H.O.M.E. 2024 Wax Museum & Art/Lego Fair and Talent Sharing Night
H.O.M.E. is hosting a fair that will allow children to display their educational and creative abilities. Additionally, children will be able to showcase their musical, dramatic, and speaking abilities in the Talent Show. 

Details
Who:     All homeschooled children - ages 3 years - 17 years

What: A fair in which students can display projects involving historical characters, Art, or LEGO creations. This event will allow students to receive insight from qualified judges to help them improve their abilities in the fields of history and art. Also, children will be able to showcase their talents in the Family Talent Night.
Where: Faith Missionary Church, 1327 Elms rd, Flint, MI 48532
When: Saturday October 5th, 2024
  • Projects must be set up on Friday, October 4th between 7:30-8:30
  • Fair will be open to the public from 5:00-6:45 PM. All attendees can vote for their favorite Wax Museum, Art, and Lego Projects for each age level. All ballots must be turned in by 6:45 PM to allow time for counting.
  • Talent Sharing Night will begin at 7:00 PM. It will end when all participants have shared their talents and culminate with awards being given for the People’s Choice awards and Judges’ Choice awards for each age group. 
Fees: 
  • $4.00 per entry for the Art, Lego, and Wax Museum portion of the fair.  
  • Children who enter a second project in any category (Art, Lego, or Wax Museum) will pay $2.00 per entry 
  • Members: Spend $25 and get $5 off    Non Members: Spend $30 and get $5 off
  • Students may enter as many projects as they desire, in both Art and Lego. Only one Wax Museum entry per child. There are no entry fees for the Family Sharing Night.
  • Children may showcase as many talents as they desire for the Talent Sharing Time. (If there are a large number of talent entries, the number of entries for the talent portion may be limited.)
  • There is no fee for the Talent Sharing Time. There are also no awards for the Talent Sharing Time. 

Awards: 
  • Each Wax museum, Art, and Lego project will receive either a blue, red, or white ribbon based on the number of points the project receives when judged.
  • One entry from each age group will be awarded the Grand Award by the judges. 
  • One entry from each category will receive a People’s Choice Award.
    • People’s Choice: This is where YOU pick your favorite entry from each age category. Each person gets one vote per age category. Students can participate in voting. All votes must be turned in by 6:45 P.M. to be counted.
  • All participants of the Art, Lego, and Wax Museum Fair will receive a participation gift for entering. 
Displays: 
  • Please see the individual categories for specific instructions. You will have 1/4 of an 8 ft. table for your display (about the size of a project display board - about 48" across and 15" deep). If your category receives a round table, you will receive ¼ of the table.
  • Please keep entries anonymous - do not place name on project where it can be seen by judges.

Viewing/Judging:
  • Students will be placed in appropriate age categories.
  • Judges from outside of the H.O.M.E. group will score all entries based on the criteria listed on the judging forms (see attachment for specific details). This will be done prior to event being open to public.
  • The Wax Museum will be open for public viewing from 5:00 – 6:45 PM. This time frame might get divided depending on amount of participants. Judging will take place during fair hour. 
 
  •        Everyone is encouraged to view and vote for their favorite Wax museum character, Art, and Lego projects. This Art and Lego viewing will be open from 5:00-6:45 PM. People’s Choice voting will conclude at 6:45 PM to allow time for ballots to be tabulated.
  • The Family Sharing Time entries will not be judged and no awards will be given for this event.

Deadlines:
  • Registration deadline is September 20th, 2024. 
  • We will not be taking any late entries.
  • Any projects not set up on Friday, October 5th, 2024 will not be judged.