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Youth Division — Class R

2025 Class R:  Youth Division

Committee: Kelsey Campbell (519-314-0084), Crystal Hartung, Brenda Brisbin

No entry fee for this section. Please fill out an entry form and tags with age and school or address if home schooled.

Ages based at time of the fair please.

Prizes: ~ 1st – $4.00; 2nd – $3.00; 3rd – $2.00; 4th – $1.00

Prize money for Youth Classes will be handed out at 3:00 pm on Sunday August 24

Little Tyke’s Class:

Rules: Please put your age on exhibitor’s tag. Every entrant who participates in 4 or more entries will receive a prize of $2.00 whether they win or not.

Age 4 and Under:

  1. Colouring page found on page 56
  2. A drawing of yourself
  3. Paint a rock
  4. Colouring page of your choice
  5. Draw or print out your first initial and decorate it
  6. Five treasures from a nature walk (ie. rocks, pinecones, etc.) 
  7. Dress up your favourite stuffed toy

Hobbies and Crafts:

Age 5 to 7:

  1. Lego article of your choice
  2. Lego from a kit
  3. Colouring page found on page 56
  4. Fair Theme Collage – cut out pictures that go along with the theme of the fair: It takes a Community
  5. An item of clay sculpture – not from a kit
  6. Colouring page showing “a community helper” (eg. firefighter, doctor, teacher, etc.)
  7. Make a bird feeder – any material
  8. Egg carton with a collection from nature (eg. 12 rocks, pinecones, plants, etc.)

Class R Hobbies and Crafts Special (Age 5 to 7):

  1. Most points in Hobbies and Crafts: 1st – $4.00 – donated by Carry-on Women’s Institute.

Age 8 to 10:

  1. Lego article of your choice
  2. Lego from a kit
  3. Colouring page found on page 56
  4. Project made of wood
  5. Colouring page showing “community”
  6. Paint a mug
  7. An item of clay sculpture – not from a kit
  8. Egg carton with a collection from nature (eg. 12 rocks, pinecones, plants, etc.)

Class R Hobbies and Crafts Special (Age 8 to 10):

  1. Most points in Hobbies and Crafts: 1st – $4.00 – donated by Carry-on Women’s Institute.

Age 11 to 15:

  1. Lego article of your choice
  2. Lego from a kit
  3. Colouring page found on page 56
  4. Something new made from something old
  5. Project made of wood
  6. Create something with “duct tape” = approx 12”
  7. Any other painting or colouring page NOT listed

Class R Hobbies and Crafts Special (Age 11 to 15):

  1. Most points in Hobbies and Crafts: 1st – $4.00 – donated by Carry-on Women’s Institute.

OAAS Featured Category

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Baking: 

Please cover all baking in a plastic bag or plastic wrap

      1. OAAS Chocolate Chip Cookie Competition 

(3 cookies, no nuts, no larger than 3″ (6.75 cm) and no smaller than 2″ (5 cm) Prizes: ~ 1st – $4.00; 2nd – $3.00; 3rd – $2.00; 4th – $1.00 

The winner of the Palmerston fair will be eligible to enter at the District 7 Competition. 

Chocolate Chip Cookie Full Rules at: 

https://oaasfairs.com/convention/district-and-provincial-competition-rules

Baking continued:

Place baking on appropriate sized white disposable plates, aluminum disposable trays or foil covered cardboard. Please cover all baking with plastic wrap or in a Ziploc bag. Put the baker’s age at the top of the entry tag so it is visible to the judge.

Prizes: ~ 1st – $4.00; 2nd – $3.00; 3rd – $2.00; 4th – $1.00

Age 8 and under:

  1. Make and decorate (2) cupcakes for a birthday party – to be judged on decorating only
  2. Rice Krispies Special – make your Rice Krispies into an animal of your choice
  3. Muffin Special – make your favourite muffins (3 muffins, no liners, displayed on paper plate)
  4. Kandy Kabob

Class R Baking Special (Age 8 and under):

  1. Most points in baking: 1st – $4.00 – donated by      Carry-on Women’s Institute.

Age 9 to 15:

  1. Bake and decorate a cake – to be judged on decorating only
  2. Create a loot bag for a birthday party for small children
  3. Candy Kabobs
  4. Rice Krispie Special – make your Rice Krispie into an animal of your choice
  5. Favourite homemade squares – plate of 3

Class R Baking Special (Age 9 to 15):

  1. Most points in baking: 1st – $4.00 – donated by      Carry-on Women’s Institute.

Minto Fire Department Youth Section

Prizes: ~ 1st – $4.00; 2nd – $3.00; 3rd – $2.00; 4th – $1.00 sponsored by the Minto Fire Department 

All entries in the home escape plan categories and digital poster classes will receive mini prizes.

Age 4 and under:

  1. Decorate a paper plate to look like a fire helmet
  2. Using a handprint or footprint to make a firetruck
  3. Make a drip art flame: drip food colouring onto a coffee filter, use scissors to shape into a flame

Class R Minto Fire Special (Age 4 and under):

  1. Most points in section — gift basket donated by Minto Fire Department.

Age 5 to 7:

  1. Make a firetruck out of an egg carton
  2. Complete a family home escape plan
  3. Decorate a pumpkin to look like a favourite Minto Firefighter

Class R Minto Fire Special (Age 5 to 7):

  1. Most points in section — gift basket donated by Minto Fire Department

Age 8 to 10:

  1. Make a firetruck out of an egg carton
  2. Complete a family home escape plan
  3. Decorate a pumpkin to look like a favourite Minto Firefighter

Class R Minto Fire Special (Age 8 to 10):

  1. Most points in section — gift basket donated by Minto Fire Department

Age 11 to 14:

  1. Design a digital poster depicting a fire safety message 8.5 x 11
  2. Draw a colouring page related to fire safety or the fire department
  3. Use Lego to recreate a Minto firehall

Class R Minto Fire Special (Age 11 to 14):

  1. Most points in section — gift basket donated by Minto Fire Department

2025 Colouring Page

Additional Colouring pages can be downloaded here

Exhibitor Entry Form

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