School Fair 2025

COMMITTEE: Eileen Hartig 519-463-5282 and Jan McLaren 519-463-5426 (co-chairs)

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SCHOOL FAIR RULES & REGULATIONS 2025

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ENTRIES Complete entries online using above link anytime between August 16 to midnight, Sunday, September 14. Entry forms may be printed and submitted by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  All entries must be received by midnight, Sunday, September 14.

IMPORTANT DATES:

ENTRIES CLOSE: Register your entries by midnight, Sunday, September 14, 2025.

BRING EXHIBITS:On Wednesday, September 17, 2025 between 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm bring exhibits to the Big Tent at the fairgrounds. Yellow entry tags to be attached before bringing items to the fairgrounds.

REMOVE EXHIBITS: Sunday, September 21, 2025 between 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Pick up prize money. 

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:

Ayr Farmers Mutual Insurance Company, The Family of Mary Cowan. And to the sponsors of our “Specials Classes” – Cathy Bechard, Drumbo Firefighters Association, Drumbo Old Boys Slo-Pitch, Susan Elmes, Grant McLaren.

 Art - Section A

RULES

1. All works must be your own composition and completed within the past year.
2. Please attach entry tag to upper right hand corner.

Prize Money:$2.50 - $2.00 - $1.50 - ribbons to 6th place

GRADE 1 to 4:

Classes:

1. Drawing - artist's choice
2. Painting - artist's choice

GRADE 5 to 8:

3. Oil or Acrylic - any subject
4. Pastel, pencil or charcoal
5. Watercolour - any subject
6. Cartoon drawing

GRADE 9 to 12:

7. Oil or Acrylic - any subject
8. Pastel, pencil or charcoal
9. Watercolour - any subject
10. Any subject, any medium

 Baking - Section B

All baking must be on a disposable plate and in a plastic Ziploc bag. Baking to be homemade by the exhibitor unless otherwise specified.

Prizes: $2.50 - $2.00 - $1.50 - ribbons to 6th place

Classes

PRE-SCHOOLERS

1. One decorated cookie on a plate.  Decorated for Halloween. Decoration only to be judged.

JR K & KINDERGARTEN:

2. One decorated cookie on a plate. Decorated for Halloween. Decoration only to be judged.

GRADE 1 to 8:

3. Muffins, homemade (3) - Your choice. Remove papers.
4. Trail mix, homemade, in a Ziploc bag
5. Brownies, homemade, not iced (3)
6. Make an edible spider
7. My favourite after school snack - homemade (3)
8. Oatmeal cookies, homemade (3)

GRADE 9 to 12:

9. I make the best.....(3), named on tag

Chocolate Chip Cookies- Section CC

Prizes: $5.00 - $4.00 - $3.00 - ribbons to 6th place

OPEN TO YOUTH  AGE 10 to 15 YEARS (as of current year)

1. Three (3) cookies, plain. no larger than 2.5" (6.5 cm) and no smaller than 2" (5 cm) on a plate. No nuts. The winner of this class will be asked to bake 6 cookies for the District Competition held in November.

Flowers - Section F

Prize Money: $2.50 - $2.00 - $1.50 - ribbons to 6th place

PRESCHOOLERS:

Classes:

1. "Look what I found in the garden" - a bouquet of flowers, weeds, sticks, etc

JR K & KINDERGARTEN:

2. Bouquet of flowers for mommy

GRADE 1 TO GRADE 8:

3. Rose, single bloom
4. Geranium, 3 blooms, any colour
5. Sunflower, 6" or under, 1 bloom
6. Bouquet of Marigolds
7. "Spooktacular" bouquest. Accessories may be used.
8. Bouquet of Cattails in a can. Total height not to exceed 61 cm (24")
9. Bouquet of Sedums
10. Bouquet of Zinnias

GRADE 3 AND UNDER:

11. "A Walk in the Country" in an unique container

GRADE 4 TO 8:

12. "A Walk in the Country" in an unique container

GRADE 9 TO 12:

13. A garden bouquet of your choosing

Grain and Corn - Section: G/C

Prize Money: $2.50 - $2.00 - $1.50 - ribbons to 6th place

GRADE 12 AND UNDER:

Classes:

1. Corn, suitable for grain, 5 ears with husks removed
2. Corn, sheaf of 6 stalks with ears attached
3. Corn, longest ear, remove husk
4. Tallest stalk of corn - without roots
5. Sunflower, largest head, no more than 1 foot of stalk
6. Soybean Plant with the most pods. Write the number of pods on your entry tag.
7. A 1 pint jar FULL of dry shelled corn

HANDICRAFTS - Section H

2025 Theme "Witches brew & goblins scheme, Halloween's magic is more than it seems"

Creativity and originality to count. Sorry, no Lego, K'nex, Duplo, etc. allowed.

