with an astronaut; a private tour of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and a Commander’s Club Annual Pass.
• Three hundred fifty (350) Second Prizes: A Youth Replica Astronaut Flight Suit and Space Helmet.
• One Thousand (1,000) Third Prizes: Lunch Bag.

As always, be sure to read the fine print (here’s a summary):

• Contest ends May 31, 2008.
• Open to residents of the fifty (50) United States and D.C., 6 – 14 years of age as of March 12, 2008
• For the Grand Prize Winner and Nine (9) First Prize Winners, the winner’s parent/legal guardian must execute all documents on minor’s behalf and must travel with said minor.
• Winner’s guests under the age of 18 must be accompanied by their own parent or legal guardian.
• Guests must be at least 6 years of age or older in order to participate in the Family Astronaut Training Experience.
• Trip must be taken during the dates stated above.