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 V, W, X, Y and Z. CLASS Y SPECIAL CONTEST - All Ages Milk Jug Creation 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) One or more plastic milk jugs may be used. b) Embellishments and fasteners may be used. c) Exhibitor may submit ONE entry (theme is considered one entry). d) Exhibitor must label creation. 3. Sewn Article 4. Needlepoint 5. Knitted Article 6. Mounted Snapshots (at least 4) 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 (no kits) 27. Bird House (no kits) 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 Z SPECIAL CONTEST - All Ages Behind the Lens Theme: Agriculture Brings Us Food 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 any food. 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 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. Zucchini (1) 55. Collection of Gourds (3-4) 56. Collection of Vegetables (5-8) 57. Any Other Vegetable or Fruit (not listed above)
CLASS D KINDERGARTEN and YOUNGER - FOODS 58. Plain Cake (1/2 cake) 59. Frosted Cupcakes (3) 60. Frosted Cake (1/2 cake) 61. Decorated Cake (whole) 62. Pound Cake (1/2 cake) 63. Any Other Cake (1/2 cake) 64. Pie (any kind, whole) 65. Chocolate Chip Cookies (3) 66. Drop Cookies (3) 67. Rolled Cookies (3) 68. Bar Cookies (3) 69. Brownies (3) 70. Loaf of Quick Bread (1/2) 71. Muffins (3) 72. Biscuits (3) 73. Yeast Bread (1/2) 74. Fudge (3 pieces) 75. Candy (3 pieces) 76. Canned Pickles (1 jar) 77. Canned Jelly (1 jar) 78. Canned Jam (1 jar) 79. Any Other Food (not listed above) 80. Gluten Free Food CLASS E GRADES 1 and 2 - CRAFTS & ART 81. Homemade Toy 82. Embroidery 83. Counted Cross Stitch 84. Sewn Article 85. Needlepoint 86. Knitted Article 87. Crocheted Article 88. Macramé 89. Mounted Snapshots (minimum of 4) 90. Recycled Creation (no larger than 2' x 2' ) 91. Basket Work 92. Textile Painting 93. Ceramics 94. Clay Modeling 95. Wood or Soap Carving 96. Leather Craft 97. Computer Art 98. Bead Work 99. Jewelry (handmade) 100. Popsicle Stick Creation 101. Paper Mache 102. Pressed Flower Creation 103. Drawing (1 original not larger than 12" x 18") 104. Painting (1 original not larger than 12" x 18") 105. Holiday Ornament 106. Textile Weaving 107. Origami 108. Puppet 109. Handmade Book 110. Small Bird Feeder (no kits) 111. Bird House (no kits) 112. Floss or Gimpwork 113. Painted and/or decorated item 114. Any Other Crafted Item (not listed above, limit 1) CLASS F GRADES 1 and 2 - FLOWERS 115. Garden Flowers (5 stems of 1 variety) 116. Artistic Arrangement of Garden Flowers 117. Tray Garden or Small Terrarium 118. Herbs (minimum of 3 varieties) CLASS G GRADES 1 and 2 - VEGETABLES 119. Beets (2) 120. Cabbage (1) 121. Carrots (2) 122. Cucumbers (2) 123. Eggplant (1) 124. Onions (2) 125. Peppers (2) 126. Hot Peppers (2) 127. Potatoes (2) 128. Mini Pumpkins (2) 129. Pumpkin (1) (also see class U) 130. Radishes (3) 131. Shell Beans (3 pods) 132. String Beans (3) 133. Sweet Corn (2) 134. Cherry Tomatoes (2) 135. Tomatoes (2) 136. Summer Squash (1) 137. Winter Squash (1) 138. Zucchini (1) 139. Collection of Gourds (3-6) 140. Collection of Vegetables (5-8) 141. Any Other Vegetable or Fruit (not listed above) CLASS H GRADES 1 and 2 - FOODS 142. Plain Cake (1/2 cake) 143. Frosted Cupcakes (3) 144. Frosted Cake (1/2 cake) 145. Decorated Cake (whole) 146. Pound Cake (1/2 cake) 147. Any Other Cake (1/2 cake) 148. Pie (any kind, whole) 149. Chocolate Chip Cookies (3) 150. Drop Cookies (3) 151. Rolled Cookies (3) 152. Bar Cookies (3) 153. Brownies (3) 154. Loaf of Quick Bread (1/2) 155. Muffins (3) 156. Biscuits (3) 157. Yeast Bread (1/2) 158. Fudge (3 pieces) 159. Candy (3 pieces) 160. Canned Pickles (1 jar) 161. Canned Jelly (1 jar) 162. Canned Jam (1 jar) 163. Any Other Food (not listed above) 164. Gluten Free Food 36
