Youth Exhibits
Divisions: Sewing, Crafts, Art, Photography, Canning, Cooking, Floriculture, 4-H Posters, 4-H Display Exhibits
Rules:
1.Entries will be taken between 7:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on Friday, June 26 with the exception of
Cooking and Floriculture. Those entries will be taken on Monday, June 29 between 7:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
2. All articles are exhibited at the owner’s risk, but all reasonable precautions will be taken for protection of items.
3. The division entered will be determined by the youth’s grade as of January, 2026.
4. Name, address, and phone number must be on the bottom or back of each item.
5. No person may enter more than one entry in any one lot.
6. All items must have been made within the last year and by the exhibitor.
7. Prizes will be awarded on the decision of the judge(s). Judge(s) will not be required to award prizes unless the quality of the entry is deserving of recognition.
8. Premiums will be paid and exhibits must be removed between 12 and 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 5.
9. The Smith County Fair will not be responsible for any entry left past the time specified in rule Number 8.
10. Competitions open to Smith County youth grades K-12 and Smith County 4-H members.
PREMIUMS: 1st – $4.00 2nd – $3.00 3rd – $2.00
Best of Show — $10
DIVISION I – SEWING
Youth must sew items by machine or hand.
Grades 4th – 6th:
CLASS I
Lot 1 Apron
Lot 2 Pillow
Lot 3 Handbag or Tote
Lot 4 Clothing Accessory Item (belt, scarf, bow, Collar, etc.)
Lot 5 Home Décor
Lot 6 Quilt / Blanket
Lot 7 Any other sewn item
Lot 8 Crochet Crib Blanket
Lot 9 Crochet Afghan
Lot 10 Any other Crochet Item
Lot 11 Knitted Scarf
Lot 12 Knitted Crib Blanket
Lot 13 Knitted Afghan
Lot 14 Any other Knitted Item
Lot 15 Counted Cross Stitch Item
Lot 16 Embroidery Item – Hand
Lot 17 Embroidery Item – Machine
Lot 18 Needlepoint Item
Grades 7th – 12th:
CLASS II
Lot 19 Apron
Lot 20 Pillow
Lot 21 Handbag or Tote
Lot 22 Clothing Accessory Item (belt, scarf, bow, collar, etc.)
Lot 23 Home Décor
Lot 24 Quilt / Blanket
Lot 25 Any other sewn item
Lot 26 Crochet Crib Blanket
Lot 27 Crochet Afghan
Lot 28 Any other Crochet Item
Lot 29 Knitted Scarf
Lot 30 Knitted Crib Blanket
Lot 31 Knitted Afghan
Lot 32 Any other Knitted Item
Lot 33 Counted Cross Stitch Item
Lot 34 Embroidery Item – Hand
Lot 35 Embroidery Item – Machine
Lot 36 Needlepoint Item
Grades K – 3rd:
CLASS III
Lot 37 Apron
Lot 38 Pillow
Lot 39 Handbag or Tote
Lot 40 Clothing Accessory Item (belt, scarf, bow, collar, etc.)
Lot 41 Home Décor
Lot 42 Quilt / Blanket
Lot 43 Any other sewn item
Lot 44 Crochet Crib Blanket
Lot 45 Crochet Crib Afghan
Lot 46 Any other Crochet Item
Lot 47 Knitted Scarf
Lot 48 Knitted Crib Blanket
Lot 49 Knitted Afghan
Lot 50 Any other Knitted Item
Lot 51 Counted Cross Stitch Item
Lot 52 Embroidery Item – Hand
Lot 53 Embroidery Item – Machine
Lot 54 Needlepoint Item
DIVISION II – CRAFTS
Grades 4th – 6th
CLASS I
Lot 1 Stuffed Toy/Animal
Lot 2 Leather Craft
Lot 3 Wood Craft
Lot 4 Metal Craft
Lot 5 Ceramic Craft
Lot 6 Holiday or Special Occasion
Lot 7 Bead Craft
Lot 8 Handmade Basket
Lot 9 Model Car or Kit
Lot 10 Derby Car
Lot 11 Lego Set
Lot 12 Lego original design
Lot 13 Lego motorized
Lot 14 Plastic or Stained Glass
