I love going to the fair. Last summer we planned our drive to Canada to include a local fair. It didn’t disappoint. Did you know Virginia has a Homeschool Day at the State Fair? Yes, there are Competitions! Do you want to compete? Do you want to display your prized chicken or eggs? Do you make delicious baked goods? Do some research before you decide if you want to enter the fair.
1. Let’s begin with basics. Here is an example of a fair entry form. Here is How to Fill Our 4-H Entey Form. Here is a sample online entry. If you have two entries, easy must be listed separately.
2. Here are some tips for 4-H parents preparing for the fair. Here and here are tips about judging.
3. What are the criteria for judging? Virginia Tech has Youth Livestock Resources. Follow the poultry link to Poultry Judging Virtual Workshops on to the National 4-H Justing Manual. Here is the quick start guide. Here are judging tips for canned goods. Another guide is Exhibiting and Judging Vegetables. Sometimes the judging criteria are part of the rules, however vague they may be. If you dig, you can find the judging guidelines for just about any category, such as quilts.
4. Learn more about 4-H Programs. Here is the Virginia 4-H Welcome Guide; here is a program guide.
5. Get more information about FFA and a guide, another group heavily invested in fairs. Just look at the FFA State Fair Guide. Both FFA and 4-H encourage competition, such as Skillathon. Members of 4-H or FFA are going to have an edge at the fair.
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