Art and Crafts
Intermediate Youth (ages 9-13)
Chairperson: Lauren Hindman
Guidelines
- Exhibits for youth, ages 9 through 13 (exhibitor’s age must be indicated on entry tag)
- Exhibits will be judged on amount of work involved and degree of skill.
- Any item made from a kit must be identified as such.
- Any item made by a person with a disability that they wish to disclose, can enter the appropriate category for the item. A star will be placed on the front of the item tag to let judges know to take this into consideration when judging.
- Even though exhibits are mostly judged on their own merits, enhancements of an exhibit achieved through special mountings, framing or display may be considered.
- Exhibits must be made by exhibitor with very little or no help from adults.
- In this age division, there will be one “Best in Show” ribbon plus $5.00 awarded and one
- “Runner-up Best in Show” ribbon plus $3.00 awarded.
CLASS PRIZES: 1st-$3; 2nd-$2; 3rd-$1
Section I: Needlework Class:
Class:
- Crocheting
- Cross Stitch
- Embroidery
- Knitting
- Needlepoint
- Plastic Canvas
- Needle Felting
Section II: Handicrafts
Class:
- Basket
- Bead Art
- Bean and Seed Picture
- Bird Feeder
- Bird House
- Booklet
- Ceramics/Pottery
a. Unfinished
b. Glazed
c. Painted
- Collage
- Creative Craft (popsicle sticks, clothespins, toothpicks, other)
- Diorama
- Dough Art
- Duct Tape Item
- Felt Article
- Gourd Art
- Handmade Jewelry
a. Bracelet
b. Earrings
c. Necklace
d. Pin or Pendant
e. Other Jewelry
- Handmade Wooden Article
a. Kit
b. Original Design
- Lego Type Construction (must be secured in a box or container)
a. From Kit
b. Original Design
- Magnet Decoration
- Mobile
- Modeling Clay
- Paper Crafts
a. Cut and Pierced
b. Greeting Card (mounted on cardstock)
c. Origami or Other 3-D Paper
d. Scrapbook (2 page layout, attached and protected with page protectors)
e. Other paper craft item
- Paper Mache
- Picture Frames or Albums
- Plastic Craft
- Article From Recycled Materials (list materials)
- Rock Art
- Stepping Stone
- String Art
- Stuffed Doll or Animal
- Textile Art (tie-dye, painted or decorated, etc.)
a. On Purchased Item (t-shirt, tote bag, etc.)
b. Other Textile Art
- Weaving/Braiding
a. Potholders
b. Other Woven or Braided Article
- Wood Article
- Yarn Article
- Mixed Media
- Other Handicraft
Section III. Displays
Display may be entered if not previously entered in another class.
Each display must contain at least 4 articles.
Each display must be mounted or contained in an area no larger than 24” X 24”.
Class
- Articles Featuring Your Hobby
- Handmade Articles
- Nature Collection
- Posters