Lot 15 Creative Wall Hanging
Lot 16 Home Décor
Lot 17 Decorated Sweats /T-shirt
Lot 18 Jewelry Craft
Lot 19 Pot Holder
Lot 20 Doll Clothing Article
Lot 21 Card / paper craft
Lot 22 Scrapbook
Lot 23 Any other craft
Lot 24 4-H Trash to Treasure
Treasure – Monster
Lot 25 4-H Trash to Treasure – Craft
Lot 26 4-H Trash to Treasure – Toy
Lot 27 4-H Piggy Bank
Grades 7th – 12th
CLASS II
Lot 28 Stuffed Toy/Animal
Lot 29 Leather Craft
Lot 30 Wood Craft
Lot 31 Metal Craft
Lot 32 Ceramic Craft
Lot 33 Holiday or Special Occasion
Lot 34 Bead Craft
Lot 35 Handmade Basket
Lot 36 Model Car or Kit
Lot 37 Derby Car
Lot 38 Lego Set
Lot 39 Lego original design
Lot 40 Lego motorized
Lot 41 Plastic or Stained Glass
Lot 42 Creative Wall Hanging
Lot 43 Home Décor
Lot 44 Decorated Sweats /T-Shirt
Lot 45 Jewelry craft
Lot 46 Pot Holder
Lot 47 Doll Clothing Article
Lot 48 Card/paper craft
Lot 49 Scrapbook
Lot 50 Any other craft
Lot 51 4-H Trash to Treasure – Monster
Lot 52 4-H Trash to Treasure – Craft
Lot 53 4-H Trash to Treasure – Toy
Lot 54 4-H Piggy Bank
Grades K – 3rd
CLASS III
Lot 55 Stuffed Toy/Animal
Lot 56 Leather Craft
Lot 57 Wood Craft
Lot 58 Metal Craft
Lot 59 Ceramic Craft
Lot 60 Holiday or Special Occasion
Lot 61 Bead Craft
Lot 62 Handmade Basket
Lot 63 Model Car or Kit
Lot 64 Derby Car
Lot 65 Lego Set
Lot 66 Lego original design
Lot 67 Lego motorized
Lot 68 Plastic or Stained Glass
Lot 69 Creative Wall Hanging
Lot 70 Home Decór
Lot 71 Decorated Sweats /T-shirt
Lot 72 Jewelry Craft
Lot 73 Pot Holder
Lot 74 Doll Clothing Article
Lot 75 Card/paper craft
Lot 76 Scrapbook
Lot 77 Any other craft
DIVISION III – ART
Rules:
1. All articles must be handpainted by exhibitor.
2. Entry must be matted or framed.
3. Judging will be based on quality of art exhibited.
Grades 4th – 6th
CLASS I
Lot 1 Oil
Lot 2 Pastel
Lot 3 Acrylic
Lot 4 Watercolor
Lot 5 Pencil – colored or graphite
Lot 6 Crayon
Lot 7 Any Other Media
Best of Show – $10
Grades 7th – 12th
CLASS II
Lot 8 Oil
Lot 9 Pastel
Lot 10 Acrylic
Lot 11 Watercolor
Lot 12 Pencil – colored or graphite
Lot 13 Any Other Media
Grades K – 3rd
CLASS III
Lot 14 Oil
Lot 15 Pastel
Lot 16 Acrylic
Lot 17 Watercolor
Lot 18 Pencil – colored or graphite
Lot 19 Any Other Media
DIVISION IV – PHOTOGRAPHY
Rules: 1. Entry must be taken by the youth exhibitor.
2. All photos must be 5”x7”.
3. Photos must be matted.
4. Only 1 entry per lot.
Grades 4th – 6th
CLASS I
Lot 1 People & Children
Lot 2 Animals & Livestock
Lot 3 Pets
Lot 4 Smith County Scenes
Lot 5 Landscape
Lot 6 Still life & things
Lot 7 Flowers / Plants
Lot 8 Black & White Photo
Lot 9 Any other
Grades 7th – 12th
CLASS II
Lot 10 People & Children
Lot 11 Animals & Livestock
Lot 12 Pets
Lot 13 Smith County Scenes
Lot 14 Landscape
Lot 15 Still life & things
Lot 16 Flowers / Plants
Lot 17 Black & White Photo
Lot 18 Any other
Grades K – 3rd
CLASS III
Lot 19 People & Children
Lot 20 Animals & Livestock
Lot 21 Pets
Lot 22 Smith County Scenes
Lot 23 Landscape
Lot 24 Still life & things
Lot 25 Flowers / Plants
Lot 26 Black & White Photo
Lot 27 Any other
DIVISION V – CANNING
1. Entries must be labeled with product name, date of preparation, and name of exhibitor “on bottom of jar.”
2. Canned items will not be accepted unless they are sealed Ball, Kerr, or Mason canning jars – 2 piece seal, one piece not accepted.