CLASS I GRADES 3 and 4 - CRAFTS & ART 165. Homemade Toy 166. Embroidery 167. Counted Cross Stitch 168. Sewn Article 169. Needlepoint 170. Knitted Article 171. Crocheted Article 172. Macramé 173. Mounted Snapshots (minimum of 4) 174. Recycled Creation 175. Basket Work 176. Textile Painting 177. Ceramics 178. Clay Modeling 179. Wood or Soap Carving 180. Leather Craft 181. Computer Art 182. Bead Work 183. Jewelry (handmade) 184. Popsicle Stick Creation 185. Paper Mache 186. Pressed Flower Creation 187. Drawing (1 original not larger than 12" x 18") 188. Painting (1 original not larger than 12" x 18") 189. Holiday Ornament 190. Textile Weaving 191. Origami 192. Puppet 193. Handmade Book 194. Small Bird Feeder (no kits) 195. Bird House (no kits) 196. Floss or Gimpwork 197. Painted and/or decorated item 198. Any Other Crafted Item (not listed above, limit 1) CLASS J GRADES 3 and 4 - FLOWERS 199. Garden Flowers (5 stems of 1 variety) 200. Artistic Arrangement of Garden Flowers 201. Tray Garden or Small Terrarium 202. Herbs (minimum of 3 varieties) CLASS K GRADES 3 and 4 - VEGETABLES 203. Beets (2) 204. Cabbage (1) 205. Carrots (2) 206. Cucumbers (2) 207. Eggplant (1) 208. Onions (2) 209. Peppers (2) 210. Hot Peppers (2) 211. Potatoes (2) 212. Mini Pumpkins (2) 213. Pumpkin (1) (also see class U) 214. Radishes (3) 215. Shell Beans (3 pods) 216. String Beans (3) 217. Sweet Corn (2) 218. Cherry Tomatoes (2) 219. Tomatoes (2) 37 220. Summer Squash (1) 221. Winter Squash (1) 222. Zucchini (1) 223. Collection of Gourds (3-6) 224. Collection of Vegetables (5-8) 225. Any Other Vegetable or Fruit (not listed above) CLASS L GRADES 3 and 4 - FOODS 226. Plain Cake (1/2 cake) 227. Frosted Cupcakes (3) 228. Frosted Cake (1/2 cake) 229. Decorated Cake (whole) 230. Pound Cake (1/2 cake) 231. Any Other Cake (1/2 cake) 232. Pie (any kind, whole) 233. Chocolate Chip Cookies (3) 234. Drop Cookies (3) 235. Rolled Cookies (3) 236. Bar Cookies (3) 237. Brownies (3) 238. Loaf of Quick Bread (1/2) 239. Muffins (3) 240. Biscuits (3) 241. Yeast Bread (1/2) 242. Fudge (3 pieces) 243. Candy (3 pieces) 244. Canned Pickles (1 jar) 245. Canned Jelly (1 jar) 246. Canned Jam (1 jar) 247. Any Other Food (not listed above) 248. Gluten Free Food CLASS M GRADE 5 and 6 - 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. Any Other Crafted Item (not listed above, limit 1)
CLASS N GRADE 7 and 8 - CRAFTS 275. Home-Made Toy 276. Embroidery 277. Counted Cross Stitch 278. Sewn Article (non-clothing) 279. Needlepoint 280. Knitted Article 281. Crocheted Article 282. Macramé 283. Recycled Creation (no larger than 2' x 2' ) 284. Basket Work 285. Textile Painting 286. Ceramics 287. Wood or Soap Carving 288. Leather Craft 289. Bead Work 290. Jewelry (handmade) 291. Popsicle Stick Creation 292. Pressed Flower Creation 293. Holiday Ornament 294. Textile Weaving 295. Origami 296. Puppet 297. Small Bird Feeder (no kits) 298. Bird House (no kits) 299. Floss or Gimpwork 300. Painted and/or decorated item 301. Any Other Crafted Item (not listed above, limit 1) CLASS O GRADE 5 through 8 - ARTS PREMIUMS: 1 st 4.00 2 nd 3.00 3 rd 2.00 302. Watercolors 303. Oils 304. Acrylics 305. Pastels 306. Pen and Ink 307. Charcoal 308. Pencil 309. Mixed Media 310. Print Making 311. Original Cartooning 312. Computer Art 313. Any Other Flat Art 314. Handmade Book 315. Photography (4 mounted photographs) 316. Photography (original print developed by photographer) 317. Sculpture 318. 