And Still More Fair Stuff by John Lee

It is down to the countdown for making entries for the fair! I made a Halloween shirt - yellow of course!

I added pumpkins and some bats. It is important to measure everything out so it fits just right.

After Mama irons on the special backing, we peel off the paper and then iron them onto the shirt.

My favorite part is the painting! I picked glitter paint!

I can't wait to wear it for Halloween!

Mama also found us cool tin can robot kits.

It is a wonder I ever get anything made for all the silliness...but we manage!

I really liked building my robot...

...and trying out the pieces!

I picked out a Coke can with a big yellow sunshine for his body. He really moves - super cool!

We saved up enough cans to make a windchime. We had to line them up smallest to largest.

Then I got to use spray paint to make them look awesome.

Once the paint dried we used a nail to put a hole in the bottom (now the top) of each can. We used twine and added a jingle bell in each one to make more music.

I love that it is noisy when you shake it - we just need the wind to blow!

We learned a little about leathercraft in 4-H, so Mama let us make a small project.

I picked a round coaster to stamp.

I like any project that involves a hammer.

Mama even helped me make a "J" shape.

My final project was a squash car for the vegetable class. I got to turn a giant yellow squash into a race car.

We made potato wheels....

Cucumber seats...

Radish headlights, a carrot bumper (on the back) and lettuce leaf flames! I think this might be my favorite project this year!

I also counted out pecans to enter. And it is off to the fair!

More Projects by Denny Lynn

We learned something new for the fair! We got to tye-dye with paint and spray bottles. Mama got out stuff wet and we decided how we wanted to make the pattern and band it. We each made a pillowcase and a t-shirt. I wanted one striped and one swirled.

Of course I wanted all the colors!

So fun!

We also made some extra pillowcases to use as gifts. It was fun unwrapping each one to see how it came out.

Then we hung them up to dry!

Grandma found an old box of candy canes and we put them to good use! We made a pipe cleaner reindeer with candy antlers!

I have mine a heart nose!

Daddy had the idea we could recycle some of the air freshener containers as banks for our coins.

We used fun foam to decorate them.

Next up - Christmas ornaments! Ninja Turtles and Handprint Snowmen! We put white for turtle eyes and set them aside to dry.

Then Mama painted my hand and I put a print on the ornament.

Next came faces and decorations.

My snowman family came out great! I put my name and the year on the other side!

I got to make a special project just for me. Mama got me a shadow box to show off some of my horse show ribbons. I picked a toy horse that looks like Dunny and a couple of hay bales for decoration.

We made a blue background for attaching the ribbons.

I had all the places to show and put my 4-H one right in the middle!

Mama printed some pictures for me to include.

Finally, we could put it all together. I am so proud of how it came out and the memories it will help me keep!

I hope the judges like everything, too!