3. Quarts or pints will be accepted.
4. Product must be canned since last year’s fair.
Grades 4th – 6th
CLASS I – Fruits:
Lot 1 Peaches
Lot 2 Apples
Lot 3 Cherries
Lot 4 Any Other
CLASS II- Preserves & Jams:
Lot 5 Strawberry
Lot 6 Blackberry
Lot 7 Apple Butter
Lot 8 Any Other
CLASS III – Jelly:
Lot 9 Grape
Lot 10 Blackberry
Lot 11 Any Other Jelly
CLASS IV -Vegetables:
Lot 12 Tomatoes
Lot 13 Tomato Juice
Lot 14 Green Beans
Lot 15 Any other vegetable
CLASS V – Pickles & Relishes:
Lot 16 Beet Pickles
Lot 17 Cucumber Pickles
Lot 18 Okra Pickles
Lot 19 Salsa
Lot 20 Any other Pickle or Relish
CLASS VI – Honey:
Lot 21 Comb Honey
Lot 22 Strained Honey
Grades 7th – 12th
CLASS VII – Fruits:
Lot 23 Peaches
Lot 24 Apples
Lot 25 Cherries
Lot 26 Any Other
CLASS VIII – Preserves & Jams:
Lot 27 Strawberry
Lot 28 Blackberry
Lot 29 Apple Butter
Lot 30 Any Other
CLASS IX – Jelly:
Lot 31 Grape
Lot 32 Blackberry
Lot 33 Any Other Jelly
CLASS X – Vegetables:
Lot 34 Tomatoes
Lot 35 Tomato Juice
Lot 36 Green Beans
Lot 37 Any other vegetables
CLASS XI – Pickles
& Relishes:
Lot 38 Beet Pickles
Lot 39 Cucumber Pickles
Lot 40 Okra Pickles
Lot 41 Salsa
Lot 42 Any other pickle or relish
CLASS XII – Honey:
Lot 43 Comb Honey
Lot 44 Strained Honey
DIVISION VI – COOKING
Rules:
1. All entries must be made by the youth exhibitor.
2. No purchased mixes may be used. All entries must be made from scratch.
3. No entries will be returned. Only ribbons and premiums will be provided to winners.
4. Entries that do not place may or may not be displayed, depending on availability of space.
5. Entries must be in disposable containers or zip lock bags.
6. A copy of the recipe, attached to the item, must accompany each entry.
7. No refrigerated items accepted.
Grades 4th – 6th
CLASS I
Breads:
Lot 1 Biscuits (3)
Lot 2 Corn Bread or Muffins (3)
Lot 3 Nut Bread (1/2 loaf)
Lot 4 Yeast Rolls or Breads
Lot 5 Sweet Muffins (3)
CLASS II
Cookies (3 each):
Lot 6 Chocolate Brownies
Lot 7 Oatmeal Cookies
Lot 8 Chocolate Chip Cookies
Lot 9 Peanut Butter
Lot 10 Any Other
CLASS III
Cakes (1 large slice):
Lot 11 Cake, any flavor
Lot 12 Cupcakes
CLASS IV
Pies (1 large slice):
Lot 13 Any flavor
CLASS V
Candy:
Lot 14 Chocolate Fudge
Lot 15 Any Other
Grades 7th – 12th
CLASS VI
Breads:
Lot 16 Biscuits (3)
Lot 17 Corn Bread or
Muffins (3)
Lot 18 Nut Bread (1/2 loaf)
Lot 19 Yeast Rolls or Breads
Lot 20 Sweet Muffins (3)
CLASS VII
Cookies (3 each):
Lot 21 Chocolate Brownies
Lot 22 Oatmeal Cookies
Lot 23 Chocolate Chip Cookies
Lot 24 Peanut Butter
Lot 25 Any Other
CLASS VIII
Cakes (1 large slice):
Lot 26 Cakes, any flavor
Lot 27 Cupcakes
CLASS IX
Pies (1 large slice):
Lot 28 Any flavor
CLASS X
Candy:
Lot 29 Chocolate Fudge
Lot 30 Any Other
Grades K – 3rd
CLASS XI
Breads:
Lot 31 Biscuits (3)
Lot 32 Corn Bread or Muffins (3)
Lot 33 Nut Bread (1/2 loaf)
Lot 34 Yeast Rolls or Breads
Lot 35 Sweet Muffins (3)
CLASS XII
Cookies (3 each):
Lot 36 Chocolate Brownies
Lot 37 Oatmeal Cookies
Lot 38 Chocolate Chip Cookies
Lot 39 Peanut Butter
Lot 40 Any Other
CLASS XIII
Cakes (1 large slice):
Lot 41 Cakes, any flavor
Lot 42 Cupcakes
CLASS XIV
Pies (1 large slice):
Lot 43 Any flavor
CLASS XV
Candy:
Lot 44 Chocolate Fudge
Lot 45 Any Other
DIVISION VII – FLORICULTURE
Rules:
