Saturday August 15, 2009
This year's fair was held on the hottest day of the summer so far. After weeks of rain it was nice to see the sun, but boy was it hot!
Despite the heat we had a wonderful turnout at the fair.
The fair in icludes a horse show, 4-H beef and dairy shows, exhibits, childrens activities, vendor market place, displays and a petting zoo.
Some of the fuzzy creatures in the petting zoo.
Children's Activities
For the childern we had some old fashion fair games. The children came to the registration desk and were given a score card. There were nine stations, each with a different activity, such as gourd bowling, apple find, apple toss, fishing pond, guess the jelly beans, knock Humpty Dumpty off the wall, make a scarecrow and an obsticle course. Once completed each child received a prize.
Gourd Bowling
Scarecrow Making
Fishing Pond
Frog Jumping
A popular activity at the Pakenham Fall Fair is our annual Frog jumping compitition, The childern must find their own frog which they can enter into one of three catagories: Bruisers (large), Cruisers (medium) or Fly Weight (small). The contestants gather in the center of the circle and face the outside and on the count of three the frogs are released. You are not allowed to touch the frog but you may blow on it or tap the ground behind it. The first frog to jump out of the circle is the winner. The winners are then announced and receive thier metals. All frogs are released back into their natural enviroments after the race.
Exhibit Hall
