Clover Kids

CLOVER KIDS

• Clover Kids must be 5-7 years of age before January 1 of the current calendar year.
• Project exhibits will be limited to Department I - Clover Kids, Divisions 100-900.
• Only one (1) entry per class.
• Judge’s comments will be given.
• Participation ribbons ONLY will be awarded.

DIVISION 100 - FAMILY CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD

I100001            COLLAGE - 14” x 22” - Make a collage with pictures of families, including activities children and families do together. Include picture of families from different cultures and races.

I100002            POSTER - 14” x 22” - Illustrate a family celebration that a country, other than the U.S., celebrates. 

I100003            INDIAN RAKHI BRACELET

I100004            MEXICAN PINATA

I100005            A SNACK from “Around the World” manual. Include the recipe. 

I100006            OTHER - Other exhibit relating to another country, culture or heritage.

DIVISION 200 - THEATRE ARTS - ACT I: JOURNEY INTO THE IMAGINATION

I200001            CREATE A SIMPLE PUPPET and write down a short story for your puppet to act out.

I200002            CREATE A PICTURE STORY - Illustrate a problem and how the characters solve the problem. I200003                        POSTER - ACTING OUT MY FEELINGS - (14” x 22”)

I200004            OTHER - Other exhibit relating to Theatre Arts.

DIVISION 225 – POSTERS

I225001            POSTER - 14” x 22” - Make a poster using the 2026 4-H Theme - “Let’s Celebrate!”

I225002            POSTER - 14” x 22” - Make a poster promoting 4-H.

DIVISION 325 - A SPACE FOR ME

I325001            TREASURE BOARD

I325002            DECOUPAGE PAPER MACHE BOX or ICE CREAM BUCKET

I325003            SHOE BOX with PHOTO LABEL 

I325004            POTATO CHIP PENCIL HOLDER 

I325005            CHEESE BOX CONTAINER 

I325006            VINTAGE SUITCASE STORAGE 

I325007            NO-SEW PILLOW

I325008            COAT HOOKS

I325009            LAUNDRY BAG OR BOX

I325010            DRAFT STOPPER

I325011            RECYCLING BUCKET FOR POP/SODA CANS 

I325012            RECYCLING CONTAINER FOR NEWSPAPERS 

I325013            PAINT A CONTAINER

I325014            PIZZA COLOR WHEEL

I325015            PAINT A PICTURE

I325016            SWIRL PAINTING

I325017            SPONGE PAINT

I325018            DECORATE A PICTURE FRAME

I325019            TINT TO SHADE

I325020            LEGO - Make an item for your home using Lego’s (can be a free build or kit).

I325021            OTHER INDOOR - Other project made or decorated for use in the home.

I325022            OTHER OUTDOOR - Other project made or decorated for use outdoors.

DIVISION 400 - MAKING FOODS FOR ME

I400001            POSTER or ACTIVITY - Develop a poster (14” x 22”) or create an activity involving one of the following areas: hand washing, kitchen utensils, manners, kitchen or food safety.

I400002            RAINBOW OF FRUITS or VEGGIES - Make a college from photos you’ve taken or pictures from magazines that include colors of fruits and vegetables of the rainbow. (page 10)

I400003            MY PLATE – Use the My Plate on pages 12-13 or create your own My Plate on a poster (14” x 22”).

I400004            GRAINS – Make a simple snack using foods from the grain group. The snack can include other food groups, but the majority of the snack should incorporate grains.

I400005            DAIRY – Draw a picture (8 ½” x 11”) or have someone take a photo of you, your friends or family enjoying dairy products.

I400006            PROTEIN – Create a game or activity connecting foods in the protein group with their source/origin. (Ex: beef animal – steak).

I400007            COMBINATION – Draw a picture (8 ½” x 11”) or create your favorite combination food. (Ex: play doh, clay, felt, etc., food).

