Homecrafts

CLASS FOR UNDER 5'S PLAY/NURSERY GROUP CLASS

Using any painting or collage techniques.

Any medium

Class for individuals aged 5 years and under on 31st August 2025, ages to be written on the front of each exhibit.

A mixed media 3D model using natural materials where possible together with reusable and recyclable junk.

A Craft Class for individuals that are 5 years and under on 31st August 2025, ages to be written on the front of each exhibit.

Any materials may be used but must be able to be hung for display.

Craft class open to individuals aged 5 years and under on August 31st 2025, ages to be written on the front of each exhibit.

Any subject.

Craft class open to individuals aged 5 years and under on 31st August 2025, ages to be written on the front of each exhibit.

Any design.

Craft class open to individuals aged 5 years and under on 31st August 2025, ages to be written on the front of each exhibit.

No collage techniques or felt pens to be used.

Craft class open to children aged 8 years and under on 31st August 2025.

A mixed media 3D model using natural materials where possible together with reusable and recycled junk.

Craft class for individuals aged 8 years and under on 31st August 2025, ages to be written on the front of each exhibit.

Any materials may be used but must be able to be hung for display.

Craft class for individuals aged 8 years and under on 31st August 2025, ages to be written on the front of each exhibit.

Any subject.

Craft class open to children aged 8 years and under on 31st August 2025.

A scene to be contained as far as possible within a shoebox or box of a similar size, any materials can be used.

Open for individuals aged 8 years and under on 31st August 2025.

Any design.

Open to individuals aged 8 years and under on 31st August 2025.

Size A4 maximum, on unlined paper only. Class will be judged on both handwriting and illustration.

To copy the below text:

If I was an Astronaut

If I was an astronaut,
I'd climb into my suit,
Then in my rocket,
Up to the stars I'd shoot.

I'd meet a friendly alien,
From just around the Sun,
And he'd show me all around,
The world that he came from.

Skies of brilliant orange,
Grass of purple and blue,
Thousands of strange spacemen,
Nothing like me and you.

Then I'd head back home to earth,
My big blue beautiful friend,
Cos if I was an astronaut,
The fun would never end.

No collage techniques or felt pens to be used.

Open to individuals ages 11 years and under on 31st August 2025, age to be written on the front of each exhibit.

A mixed media 3D model using natural materials where possible together with reusable and recycled junk.

Craft class open to individuals aged 11 years and under on 31st August 2025. Age to be written on the front of each exhibit.

Any materials may be used but must be able to be hung for display.

Craft class open to individuals aged 11 years and under on 31st August 2025, ages to be written on the front of each exhibit.

Any subject.

Craft class open to individuals aged 11 years and under on 31st August 2025, age to be written on the front of each exhibit.

A scene to be contained as far as possible within a shoebox or box of similar size, any materials can be used.

Craft class open to individuals 11 years and under on 31st August 2025, ages to be written on the front of each exhibit.

Any design.

Craft class open to individuals 11 years and under on 31st August 2025, ages to be written on the front of each exhibit.

Size A4 maximum, on unlined paper only. Class will be judged on both handwriting and illustration.

Using the below text:

Planet Roll Call

Eight planets around the sun
Listen as I call each one;
Mercury? Here! Number one!
Closest to the sun.
Venus? Here! Number two.
Shining bright, just like new.
Earth? Here. Number three.
Earth is home to you and me.
Mars? Here. Number four.
Red and ready to explore.
Jupiter? Here. Number five.
Largest planet that's no jive.
Saturn? Here! Number six.
With rings of dust and ice that mix.
Uranus? Here! Number seven.
A planet tilted high in heaven.
Neptune? Here! Number eight.
With one dark spot who size is great.

Using any medium.

Craft class open to individuals aged 16 years and under on 31st August 2025.

A piece of craft of your choice using any medium such as metal, wood, clay, sculpture, candles, glassware etc.

Open to individuals 16 years and under on 31st August 2025.

A mixed media 3D model using natural materials where possible together with reusable and recycled junk.

Craft class open to individuals aged 16 years and under on 31st August 2025. Ages to be written on the front of each exhibit.

For a celebration of your choice, to be judged on decoration only. All decorations to be edible. Sugar paste or royal icing, or both, can be used. Own recipe, space allowed: 38cm.

The Show recommends bringing a box for the cake to go in overnight, a cardboard box works well - please provide the box to the Stewards who will place the box over the cake overnight.

Ingredients:
285ml freshly made tea
350g mixed dried fruit
4 tablespoons orange juice
2 medium eggs
Zest of a medium orange
75g marmalade plus extra for glazing
175g light brown sugar
270g self raising flour

Method:
Add the tea, orange zest and orange juice to mixed dried fruit and mix well. Leave for at least 6 hours or overnight. Preheat the oven to 180C, 160C fan, Gas Mark 4. Grease and line a 2lb (900g) loaf tin. Add the eggs and marmalade to the soaked mixture and mix well. Add the sugar, add the flour and mix well. Pour into your prepared tin and cook for 55-70 minutes until a skewer inserted into the cake comes our clean. Glazing the loaf: Cool in the tin for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack. During this time make the glaze by gently warming the marmalade in a pan or microwave, you ay need to add a tiny bit of water. Glaze the loaf while still warm.

Made with three eggs, jam filled and dusted with caster sugar.

