DEPARTMENT 19 - JUNIORS Superintendents: Jane Norman, 860-923-2655 Kathie Puliafico, 860-928-0134 Requirements for Entering: 1. Exhibitors must read and comply with all Fair Rules and Regulations, located on page 3, for participation in the Woodstock Fair. 2. Only one entry is allowed in each lot. 3. Enter by grade just completed. Effort on an entry should reflect the grade level of the child in order to be judged. 4. High school-age exhibitors are encouraged to enter in the adult departments. 5. All articles must have been completed within the last year. 6. Due to space limitations, unusually large crafts may not be accepted. 7. All entries must be made or grown solely by the child. 8. Nature work must be collected and arranged solely by the child. 9. Food and vegetable entries must be on disposable plates. No commercial mixes allowed. 10. No live animals, hobbies, collections, Legos, kits or coloring book pages. 11. Any unfinished or soiled article will not be accepted for judging. 12. Judging will be by the Danish System, with the exception of classes U, V, W, X and Y. CLASS W SPECIAL CONTEST - All Ages Diorama AWARDS: 1 st Place Winner: Fiesta Shows One Day Ride Wristband 2 nd, 3 rd and 4 th Place Winners: Fiesta Shows Ride Tickets 366. Kindergarten and Younger 367. Grades 1 & 2 368. Grades 3 & 4 369. Grades 5 to 8 Entry Guidelines: a) Exhibitor may submit ONE diorama no larger than 18 x18. b) Exhibitor must label creation. 7. Recycled Creation (no larger than 2' x 2' ) 8. Textile Painting 9. Ceramics 10. Clay Modeling 11. Wood or Soap Carving 12. Leather Craft 13. Computer Art 14. Bead Work 15. Jewelry (handmade) 16. Popsicle Stick Creation 17. Paper Mache 18. Pressed Flower Creation 19. Drawing (1 original not larger than 12" x 18") 20. Painting (1 original not larger than 12" x 18") 21. Holiday Ornament 22. Textile Weaving 23. Origami 24. Puppet 25. Handmade Book 26. Small Bird Feeder 27. Bird House 28. Floss or Gimpwork 29. Painted and/or decorated item 30. Any Other Crafted Item (not listed above, limit 1) CLASS B KINDERGARTEN and YOUNGER - FLOWERS 31. Garden Flowers (5 stems of 1 variety) 32. Artistic Arrangement of Garden Flowers 33. Tray Garden or Small Terrarium 34. Herbs (minimum of 3 varieties) CLASS X SPECIAL CONTEST - All Ages Behind the Lens Theme: Animals AWARDS: 1 st $6.00 2 nd $5.00 3 rd $4.00 4 th $3.00 370. Kindergarten and Younger 371. Grades 1 & 2 372. Grades 3 & 4 373. Grades 5 to 8 Entry Guidelines: a) Submit ONE photo of an animal(s). Amphibians, birds, fish & reptiles included. NO humans please. b) Photo must be taken by the exhibitor. c) Photo must not be larger than 8 x10 d) Photo must be mounted or matted. e) Photo should have a title or caption (separate, not part of photo). f) Exhibitor may enter only one (1) entry. CLASS A KINDERGARTEN and YOUNGER - CRAFTS & ART 1. Homemade Toy 2. Counted Cross Stitch 3. Sewn Article 4. Needlepoint 5. Knitted Article 6. Mounted Snapshots (at least 4) 35 CLASS C KINDERGARTEN and YOUNGER - VEGETABLES 35. Beets (2) 36. Cabbage (1) 37. Carrots (2) 38. Cucumbers (2) 39. Eggplant (1) 40. Onions (2) 41. Peppers (2) 42. Hot Peppers (2) 43. Potatoes (2) 44. Mini Pumpkins (2) 45. Pumpkin (1) (also see class U) 46. Radishes (3) 47. Shell Beans (3 pods) 48. String Beans (3) 49. Sweet Corn (2) 50. Cherry Tomatoes (2) 51. Tomatoes (2) 52. Summer Squash (1) 53. Winter Squash (1) 54. Collection of Gourds (3-4) 55. Collection of Vegetables (5-8) 56. Any Other Vegetable or Fruit (not listed above)
CLASS D GRADES 1 and 2 - CRAFTS & ART 57. Homemade Toy 58. Embroidery 59. Counted Cross Stitch 60. Sewn Article 61. Needlepoint 62. Knitted Article 63. Crocheted Article 64. Macramé 65. Mounted Snapshots (minimum of 4) 66. Recycled Creation (no larger than 2' x 2' ) 67. Basket Work 68. Textile Painting 69. Ceramics 70. Clay Modeling 71. Wood or Soap Carving 72. Leather Craft 73. Computer Art 74. Bead Work 75. Jewelry (handmade) 76. Popsicle Stick Creation 77. Paper Mache 78. Pressed Flower Creation 79. Drawing (1 original not larger than 12" x 18") 80. Painting (1 original not larger than 12" x 18") 81. Holiday Ornament 82. Textile Weaving 83. Origami 84. Puppet 85. Handmade Book 86. Small Bird Feeder 87. Bird House 88. Floss or Gimpwork 89. Painted and/or decorated item 90. Any Other Crafted Item (not listed above, limit 1) CLASS E GRADES 1 and 2 - FLOWERS 91. Garden Flowers (5 stems of 1 variety) 92. Artistic Arrangement of Garden Flowers 93. Tray Garden or Small Terrarium 94. Herbs (minimum of 3 varieties) CLASS F GRADES 1 and 2 - VEGETABLES 95. Beets (2) 96. Cabbage (1) 97. Carrots (2) 98. Cucumbers (2) 99. Eggplant (1) 100. Onions (2) 101. Peppers (2) 102. Hot Peppers (2) 103. Potatoes (2) 104. Mini Pumpkins (2) 105. Pumpkin (1) (also see class U) 106. Radishes (3) 107. Shell Beans (3 pods) 108. String Beans (3) 109. Sweet Corn (2) 110. Cherry Tomatoes (2) 111. Tomatoes (2) 36 112. Summer Squash (1) 113. Winter Squash (1) 114. Collection of Gourds (3-6) 115. Collection of Vegetables (5-8) 116. Any Other Vegetable or Fruit (not listed above) CLASS G GRADES 1 and 2 - FOODS 117. Plain Cake (1/2 cake) 118. Frosted Cupcakes (3) 119. Frosted Cake (1/2 cake) 120. Decorated Cake (whole) 121. Pound Cake (1/2 cake) 122. Any Other Cake (1/2 cake) 123. Pie (any kind, whole) 124. Chocolate Chip Cookies (3) 125. Drop Cookies (3) 126. Rolled Cookies (3) 127. Bar Cookies (3) 128. Brownies (3) 129. Loaf of Quick Bread (1/2) 130. Muffins (3) 131. Biscuits (3) 132. Yeast Bread (1/2) 133. Fudge (3 pieces) 134. Candy (3 pieces) 135. Canned Pickles (1 jar) 136. Canned Jelly (1 jar) 137. Canned Jam (1 jar) 138. Any Other Food (not listed above) 139. Gluten Free Food CLASS H GRADES 3 and 4 - CRAFTS & ART 140. Homemade Toy 141. Embroidery 142. Counted Cross Stitch 143. Sewn Article 144. Needlepoint 145. Knitted Article 146. Crocheted Article 147. Macramé 148. Mounted Snapshots (minimum of 4) 149. Recycled Creation 150. Basket Work 151. Textile Painting 152. Ceramics 153. Clay Modeling 154. Wood or Soap Carving 155. Leather Craft 156. Computer Art 157. Bead Work 158. Jewelry (handmade) 159. Popsicle Stick Creation 160. Paper Mache 161. Pressed Flower Creation 162. Drawing (1 original not larger than 12" x 18") 163. Painting (1 original not larger than 12" x 18") 164. Holiday Ornament 165. Textile Weaving 166. Origami 167. Puppet 168. Handmade Book 169. Small Bird Feeder 170. Bird House 171. Floss or Gimpwork
172. Painted and/or decorated item 173. Any Other Crafted Item (not listed above, limit 1) CLASS I GRADES 3 and 4 - FLOWERS 174. Garden Flowers (5 stems of 1 variety) 175. Artistic Arrangement of Garden Flowers 176. Tray Garden or Small Terrarium 177. Herbs (minimum of 3 varieties) CLASS J GRADES 3 and 4 - VEGETABLES 178. Beets (2) 179. Cabbage (1) 180. Carrots (2) 181. Cucumbers (2) 182. Eggplant (1) 183. Onions (2) 184. Peppers (2) 185. Hot Peppers (2) 186. Potatoes (2) 187. Mini Pumpkins (2) 188. Pumpkin (1) (also see class U) 189. Radishes (3) 190. Shell Beans (3 pods) 191. String Beans (3) 192. Sweet Corn (2) 193. Cherry Tomatoes (2) 194. Tomatoes (2) 195. Summer Squash (1) 196. Winter Squash (1) 197. Collection of Gourds (3-6) 198. Collection of Vegetables (5-8) 199. Any