One way to gauge the appeal of your infant or toddler is through the Wyandotte Jaycees beautiful baby contest, which will be held all four days of the Wyandotte Street Art Fair.

Now in its third year, the contest grew tremendously from its first year, when it made $800 for the Jaycees. Last year it netted $3,500 for the community group.

"The haunted house used to be a big fund-raiser, but over the years they've gotten extremely competitive," said Joseph Voszatka, the group's immediate past president.

"We've been trying to diversify, and because this is our biggest community event in the city of Wyandotte, we were trying to have a bigger presence and take advantage of a quarter million people coming here."

Rich Cieslowski, who is coordinating the event, said last year the two main winners (one boy and one girl) received $500 in prizes donated by local businesses.

"We will have a display set up of plastic jars with pictures of babies on them," Cieslowski said. "People visiting the street fair put in their change and bills. It's a way of getting a lot of outside community participation."

Cieslowski said money raised through the contest helps to fund Jaycees' projects throughout the year, such as the Easter egg hunt, the Santa House and food baskets for the needy.