The purpose of Clover Kids program is to promote the positive development of youth to become competent, caring, contributing citizens. The learning experience is the primary reason for involvement in the program. Each exhibitor will receive a Clover Kid ribbon.
The 4-H Clover Kid Program is for youth between the ages 5 -7 years old on January 1 of the current calendar year. Clover Kid exhibitors must be enrolled in a 4-H club or as an individual 4-H member by June 15 (of the current year) enrollment deadline. Enrollment website: http://v2.4honline.com
Clover Kid projects are entered Monday, July 20 from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm or Tuesday, July 21 from 10:00 am-2:00 pm, 4-H Building. Exhibitor is allowed ONE exhibit per class. Maximum 10 exhibits per exhibitor. Clover Kid (static) exhibits are NOT eligible for any other county competition and are NOT eligible for State Fair. Exhibit release: Sunday, July 26, 7:00 pm.
For PeeWee Showmanship & PeeWee Exhibits see Open Class Fairbook available at gagecountyfair.com
My Choice Exhibits: can use any media to create the exhibit and should relate to the project area.
Photography Display consists of up to three 4”x6” photos displayed on 11”x14” black or white poster board.
Posters or Drawings: maximum size is 8 1/2”x11”.
Project descriptions can be found in “The Big Book of 4-H Cloverbud Activities” manual that can be acquired at the Extension Office.
CONTESTS - DIVISION 1
For more information on contest registration, visit: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/gage/4-h/gage-county-fair/
*K100104 Premier Communication Contest- April 12, Gage County Exten-
sion Office
*K100107 Fashion Show - Purchased or Constructed Garment - July 12,
4-H Building, Gage County Fairgrounds, Registration Deadline: July 8 - Paper registration form at Extension Office
LIVESTOCK SHOW
General Rules & Info:
Youth must be enrolled in 4hOnline (v2.4honline.com) by June 15th. All Clover Kid livestock must be entered in gage.fairwire.com by July 15th by 5:00 p.m. Ownership of livestock is not required. A Clover Kid can use livestock from a 4-Her that is already on the grounds. You must identify which 4-Her’s animal you will be using or identify that you are bringing your own. Minimal stalling available. Livestock that come the day of the show must leave the day of the show. No overnight stalling. There is no pre-identification and no YQCA needed for participation. This is a non-competitive show. Every Clover Kid will receive the same award and free show shirt will be provided. Livestock will be weighed. Per 4-H policy, livestock must weigh under 350lbs. Clover Kids can show as many species as they want. Show is a blow-and-go only. Clover Kids can participate in Peewee showmanship, open class, and the Clover Kid Livestock Show. For more info visit: go.unl.edu/gagecloverkidlivestock
CLOVER KIDS - RABBIT & POULTRY SHOW
SHOW ORDER: Clover Kids Division takes place during the respective species shows (See show orders listed under 4-H/FFA shows)
CHECK-IN: 30 minutes before show (Broiler, Poultry, Rabbit)
SHOW: Broiler Show - Wednesday, July 22, 4:30 p.m.
Poultry Show - Friday, July 24, 1:30 p.m.
Rabbit Show - Saturday, July 25, 9:30 a.m.
LOCATION: Poultry/Rabbit Complex
Online Pre-Entry Deadline: July 15
Exhibitor must be age (5-7 yrs old as of January 1, 2026). Broilers, Poultry, & Rabbits will be checked in by Extension Staff. Maximum entries per exhibitor: 1 Broiler, 1 Poultry, and 1 Rabbit. Clover Kids can show 1 of each species.
CLOVER KIDS - LIVESTOCK SHOW
SHOW ORDER: Hogs, Beef, Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Dairy Goats,
Meat Goats & Sheep
CHECK-IN: Saturday, July 25, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
SHOW: Saturday, July 25, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Main Livestock Barn Show Arena
Online Pre-Entry Deadline: July 15
Exhibitor must be age (5-7 yrs old as of January 1, 2026). Hogs, Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Dairy Goats, Meat Goats, & Sheep will be checked in and weighed by Extension Staff. Animals MUST be under 350lbs per 4-H policy. Maximum entries per exhibitor: 1 Hog, 1 Beef Calf, 1 Dairy Calf, 1 Dairy Goat, 1 Meat Goat, and 1 Sheep. Clover Kids can show 1 of each species.
CLOVER KIDS - EXHIBITS
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - DIVISION 2
WEATHER FUN
*K100201 What Should I Wear Today
*K100202 Rainstorm in a Jar
*K100203 Make Your Own Thermometer
*K100204 Weatherman Exhibit
EXPERIMENTING WITH THE FIVE SENSES
*K100210 Rainbow & Sunset Art
*K100211 Texture Rubbing
MAKING AIR WORK
*K100215 Spinning Pinwheels
*K100216 Balloon Rockets
*K100217 Blow Painting
GOOD VIBRATIONS: THE SCIENCE OF SOUND
*K100220 Kazoos
*K100221 How Sound Waves Travel Poster
*K100222 Making a Megaphone
*K100223 Telephone
*K100224 Rubber Band Guitar
THE WONDER OF WATER
*K100230 Making Flubber
BUBBLE MANIA
*K100240 Make Your Own Bubble Blower
*K100241 Bubble Art
AEROSPACE UNIT 1
*K100250 Edible Rocket - build and display a rocket that can be eaten
(pg. 4 of manual)
*K100251 Paper Airplane
*K100252 Rocket Picture - draw and color a picture of your rocket. Label
the three main parts: fins, body tube, and nose cone.
*K100253 Space Helmet - make and display a space helmet (pg. 12 of
manual)
LEGO
*K100260 LEGO Design
COMMUNITY AND EXPRESSIVE ARTS
DIVISION 3
THEATRE ARTS
*K100305 Homemade Puppet
*K100306 Story - make up a story to go with your puppet or toy to act out
*K100307 Sign Language Symbols - on a poster, draw one of the Ameri-
can Sign Language symbols and tell what it means
*K100308 Photography Display - photos of different expressions
HOME HOBBIES
*K100310 Woodworking Exhibit
*K100311 Drawing or Painting Exhibit
*K100312 Beading
*K100313 Cup Garden
A SPACE FOR ME
*K100320 Decorative Storage Box or Container
*K100321 Home Item Made From Recycled Items
*K100322 Collage About Recycling or Ways to Organize Your Room
*K100323 Banner
*K100324 Color Poster
*K100325 Seed Mosaic
*K100326 Photography Display - of different textures, designs or color
combinations
SPORTS
*K100340 Games/Sports of Different Cultures Poster
*K100342 Favorite Sport Poster
PHOTOGRAPHY
*K100350 Photo of an Animal
*K100351 Photo of a Person
*K100352 My Favorite Photo
*K100353 My Best Selfie
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES - DIVISION 4
FITNESS IS FUN
*K100400 What is Physical Fitness Poster
*K100401 Exercise Spinners
*K100402 Baton with Streamers
MAKING FOOD FOR ME
*K100403 Placemat - colored and decorated. Lamination or protection
with clear contact paper advised
*K100405 Grain Collage - neatly cut and paste pictures of grains, display
in a collage
*K100407 Protein Collage - neatly cut and paste pictures of protein sourc-
es and foods, display in collage
*K100408 Healthy Snack - four cookies, bars, muffins, etc., on a paper
plate or at least 1 cup of mix. (Ex: snack mix made from cereal base, no bake or simple cookie or granola bar)
*K100409 Photography Display - showing people cooking and/or eating
MAKING HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES
*K100420 What’s on Your Plate? Food Collage
*K100422 Veggie Art Prints
*K100423 Healthy Plates
SAFE AT HOME
*K100430 Fire Escape Plan - a poster or drawing of your home showing
two exits. Using arrows from each room showing how family members would exit during emergency
*K100431 Emergency Telephone Poster - a poster showing the different
emergency phone numbers you should have posted near your telephone
FOOD FUN
*K100440 Trail/Snack Mix
*K100441 Cookie - 4 on a plate
*K100442 Biscuits
*K100443 Decorated Cookie or Cupcake
LOOKING YOUR BEST
*K100450 Personalized Toothbrush
*K100451 Personal Hygiene Collage
*K100452 Daily Grooming Habits Chart (filled in by exhibitor)
FALL FESTIVAL: A HARVEST OF FUN
*K100460 Seeds for Snacks
*K100461 Squash Zoo Animals
*K100462 Miniature Garden or Windowsill Garden
*K100463 Play Dough Pumpkins
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EARTH SCIENCE
DIVISION 5
NATURE FUN
*K100500 Nature Color Match Poster
*K100501 Leaf Rubbings
*K100502 Natural Images
THE PROBLEM OF POLLUTION
*K100510 Environmental Diorama
*K100511 Create a Bumper Sticker
HELPING OUR ENVIRONMENT: REDUCE, REUSE, AND
RECYCLE
*K100520 Making Recycled Paper
*K100522 Recycled Greeting Card
*K100523 Recycling Mobile
DIGGING THOSE DINOSAURS
*K100530 Fossil Fun
HABITATS ARE HOMES
*K100540 Making Your Own Habitat
*K100541 Making a Bird Feeder
WILDLIFE
*K100550 Wildlife Collage
*K100551 Foodchain Poster
*K100552 Ecosystem Fun
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT - DIVISION 6
MY FEELINGS
*K100600 Stress Ball Balloons
*K100601 Show Your Feelings - in Art!
I AM SPECIAL
*K100610 One of a Kind: Finger Print Investigation - a minimum of 3
different people’s fingerprints
*K100612 All About Me Poster
*K100613 Good Things About Me Chain
*K100614 Me Puppet
*K100615 Name Plate
VALUING FAMILY
*K100640 Family Flower Poster
*K100641 Family Album or Scrapbook
*K100642 Thumbprint Family Tree
BUILDING CHARACTER
*K100650 People I Can Trust Poster
*K100651 What I Want to be When I Grow Up Poster
CITIZENSHIP AND CIVIC EDUCATION - DIVISION 7
HEART TO HEART: CELEBRATING VALENTINE’S DAY WITH SENIOR LIVING CENTER RESIDENTS
*K100700 Valentine Favors
*K100701 Decorated Sugar Cookies
*K100702 Pop-Up Valentine Cards
FOOD DRIVE: JUMPING JACK-ATHON
*K100710 Thank You Notes
*K100711 Collecting Food Donations - include a copy of the pledge sheet and a photo of food donations
OUR FLAG
*K100720 Make Your Own “Old Glory”
RULES AND REASONS FOR ALL SEASONS
*K100730 Responsibility Calendar
OUR COUNTRY
*K100740 Country Cut Out
*K100741 USA Collage
*K100742 The Bald Eagle - Our National Symbol
DEMOCRACY, VOTING, AND YOU
*K100750 The Statue of Liberty
*K100751 Campaign Poster
*K100752 Elected Officials in Our Community - create a poster highlighting one elected official in your community
CONSUMERISM AND FAMILY SCIENCE
DIVISION 8
MANAGING TIME
*K100800 Paper Plate Clocks
BE SMART WITH MONEY
*K100810 Needs & Wants Collage
*K100811 Product Comparison Poster
*K100812 Saving for a Rainy Day - make your own piggy bank
WEAVING & DYING
*K100840 Paper Weaving
*K100841 Textile Weaving
*K100842 Natural Dyed Article
*K100843 Tie-Dyed Article
*K100844 Dyed Article
*K100845 Paper Quilt or Clothes
*K100846 Clover Kid Banner
STITCH IT UP
*K100850 Yo-Yo Pin
*K100851 Pin Cushion Jar
*K100853 Stitching a Straight Line
*K100854 Knots - on a 4”x6” card, mount a knot that you have tied
*K100857 Needle Book - made from the pattern using felt found on the
Gage County Extension website: gage.unl.edu
*K100858 Pillow - (pg. 206 in manual)
*K100859 Decorated Garment
PLANTS AND ANIMALS - DIVISION 9
PETS/FARM ANIMALS
*K100900 Create a Pet
*K100901 Pet/Animal Care Kit
*K100902 My Farm Animals Poster - draw a picture of one or more farm
animals you have learned about through this project on 8 1/2”x11” paper
OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS
*K100910 Pinecone Bird Feeder
*K100911 Cardinal Collage
*K100912 Where They Live - make a bird nest
*K100913 Feeding the Birds
SUPER SEED FUN
*K100920 Seed Mosaic
*K100921 Seed Sprouts
*K100922 Fruity Prints
*K100923 Leaf Collection
ART ANTICS
*K100930 Ant ANTatomy
*K100931 Ant Artists
*K100932 Our Very Own Ant Farm
BUGS, BUTTERFLIES, WORMS & SPIDERS
*K100940 Bug Collection (in a jar)
*K100941 Egg Carton Caterpillars
*K100942 Make Your Own Butterfly
*K100943 Designer Bugs
PLANT SCIENCE
*K100950 Vegetable Grown in Your Garden (1)
*K100951 Flower Grown in Your Garden (1)
MISCELLANEOUS EXHIBIT - DIVISION 10
*K100100 Miscellaneous Exhibit
*K100102 Clover Camp/Workshop Exhibit
*K100103 Exhibit completed at a 4-H Club Meeting