Some country fairs are so big, it seems impossible to see everything. One fun way to make sure you take in the best of the excitement is with this multisensory scavenger hunt. After your family has seen, tasted, touched, listened for and sniffed out the following items, you'll have had your fair share of fun.

FAIR CHECKLIST

• Taste something sweet

• Pat an animal

• Find the biggest vegetable

• Sniff out the fried dough stand

• Listen to a jug band, fiddler or other live performance

• Ride a carousel

• Eat food on a stick

• Smell the blooms at the flower-arranging exhibit

• Listen to a vendor make a sales pitch

• Play a game of chance

WEB RESOURCE: For a list of fairs, log on to Amusement Link

Also, check out:

Connecticut Agricultural Fairs
International Association of Fairs and Expositions
Massachusetts Agricultural Fairs
Pennsylvania State Assoc.of County Fairs
New Hampshire Association of Fairs and Expositions

LIBRARY LINK: County Fair by Laura Ingalls Wilder.