JUNIOR DIVISION

Regulations

Registration

General Information, Rules, and Regulations

  • Exhibitors in Junior Classes Sections 1 to 49 inclusive, are not required to be members of the Agricultural Society and NO entry fee will be deducted.
  • If juniors exhibit in classes other than junior or 4-H classes, they must purchase $6 membership to exhibit other items.
  • All entries of articles intended for competition must be submitted online through Assist Expo (assistexpo.ca/vkhfair) or made on the printed entry form then forwarded to the Director receiving them in the exhibit hall on the day of entering. This form is available on our website vankleekhillfair.ca or in the back of the fair book
  • Although Juniors do not require an exhibitor number, once you have an Assistexpo account you will be assigned an exhibitor number which you will maintain year after year.
  • All items entered in the fair require a fair entry tag is affixed to the item. These tags may be picked up at the Fair Office the week of the fair.
  • Children may only enter in the class designated for their own age group. (Age is determined as of the Wednesday of the fair.)
  • All entries must be made or grown by the exhibitor.
  • Only one entry per exhibitor in each section
  • The exhibition hall will be open on Wednesday evening from 7:00 – 9:00, and on Thursday morning from 9:00 to 11:30 to receive entries.
  • Exhibits must be removed between 3:30 and 4:30 on Sunday. It is the exhibitor’s responsibility to ensure that your exhibits are collected.
  • The Vankleek Hill Agricultural Society is not responsible for lost items, although we do everything in our power to ensure the safety and proper collection of all exhibits. We are also not responsible for delivering items left in the hall past the pick-up time on Sunday.
  • Prize money and special prizes are typically available for pick up on Sunday afternoon. Please see the director in the hall before leaving with your exhibits.

Special Prize: For the most points in each junior class, $5 donated by Valerie Allen
For the runner up in each junior class, $3 donated by Valerie Allen.
Special Prize: Prize money for each child exhibiting entries donated by Monika Johnson.

Exhibitor from the Junior Division with the highest total points accumulated from the hall exhibits:

  • Will be presented with a trophy with his/her name inscribed on it.
  • Will receive a special $15 prize Donated by Kenda Allen

Exhibitor from the Junior Division with the second highest total points accumulated from the hall exhibits:

  • Will receive a special $10 prize Donated by Evelyn Bernique

Forms are also available for those wishing to register entries manually however, online registration is strongly recommended. If you would like assistance in registering online, directors will be available to assist you with that during the exhibit drop-off.

Once you have an Assistexpo account you maintain the same membership/exhibitor number year after year.

CLASS – 4 YEARS OLD

Prize Money – $5, $4.50, $4.00, $3.50

  1. Make a heart out of pom poms glued to a plate. Accessories to decorate accepted
  2. “Love You to Pieces” – Draw a large heart on 8 ½ ” x 11″ paper and fill with torn pieces of paper. (Adult may add title.)
  3. Glue heart shapes together to make a caterpillar. Decorate as appropriate.
  4. Colour a colouring book picture, may be mounted, no larger than 8 ½ ” x 11″

CLASS – 5 YEARS OLD

Prize Money – $5, $4.50, $4.00, $3.50

  1. Handmade necklace made from pasta
  2. On a paper 8 ½” x 11” make a bouquet of hearts; decorated by your choice.
  3. Love Tree – draw a tree on 8 ½” x 11” paper and decorate with hearts instead of leaves.
  4. Print your first name on unlined paper
    5 ½” x 8 1/2”. Decorate.

CLASS – 6 YEARS OLD

Prize Money – $5, $4.50, $4.00, $3.50

  1. Make an animal out of heart shapes. Decorate.
  2. Spell your name using seeds, any variety.
    Maximum 8 ½” x 14”.
  3. Butterfly – Use a toilet paper roll as the body, and
    have wings extend from that. Decorate the wings with hearts.
  4. Make a fun bug/worm out of 6 individual sections of an egg carton.

CLASS – 7 YEARS OLD

Prize Money – $5, $4.50, $4.00, $3.50

  1. Create a rocket with heart decorations on it.
  2. Make a chain of hearts (any medium) and
    include the letters of your name on the hearts.
    Ready to hang.
  3. Draw a country scene on a card. Optional – add
    a message inside.
  4. Glue a photo of yourself in the corner of an
    8 ½ x 11” paper. Add hearts so it looks like you
    are blowing them into the air.

CLASS – 8 YEARS OLD

Prize Money – $6, $5.50, $5, $4

  1. Make a frame using popsicle sticks and display a
    decorated heart dangling in the middle.
    Decorate as appropriate.
  2. Using a tin can make a heart-decorated pencil
    holder. Accessories accepted.
  3. Using a shoe box create an open barn; include a
    few hand-made animals.
  4. Create snowman using mini marshmallows
    glued on coloured paper (8 1/2″ x 11″).

CLASS – 9 YEARS OLD

Prize Money – $6, $5.50, $5, $4

  1. Create a birthday card with a country scene on
    the front.
  2. Make a heart using puzzle pieces and include a
    photo in the heart. Ready to hang.
  3. Make a heart out of any medium with a rainbow
    design.
  4. Create a dream catcher in the shape of a heart.

CLASS – 10 /11 YEARS OLD

Prize Money – $6, $5.50, $5, $4

  1. Create a heart frame (any medium), by cutting out the centre of a heart. Decorate the heart and replace the centre with a photo of a favourite thing or person. Put a ribbon on top to hang up.
  2. Create a “Welcome” sign/wreath that includes a design of something from your small town.
  3. Using a paper bag as the base, create a building from your small town.
  4. Create something useful from something useless (main material is recycled).

CLASS – 12 TO 15 YEARS OLD

Prize Money – $6, $5.50, $5, $4

  1. Create a stained glass, heart-shaped window decoration; made with black construction paper and tissue paper.
  2. Cut out a heart. Using strips of paper, create a weave pattern in the centre of the heart.
    Accessories acceptable. Display glued to paper (8 1/2″ x 11″).
  3. Fold multiple hearts and glue together in an accordion-like shape, so they pop up. Use on the front or the inside of a card.
  4. String Art Heart – on a disposable plate cut out a heart. Fill in the middle with string art. Add decorations if needed.

CLASS – ALL AGES TO 18

Prize Money – $7, $6, $5, $4

  1. Decorative doorknob decoration
  2. Create a picture using Diamond Art
  3. Create a Lego town on a base no larger than 18” x 24”
  4. Decorate a mason jar, with country decorations and hearts and flowers or other appropriate items in the jar.
  5. Using two disposable cups, create a scene on one cup, and cut out a small window in that cup.
    This will be the outside cup. The other cup will go inside. Make scenes on the second cup so when you turn it, it shows through the window of the outside cup.
  6. Create a small town (3-D) out of your material of choice. Place it on a base no larger than 18” x 24”.
  7. Chocolate chip cookies, 5, on a plate in a Ziplock bag.
  8. Create a heart wreath using a design of your choice.
  9. Using hearts as part of the design, make a poster advertising the Vankleek Hill Fair
  10. Three to five 4″ x 6″ colour photos, that demonstrate what Small Town, Big Hearts means to me – displayed on poster board with captions under each photo

CLASS – YOUNG QUILTERS

Prize Money – $8, $7, $6

  • Note: This class will be judged by the quilting judge.
  • These quilts may be quilted by the maker or by another person.
  1. Quilt – Rag Quilt – Minimum size 36 x 48” made by young quilter, 14 years old or younger, with little or no help from an adult.
  2. Quilt – Rag Quilt – Minimum size 36 x 48” made only by young quilter, aged 15-18 years.
Exhibition Hall Entry Form 2026Download

Online Registration

Follow this link assistexpo.ca/vkhfair to register for an Assist Expo account to register your entries online!