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Summer Workshops
Come join us during summer break and enjoy a easy way to enter more projects for Fair!
Below are some of the fun project workshops and camps that are available to youth this summer!
All workshops and camps will end with a project(s) that can be entered in Fair! All registration fees
go toward the material for the projects. All you will have to do after the workshop, is complete the
data cards and the project will be ready for fair!! If your 4-Her has never entered a static project
before, this is the summer to try it out. I challenge you to choose at least one workshop and see if
we can "Spark" an interest in you this summer! You can sign up for one at a time, or all at once. Payment is
due two weeks before each workshop. You can also sign up now, without paying and we can call you
to remind you about payment and the workshop two weeks before the workshop. If the registration fee
is the only thing stopping you from signing up - please call or email the office as we have scholarships
we can apply towards registration.
Plants with Mom
$10 registration fee
Come join us May 5
6pm to 7pm
Ages: 5 and up
Youth and their guest will learn how to plant, care
for, and take a houseplant home. We will then build
our own terrarium out of a liter pop bottle. Contact
the Extension Office for registration information.
Sewing Clinic 3
Free
Simple Clothing Workshop, May 21
1:30pm to 4:30pm Ages 8 and up
(But must of attended a previous sewing clinic or have basic
sewing skills) Ready to make an outfit? In this workshop you
will chose from 3 patterns: an apron, shorts, or a sundress. Once
you have chosen what you want to sew, call the office to find out
how much fabric you will need to purchase. If you have ever wanted
to try modeling, this project can be modeled in one of the fashion
shows. Call the Extension Office for information on registration.
Build a Circut July 2nd
$10 Registration Fee
9am to 12pm, ages 8 and up
Learn what a closed and open circuit is. Build a
fun carnival game using a simple circuit. All parts will
be provided. And enter it in the fair as a STEM project.
Contact the Extension Office for information on
registration.
4-H Nature Quest
$10 Registration Fee
June 12th, 1pm to 4pm, ages 8 to 12. In Eustis
4-H youth ages 8 to 12 come and spend a fun afternoon with us
learning about nature and getting a head start on some fair projects.
Please contact the Extension Office for registration information.
Endomology
$5 registration fee
June 27th, 10am to 1pm, Pack a lunch or snack! Age 8 and up
Learn about the world of bugs! Learn about common order of
insects, how to collect, preserve, and build a bug box display for
fair! Contact the Extension Office for registration information.
Sewing Clinics
$5 registration fee
Pillow Workshop, May 21
9am - 10:30am
Ages: 7 and up
Sew a three strip pillow for fair. This is a great class
for beginners sewer where you will learn to measure,
cut, and basic sewing. Everything will be provided.
Contact the Extension Office for registration information.
Range Workshop May 26th
Free
8am to 3pm
Leave the Extension Office at 8am and travel to Trenton, NE.
You will need to pack a lunch. Learn how to ID 24 common Nebraska
range grasses, flowers, and shrubs. Learn to properly collect range
plants and create your own Range ID book for fair. Please contact the
Extension Office for registration and permission slips.
String Art
$5 Registration
June 10 or 11th, Anytime between 8:30 am and 4:30pm, Ages 8 and up
Always wondered how this project is completed? Come in to the office,
pick a design and learn how to complete this project. Supplies will be put
out all day and you are welcome to stop in at anytime to work! Complete
in one setting, or start one day and finish the next! Contact the Extension
Office for registration information.
Wildlife Camp
$20 registration fee
June 15-18th, 9am to 12pm Mill Park, Curtis
Ages 8 and up, Come spend a week learning about the ecosystems at Mill Par! Youth
learn about food chains, wildlife tracks, and make a diorama. we will meet each day at
Mill Park. Wear Jeans and closed toe comfortable shoes, as we will be taking nature hikes
and learning near the creek! Contact the Extension Office for registration information.
What am I?
$10 registration fee
July 8th, 9am to 12pm, Ages 10 and up
Is it a Mammal? Reptile? Amphibian? Insect? Learn
with us how these different animal classes differ as
we dissect a pig, fish, insect, and a frog! Youth will be
doing the dissecting! Contact the office for registration
information.
Sewing Clinic 2
$5 registration fee
Shoulder Bag Workshop, May 21
10:30 to 12:30
Ages 8 and up
This workshop is still for beginning sewers! If you
have completed the pillow workshop or have sewn before,
this workshop is for you! The bag can even be modeled at
fair! