{"id":336,"date":"2009-04-03T11:07:12","date_gmt":"2009-04-03T17:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/?p=336"},"modified":"2009-04-03T11:07:12","modified_gmt":"2009-04-03T17:07:12","slug":"calling-all-cooks-crafters-and-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/2009\/04\/03\/calling-all-cooks-crafters-and-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling All Cooks, Crafters and Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-339  alignleft\" title=\"blueribbon\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/blueribbon.jpg\" alt=\"blueribbon\" width=\"136\" height=\"133\" \/>All right all you competitive souls of all ages &#8211; time to break out the recipes, sharpen those knitting needles and get your crayons and water paints ready. It&#8217;s contest time at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lacountyfair.com\/2009\/AttractionsCompetitions\/Competitions.asp\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">L.A. County Fair<\/span><\/a>! There are blue ribbons to be won (and in some cases, cash!) That&#8217;s right &#8211; we are putting the call out for your best chocolate chip cookies, your best scrapbook page and for you youngsters, your best art work.<br \/>\nCulinary, home arts and kids <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lacountyfair.com\/2009\/AttractionsCompetitions\/Competitions.asp\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">contests and competitions<\/span> <\/a>are the heart of tradition here at the Fair. They&#8217;re fun and exciting, and our crew tries to keep them current by adding new additions each year.<br \/>\nOK, no shoving or hair pulling, no name calling. Everyone walks away with at least a participants ribbon and the knowledge that they tried their best! Here is a link to our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lacountyfair.com\/2009\/AttractionsCompetitions\/Competitions.asp\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">competitions page<\/span><\/a>. Make sure you read the rules and note that there are different deadlines for the competitions! So, what are you going to enter into the L.A. County Fair? Here are a few contests to think about:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lacountyfair.com\/2009\/AttractionsCompetitions\/Competitions.asp\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Tablescaping<\/span><\/a> &#8211; categories this year include Under the Sea, Motion Picture Perfect, Return of Romance.<br \/>\nIn <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lacountyfair.com\/2009\/AttractionsCompetitions\/Competitions.asp\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Culinary<\/span><\/a>, there is the amazing perfect pasta sauce, best chocolate chip cookie, the always-fun BBQ contest, run for the fair (where contestants have to find ingredients for their masterpiece from food vendors at the Fair), new<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-340 alignright\" title=\"kidspam\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/kidspam.jpg\" alt=\"kidspam\" width=\"180\" height=\"134\" \/> this year is the live cupcake decorating and, everyone&#8217;s favorite, SPAM!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lacountyfair.com\/2009\/AttractionsCompetitions\/Competitions.asp\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">America&#8217;s Kids<\/span> <\/a>has a ton of fun contests for kids, including art, sewing, cooking and events for families to enter.<br \/>\nCome on &#8211; enter! Next year it could be your picture up here holding the coveted blue ribbon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All right all you competitive souls of all ages &#8211; time to break out the recipes, sharpen those knitting needles and get your crayons and water paints ready. It&#8217;s contest time at the L.A. County Fair! There are blue ribbons to be won (and in some cases, cash!) 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