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Soap Makers are coming to the home stretch
The soap makers get more inventive as we near the home stretch ….. This is a new scent and type of soap: honey comb soap! All of our soaps are super sudsy and rich, you’ll never want to go back to store bought soap again!
6 to 9 year old choir practice
These little kids are preparing several new songs this year for the Fair! They’re learning to use sign language, sing in tune and clap their hands in rhythm together. This is also a great choir for our younger musicians to learn to play their instruments together and accompany the choir on. They’re … Read more
Fresh Hot Tamales!
A happy crew of cooks just turned 240 lbs of corn masa into 3,000 tamales in preparation for this year’s fair. Stop in at the Mexican food booth in Food Court A for a Mexican tamale plate with charro beans and Spanish rice.
Hi Everyone – It’s Fair Time Again!
Our annual Homestead Fair will open Thanksgiving weekend at 9 AM Friday, with 2 full days of crafts, activities, live music, food courts, shopping and family fun. Welcome to our 2016 Fair Blog! We’re anticipating our 29th annual Fair to be the best ever, with a record-breaking crowd of friends, neighbors, families and fairgoers from … Read more
Hand Made Jump Ropes
Each rope starts out as 5 , 50′ lengths of nylon. Then we start to twist them until the beautiful colors begin to blend together into a tight rope. After that we pull them out straight and smooth. Then we attach handles. These are wonderful jump ropes, just the right weight for a great jump! … Read more
Weaving Marathon to the Finish!
Last week we started weaving chenille scarves and dishtowels at 4:30 in the morning. We completed 4 scarves and 3 towels. Even though we are marathon weaving to finish up, there is always time for a tea break!
Hand Made Bread for Soup Booth
Last week the bakers were cooling 90 loaves of French bread for the soup booth. All of our bread served during the Fair is made here, by hand, from scratch. If you can’t make it to the Fair for a sample of wonderful, fresh bread, please feel free to stop in to the Homestead Bakery … Read more
Woodworking for little hands
This year the little guys are getting in on some sanding projects; and they’re all really excited about it! Most kids don’t start in the Wood Shop with tools until they’re 9 or 10 – these projects are perfect, however, for nearly all ages. Last week everyone who wanted to sand a project came by the … Read more
Baby Bunnies for the Fair!
Baby bunnies! We will be six weeks old at the Fair. Come and see us at the petting pen! [envira-gallery id=”4971″]