I400008            PHYSICAL FITNESS - Poster or other item made to show ways families can participate in healthy lifestyles by being physically active.

I400009            FRAMED PHOTO/PHOTO POSTER - Have someone take a photo of you exhibiting a healthy behavior.

I400010            COOKIES - With the help of an adult, bake cookies and bring 4 cookies on a plate. Please include your recipe.

I400011            DECORATE A CUPCAKE OR COOKIE

DIVISION 500 - CLUB, CAMP OR WORKSHOP EXHIBITS

• Exhibits made during organized club meetings or at a 4-H sponsored camp or workshop that do not fit in another category.

I500001            CLUB PROJECT EXHIBIT 

I500002            CLUB PROJECT EXHIBIT 

I500003            CAMP OR WORKSHOP EXHIBIT 

I500004            CAMP OR WORKSHOP EXHIBIT

I500005            LIBRARY/SUMMER READING PROJECT EXHIBIT 

I500006            LIBRARY/SUMMER READING PROJECT EXHIBIT 

I500007            SCHOOL ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY EXHIBIT 

I500008            SCHOOL ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY EXHIBIT

DIVISION 501 - BEYOND THE NEEDLE

• Exhibits will be judged on Tuesday, July 7. The fashion show begins at 9:30 am. If you are not modeling, bring your decorated garment to the Event Center, Boone County Fairgrounds, Albion, no later than 9:30 am on July 7, or you could bring your exhibits to the extension office the week before. Please also have an identification label attached to the garment stating name, age, and project class.

I501001            DECORATED GARMENT

I501002            DECORATED ACCESSORY

I501003            FASHION SHOW - Model decorated garment. Don’t forget to turn in your narration by June 30. Forms are available online at https://go.unl.edu/ne4hfasionshow.

I501004            OTHER - Other item relating to the Beyond the Needle area.

DIVISION 525 - MISCELLANEOUS/2026 THEME

I525001            COLLAGE/PICTURE - Make a collage or draw a picture with the 2026 4-H Theme - “Let’s Celebrate!”

I525002            ARTICLE FOR INSIDE THE HOME - A simple 1, 2, or 3-dimensional item made relating to the 2026 4-H Theme - “Let’s Celebrate!”

DIVISION 600 - ANIMAL SCIENCE

• Youth will learn about animals and the part they play in our lives.

I600001            POSTER - 14” x 22” - Example: Animals, foods for animals, create a critter, planning and caring for a farm animal, identify animal feeds, jobs working with animals, identify animal body parts, safe behavior around animals, etc.

I600002            SCRAPBOOK - Combine above categories.

I600003            DISPLAY - Example: an animal products mobile, critters made from parts of animals, etc.

I600004            LIVE ANIMAL SMALL PET - Exhibit your favorite small pet at the Small Animal Show, Monday, July 13. I600005            LIVE ANIMAL SMALL PET - Exhibit your favorite small pet at the Small Animal Show, Monday, July 13.

I600006            HOMEMADE PET - Construct a homemade pet using materials found around your home (ex. pool noodle horse, 2 liter bottle pig, etc.)

I600007            OTHER - Other animal exhibit (non-live animal). Ex. poster, scrapbook or other item. 

I600008            CLOVER KID BUCKET CALF - Must be a 4-H Member.

• Age - Clover Kid - youth who turn 5-7 years of age before January 1 of the current calendar year.
• Participation ribbon only - no record book required.
• Show is Tuesday, July 14 at 1:00 pm.
• See Bucket Calf Rules Section on page 81.
  • This project is a group of topics designed to help children to learn more about the world “just outside the door”.

I600009            CLOVER KID BEST DRESSED GOAT CONTEST (See Page 7)

DIVISION 700 - JUST OUTSIDE THE DOOR

I700001            POSTER - 14” x 22” - Describing one of the topic activities.

