Visitors of all ages will have the opportunity to explore the fair with "Spuddy Buddy" and learn about the five major senses and how they are used at the fair. Pick up your "Spuddy Buddy" activity card and map at any of the fair's visitor centers. There will be NEW classes in the Farm and Garden Building. Stop by the Farm and Garden Building on Sunday, September 19 at 2 p.m. to see the "Spuddy Buddy" entries judged and cast your vote for the "People's Choice" award. On Wednesday, September 22 and Friday September 24, you will be able to create your very own "Spuddy Buddy" to take home. This is a FREE activity being held in the Farm and Garden Building.
Purpose: Create an educational piece that would be geared towards the nursery schools and Kindergarten. The piece is based around the five senses (taste, touch, smell, hear, see).
Target Audience: Anyone can participate, but logical target audience is nursery schools, pre-K and kindergarten. There are 31 elementary schools and 1000 child care providers in Frederick County. The fair, however, attracts 250,000 in a nine-day period.
Program: Students will receive and 8.5" x 5.5" preprinted card with Spuddy Buddy and stickers representing the body parts for the five senses (ears, mouth, nose, hands, eyes). Students will visit the fair and various locations to help Spuddy Buddy find his missing senses so he can enjoy the fair. The students will learn about agriculture as they visit the different stations as well as about the five major senses.
Each station will have a hands-on activity related to the highlighted sense at specific locations. For example at “It’s Fiber Optics” participants will see and touch different types of fibers such as wool from sheep, fiber from corn, cotton, and fiber from alpacas. The will also learn about all the agriculture products animals and plants that produce fibers.
After visiting each location on the fairgrounds the student will have a completed Spuddy Buddy to take home, along with information about each location they visited at the fair.