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 Q GRADE 5 through 8 - VEGETABLES 323. Beets (2) 324. Cabbage (1) 325. Carrots (2) 326. Cucumbers (2) 327. Eggplant (1) 328. Onions (2) 329. Peppers (2) 330. Hot Peppers (2) 331. Potatoes (2) 332. Mini Pumpkins (2) 333. Pumpkin (1) (also see class U) 334. Radishes (3) 335. Shell Beans (3 pods) 336. String Beans (3) 337. Sweet Corn (2) 338. Cherry Tomatoes (2) 339. Tomatoes (2) 340. Summer Squash (1) 341. Winter Squash (1) 342. Zucchini (1) 343. Collection of Gourds (3-4) 344. Collection of Vegetables (5-8) 345. Any Other Vegetable or Fruit (not listed above) CLASS R GRADE 5 through 8 - FOODS 346. Plain Cake (1/2 cake) 347. Frosted Cupcakes (3) 348. Frosted Cake (1/2 cake) 349. Decorated Cake (whole) 350. Pound Cake (1/2 cake) 351. Any Other Cake (1/2 cake) 352. Pie (any kind, whole) 353. Chocolate Chip Cookies (3) 354. Drop Cookies (3) 355. Rolled Cookies (3) 356. Bar Cookies (3) 357. Brownies (3) 358. Loaf of Quick Bread (1/2) 359. Muffins (3) 360. Biscuits (3) 361. Yeast Bread (1/2) 362. Fudge (3 pieces) 363. Candy (3 pieces) 364. Canned Pickles (1 jar) 365. Canned Jelly (1 jar) 366. Canned Jam (1 jar) 367. Any Other Food (not listed above) 368. Gluten Free Food CLASS P GRADE 5 through 8 - FLOWERS 319. Garden Flowers (5 stems of 1 variety) 320. Artistic Arrangement of Garden Flowers 321. Tray Garden or Small Terrarium 322. Herbs (minimum of 3 varieties) CLASS S GRADE 5 through 8 - QUILTING PREMIUMS: 1 st 6.00 2 nd 5.00 3 rd 4.00 369. Double or Queen Size 370. Twin Size 371. Crib Size PREMIUMS: 1st 4.00 2nd 3.00 3rd 2.00 372. Any Other Quilted Article 38
CLASS T GRADE 5 through 8 - SEWING PREMIUMS: 1 st 4.00 2 nd 3.00 3 rd 2.00 373. Apron 374. Dress 375. Skirt 376. Blouse 377. Coat 378. Suit 379. Slacks 380. Shorts 381. Vest 382. Sewn Garment with Agricultural/Livestock Theme 383. Any Other Sewn Garment CLASS U GRADE 5 through 8 - TECHNICAL ARTS Please Note: No kits accepted PREMIUMS: 1 st 3.00 2 nd 2.00 3 rd 1.00 384. Wood 385. Metal 386. Leather 387. Any Combination of 384, 385 & 386 388. Any Other (not listed above) CLASS X 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 4 th Place $7.50 8 th Place $5.00 2 nd Place $12.50 5 th Place $5.00 9 th Place $2.50 3 rd Place $10.00 6 th Place $5.00 10 th Place $2.50 7 th Place $5.00 Woodstock Fair Prizes 1 st 6.00 2 nd 5.00 3 rd 4.00 365. Raspberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake Raspberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake CLASS V GIANT PUMPKIN CONTEST ALL JUNIORS PREMIUMS: 1st 10.00 2nd 6.00 3rd 4.00 389. 1 Great Big Pumpkin CLASS W GREAT SUNFLOWER CONTEST ALL JUNIORS PREMIUMS: 1 st 10.00 2 nd 6.00 3 rd 4.00 390. 1 Very Tall Sunflower (cut at base only, head intact) 391. 1 Very Large Sunflower Head Lots judged by overall height and size. Topping 1/2 cup sugar 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon Coffee Cake Ingredients ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, plus more for greasing pan 1 cup sugar 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups King Arthur all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup sour cream 1 cup raspberries Instructions Make the topping: 1) In a small bowl, mix together the sugar and cinnamon. Set the mixture aside. Make the coffee cake: 1) Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 9 square baking pan with unsalted butter. 2) In a medium bowl, mix together the butter and sugar until well combined. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and beat until combined. 3) In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Alternately add the flour mixture and the sour cream to the batter, mixing between each addition. 4) Pour half the coffee cake batter into the prepared pan, spreading it into an even layer. Sprinkle half of the topping mixture and half of the raspberries atop the batter then repeat by layering the remaining batter with the remaining topping and raspberries. 5) Bake the coffee cake for 50 to 60 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean and the center is set. Allow the cake to cool for 5-10 minutes in the pan then cut it into 9 pieces. Submit 6 pieces 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