I700002            DISPLAY - An arts and craft project from one topic. Example: bug masks from the topic “An Insect’s Life” or cork sailboats from the topic “Wet and Wonderful”.

I700003            NATURE - Make a nature bracelet or collage of nature materials. 

I700004            FRAME - Decorate a frame using items found in nature.

I700005            OTHER - Other item from nature materials.

DIVISION 701 - SPECIAL GARDEN PROJECT – ALUMIA VANILLA CREAM MARIGOLD

I701001            FRESH CUT FLOWERS, HERBS, OR HARVESTED VEGETABLES - the current years’ Special

Gardening Project fresh cut flowers or harvested vegetables or herbs should be entered in this class. Refer to classes 1-45 for quantity to exhibit if Special Gardening Project is a fresh cut flower (Scoresheet SF106). Refer to classes 201-252 for quantity to exhibit if Special Gardening Project is a vegetable (Scoresheet SF108). Refer to classes 260 - 267 for quantity to exhibit if Special Gardening Project is an herb (Scoresheet SF 108).

I701002            PICTURE/PHOTOGRAPH - This class is up to you, as long as it includes Alumia Vanilla Cream Marigold and what you learned! Please include an 8” x 10” picture/photo mounted on 14” x 22” poster board with a caption.

I701003            SHORT STORY - Tell a story about your first experience with Alumia Vanilla Cream Marigold: growing, picking the flowers. Be sure to include a picture(s)/photograph(s).

I701004            CHOICE - Your choice of a project, but be sure it includes something about Alumia Vanilla Cream Marigold.

DIVISION 730 – AEROSPACE I

I730001            MAKE A “SPACE HELMET” – Instructions are in the manual.

I730002            BUILD A CANDY ROCKET

I730003            SPACE BUGGY – Design and make a spacecraft from household items that could be reused instead of being thrown away. Materials list: scissors, glue, assorted clean household materials such as paper towel tubes, tissue boxes, plastic bottles, etc. Draw a picture design of your buggy on a sheet of paper. On another separate sheet of paper briefly explain the job/jobs your space buggy can do.

I730004            SPACE STATION – Draw a design of what you think an International Space Station of the future might look like. Using household items, build a model of that station. On a sheet of paper briefly describe how a scientist would use your Space Station.

I730005            HOMEMADE ROCKET

I730006            OTHER SPACE EXHIBIT

DIVISION 800 - BICYCLE ADVENTURES

I800001            BICYCLE SAFETY POSTER - 14” x 22” either vertical or horizontal arrangement. May be in any medium: watercolor, ink, crayon, etc., as long as it is not three-dimensional.

I800002            OTHER - Share with others what you learned in the project. Exhibit may be a notebook or small display of an educational nature.

DIVISION 900 – CONTESTS

• Ages 5, 6 & 7 years before January 1 of the current calendar year.

I900001            BICYCLE RODEO - Sunday, May 31, Fairgrounds, Albion, 3:00 p.m.

I900002            HORTICULTURE JUDGING - Tuesday, July 7, 10:00 a.m. at the Boone County Event Center, Fairgrounds, Albion.

I900003            LIVESTOCK JUDGING - Wednesday, July 15, 1:00 p.m. in conjunction with the Round Robin Showmanship at the livestock arena at the fairgrounds.

I900004            FAVORITE FOODS REVUE - Tuesday, July 7, 2:00 pm, following the Live Animal Presentations, at the Boone County Event Center, Fairgrounds, Albion. See Favorite Foods Revue Division on page 16.

I900005            MUSIC CONTEST - Tuesday, July 7, 6:00 pm, Zion Lutheran Church, Albion. See Music Contest Section on page 11.

I900006            PRESENTATIONS – TBA (in conjunction with the Speech contest) at the Boone County Event Center, Fairgrounds, Albion. See Presentations Section on page 13.

I900007            SPEECH CONTEST – TBA, Conference Room, Boone County Extension Office. See Speech Contest section starting on page 14.