Use this recipe:

170g (6oz) butter
170g (6oz) caster sugar
Grated rind of orange
4 standard eggs
200g (7oz) plain flour
170g (6oz) currants
170g (6oz) sultanas
170g (6oz) raisins
55g (2oz) glace cherries, washed and halved
85g (3oz) mixed chopped peel
Half teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon mixed spice

Decoration: 55g (2oz) whole blanched almonds

Method: Mix by the creaming method. Place mixture in a greased and lined cake tin approximately 18cm, arrange the whole almonds in circles around the top. Bake in the middle of a slow oven at 150c (300F, Gas Mark 2) for 3 hours 15 mins.

Using the following recipe:

Ingredients:
115g (4oz) butter
115g (4oz) caster sugar
3 eggs
170g (6oz) glace cherries
200g (7oz) self-raising flour
Pinch of salt
30g (1oz)ground almonds

Method: Grease and line an approximately 15cm round cake tin. Quarter the cherries and toss in a little of the weighed flour. Sieve remainder of the flour with the salt and add the ground almonds. Cream the butter and sugar, whisk the eggs and beat in a little at a time. Fold in the flour and the cherries. Place the mixture into a tin and smooth level. Bake for approximately 1 hour 15 minutes at 180°C (350°F) Gas Mark 4

Made with two eggs, jam filled and dusted with caster sugar.

Own recipe

Made with yeast, please state what type of flour used

Made with yeast, please state what type of flour used.

Approximately 20cm and free standing

Meat or non-meat etc using puff pastry, own recipe

Any additional flavours allowed, own recipe.

Own recipe

Six pieces to be displayed, any flavour.

Own recipe - including a vegetable form the 'veg patch' (any out of carrot, courgette, beetroot, parsnip etc. but please state which) Approx. 6in/15cms round. No filling. Can include a cream cheese topping. To be displayed on a board.

Using the following recipe:

Ingredients:
225g (8oz) unsalted butter
225g (8oz) caster sugar
225g (8oz) self-raising flour
4 large eggs
Zest of one lemon
For the drizzle:
Juice of 1 1/2 lemons
85g (3oz) castor sugar

Method: Heat oven to 180C (160C fan, gas mark 4). Grease and line a 2lb loaf tin. Cream the butter and sugar until pale and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, then the flour and lemon zest. Spoon mixture into the tin and level the top. Bake for 45 - 50 minutes until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. To make the drizzle: While the cake is cooling in the tin, mix together the lemon juice and castor sugar. Prick the top of the war cake with a skewer or fork and gently pour over the top - the juice should sink in and the sugar will form a crispy top. Leave in the tin until cool. Keeps well in an airtight tin for 4 days and freezes well.

Use the following recipe:

Ingredients:
230g (8oz) plain flour
3tsp ground ginger
1tsp bicarbonate of soda
140ml milk
115g (4oz) butter
115g (4oz) soft brown sugar
7tbsp golden syrup
1 egg

Method: Sift these ingredients together in a mixing bowl. Put butter, sugar and syrup into a saucepan, melt over a low heat, stirring continuously. Pour onto dry ingredients. Beat well, add beaten egg, beat together until smooth. Pour into an approximately 18cm greased and lined square tin. Bake in the middle of a slow oven at 150°C (300°F) Gas Mark 2 for two hours. Leave to cool, turn out onto wire rack.

Edible and made from marzipan and/or sugar paste, no wire, skewers or sticks to be used. Space allowed 20cm . May be displayed on a board.

To be judged on decoration only, display in cake cases.

Edible and made from marzipan and/or sugar paste, no wire, skewers or sticks to be used. Space allowed 20cm. May be displayed on a board.

Own recipe, please display 2 pieces

To be judged on decoration only, display in cake cases.

Own recipe

Edible and made from marzipan and/or sugar paste, no wire, skewers or sticks to be used. Space allowed 20cm. May be displayed on a board.

Own recipe

To be judged on decoration only, display in cake cases.

Own recipe, display 2 pieces

Edible and made from marzipan and/or sugar paste, no wire, skewers or sticks to be used. Space allowed 20cm. May be displayed on a board.

Made with 3 eggs, jam filled and dusted with caster sugar.

A petite exhibit not exceeding 25cm in width, depth and height.

An exhibit. Space allowed 76cm width, 69cm depth, height optional.

An exhibit excluding flowers. Space allowed 76cm width, 69cm depth, height optional.

A horizontal exhibit. Space allowed: 90cm width, 69cm depth, height optional.

An exhibit using 5 flower. Space allowed: 76cm width, 69cm depth and height optional.

An imposed class with all materials provided. Space allowed: 76cm width x 69cm deep x height optional. To take place on Friday 5th September at 3pm in the Homecraft Marquee. Entry fee £5.00.

An exhibit. Space allowed 76cm width, 69cm depth and height optional.

An exhibit. Space allowed: 46cm width, 69cm depth, height optional.

In 4 ply, double knit or heavier

Suitable for a baby under six months, to be washable, all materials used must be soft, no plastic or glass eyes

Maximum length 2 metres

Space theme

Using the wet or needle felting method

NOT including jewellery, any style or material, to be displayed in a space 75cm x 60cm

Made by you, for which there is no specific category; please state size, plus a short description of the work produced and the skills involved.

Beadwork allowed. Please provide own stand for display and state whether it is a kit or an original design.

Any method of twisting or knotting of yarn to form a pattern

Must be made by an individual with additional needs. Please include additional details on reverse of item if appropriate

Please state dry or sweet

Please state dry or sweet

Dry to medium dry

Dry to medium dry

In clear half bottles with white plastic topped flanged corks

Colour

Open

Open

Open

Open

Open

Open, showing manipulation

Any size

Any material. To be displayed at the Homecraft Pavilion. A fixed vertical post approx. 135cm high will be provided.