1. Must be submitted, correctly labeled with category.
2. Arrangements must be made by youth exhibitor.
3. Vases will NOT be provided for entries. Place in small vases.
4. Not responsible for personal vases left.
Grades 4th – 6th
CLASS I
Lot 1 Zinnia Specimen
Lot 2 Dahlia Specimen
Lot 3 Marigold Specimen
Lot 4 Rose Specimen
Lot 5 Sunflower Speciman
Lot 6 Hydrangea Speciman
Lot 7 Single Bloom Other
Lot 8 Marigold Arrangement
Lot 9 Zinnia Arrangement
Lot 10 Dried Flowers
Lot 11 Roses
Lot 12 Wild Flowers
Lot 13 Floating Arrangement
Lot 14 Miniature Arrangement — under 6”
Lot 15 Green Plant, Vine, Fern, etc.
Lot 16 African Violet
Lot 17 Potted Succulent
Lot 18 Other Arrangement — cut flowers
Lot 19 Other Arrangement — potted flowers
Grades 7th – 12th
CLASS II
Lot 20 Zinnia Specimen
Lot 21 Dahlia Specimen
Lot 22 Marigold Specimen
Lot 23 Rose Specimen
Lot 24 Sunflower Speciman
Lot 25 Hydrangea Speciman
Lot 26 Single Bloom Other
Lot 27 Marigold Arrangement
Lot 28 Zinnia Arrangement
Lot 29 Dried Flowers
Lot 30 Roses
Lot 31 Wild Flowers
Lot 32 Floating Arrangement
Lot 33 Miniature Arrangement — under 6”
Lot 34 Green Plant, Vine, Fern, etc.
Lot 35 African Violet
Lot 36 Potted Succulent
Lot 37 Other Arrangement — cut flowers
Lot 38 Other Arrangement — potted flowers
Grades K – 3rd
CLASS III
Lot 39 Zinnia Specimen
Lot 40 Dahlia Specimen
Lot 41 Marigold Specimen
Lot 42 Rose Specimen
Lot 43 Sunflower Speciman
Lot 44 Hydrangea Speciman
Lot 45 Single Bloom Other
Lot 46 Marigold Arrangement
Lot 47 Zinnia Arrangement
Lot 48 Wild Flowers
Lot 49 Floating Arrangement
Lot 50 Miniature Arrangement — under 6”
Lot 51 Green Plant, Vine, Fern, etc.
Lot 52 African Violet
Lot 53 Potted Succulent
Lot 54 Other Arrangement — cut flowers
Lot 55 Other Arrangement — potted flowers
DIVISION VIII – 4-H POSTERS
Rules:
1. Posters must have been made by 4-H member within the last year.
2. Grade as of January 2026 will be used.
3. Poster Size: 14” x 22”
4. Poster must be drawn horizontally.
CLASS I
Lot 1 – 4-6th grades
Lot 2 – 7 & 8th grades
Lot 3 – 9-12th grades
DIVISION IX – 4-H DISPLAY EXHIBITS
Rules:
1. Must have been a 4-H member during the 2025-2026 school year.
2. Grade as of January 2026 will be used.
3. Exhibit must be related to one of the twenty-six 4-H Project areas (not school or science project).
4. Must be “free standing.”
5. Exhibits must be registered and set up on Friday, June 26 between 7:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
6. Contact the 4-H Office for more information: 615-735-2900.
CLASS I
Lot 1 – 4-6th grades
Lot 2 – 7 & 8th grades
Lot 3 – 9-12th grades