4-H Fair Projects 2014

Our county's 4-H fair was back in mid-August.  The kids are still too young to show their own animals at fair, but are enjoying being Cloverbuds right now and taking 'still' projects.  They are both getting anxious to be able to work hard in their project areas and be able to compete with other kids their age to earn bigger ribbons though! :-)

MORGAN'S PROJECTS

Rocks & Minerals

 



Photography

Arts & Crafts: Jewelry (pendant)

Arts & Crafts: Painting

 

Woodworking (Morgan took scraps of wood and created, and painted, this herself.  Had some help nailing it together though.)

 BLAKE'S PROJECTS

Rocks & Minerals

 

 Woodworking (Blake also took scraps of wood to create this and painted it himself. Again, he had some help with nailing it together.)

Birds Project

 

Judging was on a Saturday and we made it back to the fair on Monday to see the sights and ride the rides.  Since the kids are 4-Hers, they get in free all week, plus get one day of riding rides for free, so we make sure to take full advantage of that! ;-)  In a couple more years I'm sure we'll be spending all week at the fair taking care of animals....the kids are really pushing for those cute goats the neighbor has-lol!  They just have to convince their Dad... :-)



Fair Projects and Fun 2013

This is Morgan's 2nd year in 4-H and Blake's 1st.  They're both too young to compete, but they can still take projects in the 'Clover Buds'.  They're still interviewed and their projects are displayed at the fair.

 

Blake's projects this year:

 

 

 Morgan's projects this year:

Since the kids have projects at the fair, they can get in free all week, so we made sure to make it on the last day.  Morgan thought this was a pretty place to get their picture taken. :-)

And the kids also get one day to ride the rides for free as 4-Hers, so of course we had to take advantage of that!  I love their faces as they're riding this one! :-)



 

We usually try to make it to the fair that I used to show at, but it didn't work out this year...one fair was enough fun to last us until next summer anyway. ;-)

Fair Fun x 3!

We spent a lot of time at fairs this year.  There were three fairs that we wanted to make it to and we did!  The kids even made it to the last fair twice! :-)

 

Fair #1

The first fair we went to was the one we always try to make it to with my mom, brother and nieces.  The kids favorite part of this fair is always the petting farm.

 

I loved this little exhibit!  It's the Three Little Pigs, but with Guinea Pigs!  Too cute!

The kids LOVE the butterflies!

The petting farm even had a vet display where a couple vet students taught them a little bit about some animals and gave them an idea of a little of what they do.  Here they were able to pretend to do surgery on a cat that swallowed a hair tie and dog needing a c-section :-)  (When I asked what their favorite thing at the fair was THIS was it!)

Of course we were prepared to go to the Splash Pad!

The kids had worked up quite an appetite!

This fair has grown so much since I showed animals in 4-H there!  I love all that they have to offer.  The fair is located on the county park grounds, so not only is there fair activities, there is also the Splash Pad and a historical village.  We were there from 9 until 4ish and never even made it to the rides!

 

Fair #2

I hadn't been to our town's fair since I was in high school...and I didn't even live here then!  LOL!  It seems silly since it's only 2 miles from our house and only $2 to get in.  It's just a little fair with only a few animals, a grandstand and maybe 10 rides, but we went as a family for a couple hours and had a blast!

 

Morgan's 4-H Projects

I signed Morgan up for 4-H this year, being that it is the first year she can be in it.  She won't be able to actually compete until she is 8 or 9, but she can still take projects as a Clover bud and receive participation ribbons.  We had a lot of fun being creative with her projects and learning some new things that they don't teach you in school ;-)  She was really proud of herself and of the ribbons she came home with ;-)

 

 

Fair #3

We had to make it to this fair, since this was the one Morgan's projects were at!  Plus Rich's brother was home from the Marines and wanted us to go as a family, so that was nice too!

 

Of everything that was at the fair the Whispering Pines Animal Kingdom really stuck out to me!  It was almost as good as going to the zoo...maybe better since everything was nice and close, so we could see them and we didn't have to walk miles! ;-)  (These pictures are only a tiny bit of what they had for us to see-it was actually really cool!)

 

Blake could not wait to see the 'crocodile' that they had.  It was actually an alligator, but he kept calling it a crocodile and being corrected by the worker there.  I couldn't help but laugh-it was what Blake wanted it to be and the guy wasn't going to change his mind!  LOL!

 

We made sure to make it to the rides here since they were part of the admission price AND Morgan got to get into the fair and ride rides free for taking projects :-)

 

Riding with "Tall Uncle"

The one ride I went on was the Ferris Wheel...I always enjoy the view!

Morgan and Blake went back to this fair again with my mom, brother and nieces so Morgan could show them her projects and ride rides with them.  I was a bit 'faired out' by then, so I stayed home, but they had a blast yet again! ;-)

Fun at the Fair

We spent a day at the fair that I grew up showing cattle (and all sorts of other things) at near the end of July. (I'm still catching up on summer posts!) It was so nice reminiscing a bit and watching Morgan, Blake and my nieces enjoying their time there.

We took pictures at the cut-out by the poultry barn.

Enjoyed seeing the MSU and fireman scarecrow projects.

Blake's favorite cake...and from the looks of the ribbon it was the judges' favorite too!

The kids were able to pet all sorts of the 4-H animals.

Plus they tried their hand at milking a cow.

After grabbing some lunch, it was time to play at the splash pad!

Someone was getting a little tuckered out...

...so it was time to rest and soak up the sun.

I love the towels! :-)

Our last stop was at the petting farm where the kids were able to hold butterflies. (I think this was Morgan's favorite part of the day!)

And hold a baby bunny.

We enjoyed the cuteness of some piglets...

...and ducklings....

...and even a turtle. :-)

The fun and excitement of the day wore the kiddos out. Morgan rarely falls asleep in the car and never in the middle of the afternoon, but she did that day...twice! (We had to switch vehicles at one point.) I was even tired, but it was one of the best days of our summer and I'm looking forward to going again next year! :-)