Irving’s 3^rd Annual Homeschool Fair at Lee Park Recreation Center!

Saturday, March 27, 2010

^{11:00am – 4:00p}

Do your children like to paint? Write? Create? Coming in March will be a wonderful opportunity for our homeschooled children to showcase their many talents!

The fair will be open to all homeschooling families that live in the City of Irving and/or those that are members of an Irving based Homeschool Group or the Coppell Homescool Group. Pre-registration is required! Cost - $2.00 per person.. Homeschool Fair Participation and Olympic game release forms are now available, so start signing up!

So that your children can get started, listed below are the divisions available. Children can enter as many divisions as they would like. Every entry will receive an award ribbon. Please note that a release form will be required for children to participate in the Olympic Games.

Division Age Groups:

Group 1 – ages 5 and under –

Group 2 – ages 6, 7, 8

Group 3 – ages 9, 10, 11, 12

Group 4 – ages 13 and up

Please note: All entries must have the child’s full name and age on the back of each item.

Please limit entries only to those projects made/completed during the 2009/10 homeschooling year.

Categories:

Photography – any color or B&W photo – must be enlarged to 5 x 7 or 8 x 10 only- no frames

Fine Art: any original watercolor, oils, charcoal, crayon – size limit 12 x 16 – no frames

Hobbies and Crafts: examples- woodwork, Lego’s, pottery, sculpting, models, etc.

Sewing: sewing, needlepoint, weaving, knitting

Baking: desserts only – no refrigerated items

Historical/Cultural/Geographical Display: example – maps, models, displays –

“I’m Recyclable!” – Take something old and make it into something new! Use any type of

recyclable material. Size max – H-L-W – 24”

Writing: 3 categories

Original poetry – all ages – 25 to 250 word max

Essays – Subject: “If I Lived Beneath the Sea”

Group 2 - 25 to 100 words Group 3 – 50 to 200 words Group 4 – 200 to 500 words

Short fictional stories – any appropriate subject:

Group 2- 50 to 200 words Group 3 – 300-1000 words Group 4 – 1000 to 2500 words

Science Projects –

Projects can be from any field of science (life, physical, earth, etc.) Short written explanation of project is required.

**** The following items are NOT allowed in Science fair projects.

Any body parts Dangerous Chemicals

Hypodermic needles Material that explodes or can catch fire

Drugs

Olympic Games: 25 yard dash; sack race; tug of war; hula hoop; obstacle course; relay race (subject to change)

Volunteers needed to help before, during and after the event!

Lunch

Included!

For more information concerning the Homeschool Fair, please contact Tyrone at Lee Park Recreation Center at: 972-721-2508.

All information and forms are available at Lee Park, 3000 Pamela Dr., Irving – or – can be downloaded now:

Participation Form

Release Form

T-Shirt Form Request

Guidelines & FAQ’s