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.
Judges comments will be given.
Participation ribbons ONLY will be awarded.
Copies of the specific pages are available at the extension office.
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 2025 4-H Theme - “Bee Happy in 4-H”
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 8. 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 8, 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 July 1. Forms are available online at https://go.unl.edu/ne4hfasionshow.
I501004 OTHER - Other item relating to the Beyond the Needle area.
DIVISION 525 - MISCELLANEOUS/2025 THEME
I525001 COLLAGE/PICTURE - Make a collage or draw a picture with the 2025 4-H Theme - “Bee Happy in 4-H”
I525002 ARTICLE FOR INSIDE THE HOME - A simple 1, 2, or 3-dimensional item made relating to the 2025 4-H Theme - “Bee Happy in 4-H”
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 14.
I600005 LIVE ANIMAL SMALL PET - Exhibit your favorite small pet at the Small Animal Show, Monday, July 14.
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 July 15 at 1:00 pm.
See Bucket Calf Rules in Beef Section.
DIVISION 700 - JUST OUTSIDE THE DOOR
This project is a group of topics designed to help children to learn more about the world “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 - GOLDIE HUSK CHERRY
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 Goldie Husk Cherry 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 Goldie Husk Cherry: 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 Goldie Husk Cherry.
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, June 1, Fairgrounds, Albion, 3:00 p.m.
I900002 HORTICULTURE JUDGING - Tuesday, July 8, 10:00 a.m. at the Boone County Event Center, Fairgrounds, Albion.
I900003 LIVESTOCK JUDGING - Wednesday, July 16, 1:00 p.m. in conjunction with the Round Robin Showmanship at the livestock arena at the fairgrounds.
I900004 FAVORITE FOODS REVUE - Tuesday, July 8, 3:00 pm, following the Live Animal Presentations, at the Boone County Event Center, Fairgrounds, Albion. See Favorite Foods Revue Division.
I900005 MUSIC CONTEST - Tuesday, July 8, 6:00 pm, Zion Lutheran Church, Albion. See Music Contest Section.
I900006 PRESENTATIONS - Wednesday, May 7, 6:30 pm (in conjunction with the Speech contest) at the Boone County Event Center, Fairgrounds, Albion. See Presentation and Speech Section.
I900007 SPEECH CONTEST - Wednesday, May 7, 6:30 pm , Conference Room, Boone County Extension Office. See Presentation and Speech Contest Section.