Junior Handworks 2024
Section Y
CHAIRPERSON - Julia McDonald (647) 205-5092
Details may be subject to change. Please check for updates at uxbridgefair.ca
RULES FOR THE JUNIOR DIVISION: (Maximum Age 19 years)
- An entry form must be completed for each child. All entries must be tagged with Name, Section, Class and Age. Please also include AGE on the back of each tag. Exhibitor numbers will be assigned to participants who do not have one.
- There is no fee to enter.
- Please read General Rules for Homecraft Division.
- All entries must be the work of the exhibitor exclusively. One entry per person, per class. Entries must be new work made since last Fair.
- Read carefully what is required. Not following instructions may result in disqualification or lower placement.
- Articles will be judged as the product of youth- not as perfect works of art. Originality and effort are as iportant as workmanship. Decision of judge is final.
- Entry form and tags may be obtained from The Bridge Social (64 Brock Street West, Uxbridge) during business hours. Check www.thebridgesocial.ca for details. Entry forms and tags may also be obtained at the Uxbridge Public Library.
- Entries must be handed in at the Fair Grounds at Elgin Park no later than 6:30p.m. Thursday, September 5, 2024. Entry forms and tags should be completed in advance.
- Age level - as of September 5, 2024 for determining division. Children may make entries in the next highest age class if they wish and teens may enter the adult classes.
- Exhibitors must pick up their exhibits on the Fair Grounds at Elgin Park on Sunday, September 8 2024 between 5 - 6 p.m.
- Junior prize winnings must be picked up during Fair hours Saturday, September 7, 2024 - Sunday September 8, 2024 at the Home Craft Building.
- Any unclaimed entries will be disposed of and any unclaimed prize money will be donated to the Fair.
- One entry per participant per category.
September by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lo! a ripe sheaf of many golden days
Gleaned by the year in autumn's harvest ways,
With here and there, blood-tinted as an ember,
Some crimson poppy of a late delight
Atoning in its splendor for the flight
Of summer blooms and joys
This is September.
Prizes: 1st: $4, 2nd: $3, 3rd: $2, 4th: $1
PRESCHOOL CLASSES - RIBBONS FOR ALL ENTRANTS:
1. | Paint or colour a picture of a farm |
2. | Make something out of play dough or clay |
3. | Submit a coloring page that you have colored |
PRIMARY CLASSES (5 - 8 YEARS):
4. | Make a picture frame using any materials |
5. | Decorate any kind of hat to celebrate the fair theme, "Hats of to Agriculture". Use any materials to add embellishments |
6. | Make a piece of jewellery using any materials |
7. | Dress a doll or stuffed animal to go on vacation |
8. | Make a craft using pipe-cleaners; use any other craft materials as well |
9. | Make a craft using popsicle sticks; use any other craft materials as well |
10. | Neatly print the poem: September by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Judged on penmanship only. Poem included below Junior Handworks Rules |
11. | Make an animal using one or more paper plates Use any other craft materials to add embellishments. |
12. | Draw and colour a picture of a farm; use other craft materials to add embellishments |
INTERMEDIATE CLASSES (9 - 12 YEARS):
13. | Make a bird feeder using any materials |
14. | Make a piece of jewellery |
15. | Decorate any kind of hat to celebrate the fair theme "Hats of to Agriculture" Use any materials to decorate |
16. | Make a craft using popsicle sticks Other craft materials may also be used |
17. | Create a collage about the Fall Fair Use photos, magazines, and/or stickers |
18. | Neatly write in cursive the poem: September by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Judged on penmanship only. Poem included below Junior Handworks Rules |
19. | Create a picture or piece of art that includes your initials or first name |
20. | Make a Christmas ornament to be hung on the tree Use any other craft materials |
TEEN CLASSES ( 13 - 19 YEARS):
21. | Submit a picture, sketch or painting of your choice |
22. | Decorate a Christmas wreath; you may use new or recycled wreath and decorate. |
23. | Sew, knit or crochet any item |
24. | Submit a colored, coloring page from a teen or adult coloring book |
25. | Create a piece of jewellery |
26. | Neatly write in cursive the poem: September by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Judged on penmanship and presentation. Poem included below Junior Handworks Rules |
Uxbridge Dance Academy Special:
AGE MUST BE PUT ON THE BACK OF EXHIBITOR TAG OTHERWISE ENTRY WILL BE ELIMINATED
Create a decor item that a dancer could display in their room (eg. picture, collage, sculpture, ornament, sign)
*Prizes for Specials are either cash or cash value from Sponsor.