Other Vegetable or Fruit (not listed above) CLASS K GRADES 3 and 4 - FOODS 200. Plain Cake (1/2 cake) 201. Frosted Cupcakes (3) 202. Frosted Cake (1/2 cake) 203. Decorated Cake (whole) 204. Pound Cake (1/2 cake) 205. Any Other Cake (1/2 cake) 206. Pie (any kind, whole) 207. Chocolate Chip Cookies (3) 208. Drop Cookies (3) 209. Rolled Cookies (3) 210. Bar Cookies (3) 211. Brownies (3) 212. Loaf of Quick Bread (1/2) 213. Muffins (3) 214. Biscuits (3) 215. Yeast Bread (1/2) 216. Fudge (3 pieces) 217. Candy (3 pieces) 218. Canned Pickles (1 jar) 219. Canned Jelly (1 jar) 220. Canned Jam (1 jar) 221. Any Other Food (not listed above) 222. Gluten Free Food CLASS L GRADE 5 and 6 - CRAFTS 223. Home-Made Toy 224. Embroidery 225. Counted Cross Stitch 226. Sewn Article (non-clothing) 227. Needlepoint 228. Knitted Article 229. Crocheted Article 230. Macramé 231. Recycled Creation (no larger than 2' x 2' ) 232. Basket Work 233. Textile Painting 234. Ceramics 235. Wood or Soap Carving 236. Leather Craft 237. Bead Work 238. Jewelry (handmade) 239. Popsicle Stick Creation 240. Pressed Flower Creation 241. Holiday Ornament 242. Textile Weaving 243. Origami 244. Puppet 245. Small Bird Feeder 246. Bird House 247. Floss or Gimpwork 248. Any Other Crafted Item (not listed above, limit 1) CLASS M GRADE 7 and 8 - CRAFTS 249. Home-Made Toy 250. Embroidery 251. Counted Cross Stitch 252. Sewn Article (non-clothing) 253. Needlepoint 254. Knitted Article 255. Crocheted Article 256. Macramé 257. Recycled Creation (no larger than 2' x 2' ) 258. Basket Work 259. Textile Painting 260. Ceramics 261. Wood or Soap Carving 262. Leather Craft 263. Bead Work 264. Jewelry (handmade) 265. Popsicle Stick Creation 266. Pressed Flower Creation 267. Holiday Ornament 268. Textile Weaving 269. Origami 270. Puppet 271. Small Bird Feeder 272. Bird House 273. Floss or Gimpwork 274. Painted and/or decorated item 275. Any Other Crafted Item (not listed above, limit 1) CLASS N GRADE 5 through 8 - ARTS PREMIUMS: 1 st 4.00 2 nd 3.00 3 rd 2.00 276. Watercolors 277. Oils 278. Acrylics 279. Pastels 280. Pen and Ink 281. Charcoal 37
282. Pencil 283. Mixed Media 284. Print Making 285. Original Cartooning 286. Computer Art 287. Any Other Flat Art 288. Handmade Book 289. Photography (4 mounted photographs) 290. Photography (original print developed by photographer) 291. Sculpture 292. Paper Mache Please note: All paintings and drawings must be framed or matted in order to be eligible for judging. Copies of cartoon art will not be accepted. CLASS O GRADE 5 through 8 - FLOWERS 293. Garden Flowers (5 stems of 1 variety) 294. Artistic Arrangement of Garden Flowers 295. Tray Garden or Small Terrarium 296. Herbs (minimum of 3 varieties) CLASS P GRADE 5 through 8 - VEGETABLES 297. Beets (2) 298. Cabbage (1) 299. Carrots (2) 300. Cucumbers (2) 301. Eggplant (1) 302. Onions (2) 303. Peppers (2) 304. Hot Peppers (2) 305. Potatoes (2) 306. Mini Pumpkins (2) 307. Pumpkin (1) (also see class U) 308. Radishes (3) 309. Shell Beans (3 pods) 310. String Beans (3) 311. Sweet Corn (2) 312. Cherry Tomatoes (2) 313. Tomatoes (2) 314. Summer Squash (1) 315. Winter Squash (1) 316. Collection of Gourds (3-4) 317. Collection of Vegetables (5-8) 318. Any Other Vegetable or Fruit (not listed above) CLASS Q GRADE 5 through 8 - FOODS 319. Plain Cake (1/2 cake) 320. Frosted Cupcakes (3) 321. Frosted Cake (1/2 cake) 322. Decorated Cake (whole) 323. Pound Cake (1/2 cake) 324. Any Other Cake (1/2 cake) 325. Pie (any kind, whole) 326. Chocolate Chip Cookies (3) 327. Drop Cookies (3) 328. Rolled Cookies (3) 329. Bar Cookies (3) 330. Brownies (3) 331. Loaf of Quick Bread (1/2) 332. Muffins (3) 333. Biscuits (3) 334. Yeast Bread (1/2) 335. Fudge (3 pieces) 336. Candy (3 pieces) 38 337. Canned Pickles (1 jar) 338. Canned Jelly (1 jar) 339. Canned Jam (1 jar) 340. Any Other Food (not listed above) 341. Gluten Free Food CLASS R GRADE 5 through 8 - QUILTING PREMIUMS: 1 st 6.00 2 nd 5.00 3 rd 4.00 342. Double or Queen Size 343. Twin Size 344. Crib Size PREMIUMS: 1st 4.00 2nd 3.00 3rd 2.00 345. Any Other Quilted Article CLASS S GRADE 5 through 8 - SEWING PREMIUMS: 1 st 4.00 2 nd 3.00 3 rd 2.00 346. Apron 347. Dress 348. Skirt 349. Blouse 350. Coat 351. Suit 352. Slacks 353. Shorts 354. Vest 355. Sewn Garment with Agricultural/Livestock Theme 356. Any Other Sewn Garment CLASS T GRADE 5 through 8 - TECHNICAL ARTS Please Note: No kits accepted PREMIUMS: 1 st 3.00 2 nd 2.00 3 rd 1.00 357. Wood 358. Metal 359. Leather 360. Any Combination of 353, 354 & 355 361. Any Other (not listed above) CLASS U GIANT PUMPKIN CONTEST ALL JUNIORS PREMIUMS: 1st 10.00 2nd 6.00 3rd 4.00 362. 1 Great Big Pumpkin CLASS V GREAT SUNFLOWER CONTEST ALL JUNIORS PREMIUMS: 1 st 10.00 2 nd 6.00 3 rd 4.00 363. 1 Very Tall Sunflower (cut at base only, head intact) 364. 1 Very Large Sunflower Head Lots judged by overall height and size.
CLASS Y JUNIOR STATE BAKING CONTEST Association of Connecticut Fairs The Junior Baking Contest is open to juniors, who are residents of Connecticut, between the ages of 7 and 15 as of July 1 st. There will be one group for both local and state contests. Please refer to the Adult Baking and Apple Pie Contests on page 26 of Department 15: Food for further information on entering the State Baking Contests. Reservations for the winning junior exhibitor and one guardian will be made compliments of the Woodstock Agricultural Society, Inc. Additional reservations will be at the exhibitor s expense. No banquet reservations for contest winners will be accepted at the door. The following prizes and a Rosette will be awarded at the State Contest: 1 st Place $15.00 2 nd Place $12.50 3 rd Place $10.00 4 th Place $7.50 5 th Place $5.00 6 th Place $5.00 7 th Place $5.00 8 th Place $5.00 9 th Place $2.50 10 th Place $2.50 Woodstock Fair Prizes 1 st 6.00 2 nd 5.00 3 rd 4.00 365. 6 Iced Oatmeal Applesauce Cookies Iced Oatmeal Applesauce Cookies Cookie Dough 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 cup light brown sugar ½ cup granulated sugar 1 large egg ½ cup unsweetened applesauce 1 ½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats 1 ¼ cup King Arthur all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 1 cup raisins Icing 1 ¾ cup confectioners sugar 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup 3 tablespoons water Directions 1) Preheat oven to 350 F. 2) Put butter and sugars in a large mixing bowl. Mix until combined. 3) Add egg and applesauce, mixing until well blended, 2 to 3 minutes. 4) Mix in oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix in raisins. 5) Using a 1 ½ ice cream scoop, drop dough onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper, spacing 2 apart. Bake cookies until golden and just set, 13 to 15 minutes. Let cool on sheets 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack set over parchment paper; let cool completely. 6) Whisk confectioners sugar, syrup and 3 tablespoons water until smooth. Drizzle over cookies, let set. Submit 6 cookies on a white paper plate. Judging Criteria Overall Appearance Following Directions Texture Aroma Flavor Total 25 points 10 points 15 points 10 points 40 points 100 points ALL DECISIONS OF THE JUDGES ARE FINAL 39