Step through the doors of the America's Kids building in 2010 and you'll step back to "A Time Long Ago"...when kings and queens ruled, knights jousted, fairy tales were born, and people wore really funny hats.
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Contests and Competitions
Come and be a part of the America’s Kids tradition by entering a project in the Fair.
Visit the Fair and see your work on display in the America’s Kids building for everyone
to see. You could even win a ribbon!
Join the fun! Make cool stuff during the summer and enter it into America’s Kids!
Information to get you started
Rules and Entry Information- Please carefully read all rules and entry information prior to submitting entry form.
Entry Form -Download the entry form and mail it to us by July 6, 2010. All entries must be postmarked by that date.
Click here to print ALL Contests & Competitions for 2010! 
2010 Featured Competitions
"Stained Glass" Art
Create the look of stained glass with hot glue or puff paint and paint, markers or crayons.
Decorate a Crown
Use your imagination and a few craft supplies to design the most beautiful crown jewels you can  imagine!
Castle Banner or Shield
Decorate our castle walls with your family crest or other colorful and regal design on a poster board banner or shield.
Check out these other themed competitions added this year:
Medieval Character Competition, Sock Dragon, Fairy Fashion Fun, Build a Knight, Castle Coloring Competition, and "My Own Fairy Tale" writing competition.
Theme-related elements have also been added to many of our traditional competitions.
Culinary Creations
Enter your favorite Culinary Creations and you could win a ribbon! There are lots of cool contests to stretch your imagination and your culinary skills! 
Preserved Foods
Cupcake Contest
Chocolate Chip Cookie Contest
Favorite Cookie Contest
Creative Cake Contest
Cooking/Baking Contest
Pie Contest
Agriculture and Harvest Fun
Grow the largest, smallest or most unusual sunflower, vegetable or pumpkin and see it on display in the Farmer's Market in
 FairView Farms. 
Vegetable Gardening
Sunflower Gardening
Pumpkin Patch
Scarecrow Competition
Family Fun Days
Who has the most talented or artistic family at the 2010 L.A. County Fair? Which family can create the best Pumpkin Boat or Recycled Castle? Enter one of our Family Fun Day competitions and get the whole family involved in something creative.
Family Portrait Painting
Family Recycled Castles
Family Pumpkin Boats
Family Talent Show
Family Pumpkin Decorating Contest
Sewing
Show off your sewing skills by entering one of our traditional sewing competitions.
Sewing:clothing, home decor, doll clothes & accessories
“Sew” Exciting!
Try one of our fun, theme-inspired sewing competitions.  
Sock Dragons
Fairy Fashion Fun
Medieval Character Competition
Needlework
Do you like to knit, crochet, or embroider? Enter your work in one of our competitions and you could win a ribbon.
Knitting & Crochet
Embroidery, cross stitch, and needlepoint 
Quilting
Make a quilt and enter it into our America's Kids Quilt Show.
Single, Group, and Wall quilts
"A Time Long Ago" Kids Fashion Show
Princesses, Knights, Peasants, Fairies, and more! Lots of real and imaginary characters came from or were inspired by the Medieval or Renaissance eras. Imagine yourself as one of your favorite characters from "A Long Time Ago" and put together an outfit that represents your favorite Medieval or Renaissance-inspired character.
Kids Fashion Show Contest
Art Showcase
Do you like to draw, paint, or color? Enter your best work in our art competition open to children of all ages. Sweepstakes winners will be invited to attend a special awards ceremony. 
Pre-School Art
Art Competition
Castle Coloring Contest
Photography
Do you love taking pictures? See your photos on display in America’s Kids. Sweepstakes winners will be invited to attend a special awards ceremony.
Photography
Video 
Do you dream about producing or directing movies someday? Do you enjoy experimenting with animation? Enter your favorite work into this creative competition.
Video Production
Industrial Technology
Enter your drafting, graphic arts, or industrial crafts project into this competition open to middle school and high school students.
Industrial Technology
California History, State Projects, and Missions
If history is your passion, you can enter your favorite project into one of our competitions designed for students in grades 3 through 6.
California History
State Projects
Missions
Crafts
Enter your original handcrafted masterpiece in our huge craft competition. We'd love to see what you've created!
Crafts Competitions 
Be sure to check out the new craft competitions added especially for "A Long Time Ago" 2010.
Build Knight
"Stained Glass" Window Art
Castle Banner or Shield
Crown Decorating Competition
Models
If model building is your specialty, you can enter your car, boat, plane, train, spaceship, or other model into this competition designed for transportation enthusiasts like you.
Models
Ceramics
Beginner and advanced ceramics lovers are invited to enter their handmade fired ceramics into this competition. 
Fired Ceramics Competition
Book Jacket Art
Create a handmade book jacket for a real or imaginary book. Include your own hand drawn art and wording.
Book Jacket Competition
Creative Writing
Enter your best creative writing or poetry project. Competition is open to works created at school or at home.
Creative Writing and Poetry Competition
Write your own fairy tale in this theme-related writing competition.
"My Own Fairy Tale" Writing Competition
Educational Panels
Create an Educational Panel that shows the processes and results of any science project.
Educational Panels
Celebrating Scouts
Check out the individual and troop categories created just for Scouts.
Boy and Girl Scouts
Campfire Girls and Boys
Our Troop's Favorite Service Project
Toy Assembly
Enter your favorite creation built with one of these classic building toys
Lego
K'NEX
Hobby Collections
Do you collect postcards, baseball cards, rocks, stamps, stuffed animals, or other cool stuff? Be sure to enter it into this fun competition. Space is limited, so sign up early!
Hobby Collections
Read to Ride
Read stories and ride the rides at the L.A. County Fair. Bring your entry form to the America’s Kids exhibitinformation boothduring the Fair and get free ride vouchers.
Information & Entry Form
Theme Award
Kids can receive special ribbons for "Outstanding Use of Theme." These ribbons can be given in any competition, regardless of the place that the entry receives. Create an entry that embodies our "A Time Long Ago" theme and you could earn a theme ribbon.
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