Prizes: 1st: $7, 2nd: $5, 3rd: $3
27. | UDA Special - Under 10 years of Age |
28. | UDA Special - Ages 10 and Over |
Sugar FX Sugar Cube:
AGE MUST BE PUT ON THE BACK OF EXHIBITOR TAG OTHERWISE ENTRY WILL BE ELIMINATED
Create a structure of your choice using sugar cubes and royal icing.
*Prizes for Specials are either cash or cash value from Sponsor.
Prizes: 1st: $7, 2nd: $5, 3rd: $3
29. | Sugar FX Sugar Cube - Under 10 years of Age |
30. | Sugar FX Sugar Cube Special - Ages 10 and Over |
Blue Heron Books Special:
AGE MUST BE PUT ON THE BACK OF EXHIBITOR TAG OTHERWISE ENTRY WILL BE ELIMINATED
Write a paragraph about about your favourite book. Tell us the name and author and why it is your faourite. Min 6 senten
*Prizes for Specials are either cash or cash value from Sponsor.
Prizes: 1st: $7, 2nd: $5, 3rd: $3
31. | Blue Heron Books Special - Under 10 years of Age |
32. | Blue Heron Books Special - Ages 10 and Over |
Keith Bacon Special:
AGE MUST BE PUT ON THE BACK OF EXHIBITOR TAG OTHERWISE ENTRY WILL BE ELIMINATED
Create a puppet using any craft materials
*Prizes for Specials are either cash or cash value from Sponsor.
Prizes: 1st: $7, 2nd: $5, 3rd: $3
33. | Keith Bacon Special - Under 10 years of Age |
34. | Keith Bacon Special - Ages 10 and Over |
Rusnell Auto Repair Special:
AGE MUST BE PUT ON THE BACK OF EXHIBITOR TAG OTHERWISE ENTRY WILL BE ELIMINATED
Create a vehicle (car, bus, truck, tractor) using any craft material. Vehicle is for display only (does not need to work
*Prizes for Specials are either cash or cash value from Sponsor.
Prizes: 1st: $7, 2nd: $5, 3rd: $3
35. | Rusnell Auto Repair Special - Under 10 years of Age |
36. | Rusnell Auto Repair Special - Ages 10 and Over |
Uxbridge Library Special:
AGE MUST BE PUT ON THE BACK OF EXHIBITOR TAG OTHERWISE ENTRY WILL BE ELIMINATED
Make a bookmark using any craft materials.
*Prizes for Specials are either cash or cash value from Sponsor.
Prizes: 1st: $7, 2nd: $5, 3rd: $3
37. | Uxbridge Library Special - Under 10 years of Age |
38. | Uxbridge Library Special - Ages 10 and Over |
The Bridge Social Special:
AGE MUST BE PUT ON THE BACK OF EXHIBITOR TAG OTHERWISE ENTRY WILL BE ELIMINATED
Decorate a disposable coffee cup or mug. Use any craft materials. *Disposable cups available for free from Bridge Social
*Prizes for Specials are either cash or cash value from Sponsor.
Prizes: 1st: $7, 2nd: $5, 3rd: $3
39. | The Bridge Social Special - Under 10 years of Age |
40. | The Bridge Social Special - Ages 10 and Older |