Prize Money: $2.50 - $2.00 - $1.50 - ribbons to 6th place

PRESCHOOLERS:

Classes:

1. Stuffed animal - dressed to go trick or treating
2. Colour a picture of a black cat
3. Using a paper plate make a pumpkin
4. Necklace - made from pasta and other materials
5. Any craft not listed and NOT made from a kit

JR K & KINDERGARTEN:

6. On black paper print the word GHOST - using pasta
7. Make a paper bag puppet of a ghoul
8. Necklace - using beads, buttons, etc. in Halloween colours
9. Draw and colour a Halloween picture
10. Sponge paint tree(s) in autumn colours
11. Any craft not listed and NOT made from a kit

GRADE 1 & 2:

12. Decorate a small pumpkin using paint and glitter
13. Draw a monster's hand - trace your hand and arm and decorate
14. Make a paper bag witch
15. Make a scary mask
16. Paint a rock animal, your choice
17. Any craft not listed made from a kit
18. Any craft not listed and NOT made from a kit

GRADE 3 & 4:

19. Make a skeleton using Q-Tips. Mount on black construction paper.
20. Draw a vampire and give it a name
21. Handprint a list of 15 Halloween words on orange construction paper. Judged on spelling & neatness.
22. Create a piece of Halloween themed jewellery
23. Draw a tombstone and include an inscription
24. Any craft not listed made from a kit
25. Any craft not listed and  NOT made from a kit

GRADE 5 & 6:

26. Create a recipe for a witch's potion
27. Collection from a walk in the woods - 6 items in an unique container of your choice
28. Make a gothic fairy garden
29. Draw a tombstone and include an inscription
30. Make a moon catcher
31. Any craft not listed made from a kit
32. Any craft not listed and NOT made from a kit

GRADE 7 & 8:

33. Make a creepy spider web dreamcatcher
34. Make a "Potion Bottle", and decorate. Include recipe for the potion.
35. Create a piece of "Day of the Dead" jewellery
36. Any craft not listed, made from a kit
37. Any craft not listed and NOT made from a kit

Natural Finds - Section NF

Prizes:$2.50 - $2.00 - $1.50 - ribbons to 6th place

classes:

1. PreSchool - An unusual natural find
2. Jr K & K - An unusual natural find
3. Gr 1 & 2 - An unusual natural find. Identified on tag.
4. Gr 3 & 4 - An unusual natural find. Identified on tag.
5. Gr 5 & 6 - An unusual natural find. Identified on tag and tell us why why find it interesting.
6. Gr 7 & 8 - An unusual natural find. Identified. What are its unique qualities? Why do you find it unusual & interesting?
7. Gr 9-12 - An unusual natural find. Identified. What are its unique qualities? Why do you find it unusual & interesting?

Photography - Section P

1. Pictures must have been taken by EXHIBITOR in the past year.
2. No enlargements.
3. All photos must be mounted on stiff paper or thin cardboard.
4. Place entry tag on upper Right Hand corner for ease of display.

Prizes:$2.50 - $2.00 - $1.50 - ribbons to 6th place

GRADE 3 to 8

Classes

1. Spider in his/her web
2. Orange - predominate colour in the photo is orange
3. Up through the trees
4. Halloween cat
5. Tombstone(s)
6. Autumn Leaves
7. My crazy pet
8. Stormy weather
9. At the pumpkin patch
10. Nature close-up

GRADE 9 to 12

11. Scary faces in your selfie
12. My favourite photo

SPECIALS - Section SP

Prize Money: $5.00 - $4.00 - $3.00 - ribbons to 6th place

CHECK FOR THE CLASSES THAT APPLY TO YOUR GRADE

GRADE 1 to 4:

1. Make a haunted house.
2. A School Project of which you are proud. Project may be from 2024 school year.
3. Decorate a witch's shoe.
4. Draw the map that leads to the Haunted Forest.
5. Make a Halloween mask.
6. Meet my "mummy".
7. Decorate a trick or treat bag.

GRADE 5 to 8:

8. Make a Halloween mask.
9. A school project of which you are proud. Project may be from 2024 school year.
10. Make a haunted castle.
11. Skull bean art - using black and white dried beans, create a skull, mounted on a secure base.
12. Create a witch's spell book and include a number of spells.
13. Make windchimes, theme related, ready to hang.
14. Create a Voodoo doll and give it a name.

GRADE 9 to 12:

15. A school project of which you are proud. Project may be from 2024 school year.

Vegetables and Fruit - Section: V/F

How To Prepare Vegetables and Fruit for judging. (This is what the judge looks for)

1. Chose medium sized carrots, potatoes and beets.
2. Choose regular shaped specimens. Leave stems attached.
3. Choose specimens as nearly the same shape and size as possible.
4. Potatoes: wipe mud and dirt off and polish with dry cloth. Do not wash.
5. Choose large onions. Do not peel, only remove dirty, outer skins, topped to 2.5-5 cm (1-2")
6. Choose large squash.
7. Pumpkins and Squash must have stems on.

Prize Money: $2.50 - $2.00 - $1.50 - ribbons to 6th place

GRADE 12 AND UNDER:

Classes:

1. Apples, variety to be named, (5) on a plate
2. Beets, topped to 2.5 cm (1"), (3)
3. Carrots, 12.5 cm or longer, topped to 2.5 cm (1"), (3)
4. Fattest Cucumber
5. Garlic (3)
6. Largest Onion
7. Onions, Spanish (3)
8. Onions, other than Spanish (3)
9. Pears, variety to be named (3)
10. Peppers, hot (3)
11. Peppers, Sweet (3)
12. Potatoes, White (3)
13. Potatoes, Red (3)
14. Potato with the most eyes
15. Field Pumpkin
16. Pie Pumpkin
17. Smallest Pie Pumpkin (not a gourd)
18. Largest Pumpkin or Squash - by circumference
19. Squash, Butternut (1)
20. Squash, Pepper (2)
21. Tomatoes, large variety (3)
22. Watermelon (1)
23. Longest Zucchini
24. Unusually Shaped Vegetable
25. Any vegetable from the garden not mentioned above, named on tag