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When:

Saturday, May 9, 2015 - 10:00am - 12:00pm

Where:

Who: Homeschooled children of all ages are welcome to participate. The Imagination Fair is serious about inclusivity. The Imagination Fair does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, familial status, marital status, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability or handicap, veteran status, economic status, religion, or homeschooling philosophy or style.
All children must be accompanied by a parent of other responsible adult.

How much:
Cost for Half-Table: $5.00
Cost for Additional contributions to costs: $1.00

Please register by: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 5:00pm

Description

What is an Imagination Fair?

The Imagination Fair was created to accommodate those creations that fall outside conventional categories of the traditional science fairs and art shows: engineering contraptions, board games and video games, music, animations and performances, novels, short stories and comic books, LEGO® masterpieces and MINDSTORMS® marvels, robots, models, architecture, dioramas, and other products of the imagination that either don't fit into the traditional art show categories or must be distorted to qualify as a traditional science fair project.

The Imagination Fair is more than an art show! More than a science fair! More than a tech fest! It's a space for homeschooled children of all ages to display, demonstrate and discuss the products of their creativity.

While the Imagination Fair welcomes traditional artistic endeavors and scientific explorations, it's also the perfect place to showcase your child's "outside the box" creativity!

Read more about exhibits.

Certificates of Participation The Imagination Fair does not rank projects, but invites mentors from all walks of life to sign up to talk to the children about their projects. For every mentor spoken to, exhibitors will receive a "button sticker" on their participation certificates. Participation certificates are provided by the Imagination Fair. We are aware that "mentor" is not the right word for this, but we couldn't come up with a better one — suggestions are welcome.

Example of a 2014 certificate

Schedule for Sat, May 9, 2015

To ensure that organizers have the space set up for exhibitors on time and with as little interruption as possible, no exhibitor set-up is allowed before 9am (that includes no set-up by the organizers' own children).

*Exhibitor-only visiting time: As requested, we've added a short period before the official start of the Imagination Fair for exhibitors to see each others' exhibits!

†Buffer: A bit of extra time for mentors still actively visiting exhibits and exhibitors still talking to mentors, so that we don't have to rush people to finish and start cleaning up. Exhibitors may start packing at 12pm if they are ready to go.

Example of a 2014 game card with stampers

Exhibit Bingo Guests earn a stamp on their Exhibit Bingo card for asking you at least one question about your exhibit. You will stamp the number on the Exhibit Bingo card that corresponds to your exhibit number (aka table number). Be kind to younger guests! If your visitor gets tongue-tied, offer them a tidbit about your exhibit along with a stamp. The Imagination Fair will provide stampers for exhibitors, but you may also make you own! The impression of your custom stamper should fit within a 1-inch square. Exhibitors will have a short period before the 10am start of the Imagination Fair to play Exhibit Bingo amongst themselves — and to see and hear about all of the other wonderful exhibits!

How much does it cost?

We are asking for $5 per half-table at this time. In 2014, the Imagination Fair ended up costing $10 per exhibitor, but we only had to charge $3. We hope to once again defray the cost through donations and Exhibit Catalog advertising sales. You can help ensure that we do so by encouraging your friends and local businesses to place an ad in the Exhibit Catalog or to become an Imagination Fair sponsor.

If advertising sales lag significantly behind expectations, exhibitors may be asked to contribute up to an additional $5 per half-table to ensure that the organizers do not incur a substantial personal financial loss. Additional contributions will be voluntary and judgement-free.

After your initial payment is received, you'll receive another email with a more detailed questionnaire for information to be included in the Exhibit Catalog and on the participation certificate.

How does my child sign up?

Register your child(ren) using the form below. Immediately after you register, you'll be sent an email from admin(at)homeschoolrecess.com.

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Payment information

Payment must be received by: Wed, Apr 15, 2015 - 5:00pm

1. Please plan to send your payment the same day that you register.
    
   The organizer will expect to receive your payment within 3 days of your date of registration — or by the payment deadline above, whichever comes first.
    
2. Immediately after you register, you will be emailed payment instructions from admin(at)homeschoolrecess(dot)com.
    
   Make sure your email filters recognize this address as a legitimate sender. If you don't receive this email, please check your spam, junk or bulk mail folder. Contact the organizer if you are unable to find it; if you receive no response to your email, please call the organizer.
    
   You are not officially registered until the organizer receives your payment.
    
3. When the organizer records your payment, you will be emailed a payment receipt from admin(at)homeschoolrecess(dot)com.
    
   If you've sent your payment and haven't received a payment confirmation, please contact the organizer by email or phone.
    
4. If the organizer doesn't receive payment within 3 days of your date of registration or by the payment deadline, whichever comes first, the organizer may remove your family from the registration list.
    
   You will be notified with an email from admin(at)homeschoolrecess(dot)com should this unfortunate event occur.
    
   If you are unable to send payment immediately, please contact the organizer to make other arrangements. To help the organizer identify you in the registration database, please forward your payment instructions to the organizer along with your request. This protects the organizer from non-payment due to payment instructions blocked by overly aggressive spam protection.
    
5. If you need to cancel your registration, please do so via an email request to the organizer.
    
   Non-payment is not an acceptable way to cancel your registration. If you wish to cancel, please be respectful of the volunteer organizer's time and send an email request.
    
   If you fail to send a cancellation request by the cancellation deadline, you will remain responsible for reimbursing the organizer for the cost of your family's participation.
    

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Cancellation information

Cancellation deadline: Wed, Apr 15, 2015 - 5:00pm

TO CANCEL BEFORE THE DEADLINE: Please let the organizer know as soon as possible via email. 

TO CANCEL AFTER THE DEADLINE: Let the organizer know as soon as possible via email. No refunds can be made after the cancellation deadline. 
 
TO CANCEL ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT: Please let the organizer know if you are unable to attend — via email, text message or voice mail. 

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Additional information

Please arrive by:

Participant set up starts at 9am. Please plan to be early to avoid being late due to inadequate maps, confusing road signs, road construction, heavy traffic, parking difficulties, inclement weather or uncooperative children.

Where to meet:

Please check in with a volunteer organizer when you arrive to receive your name badge, participation certificate, and table assignment.

Food policy:

You may bring along a light snack if you wish.

Parking information:

There is plenty of free parking in the lot on site. 

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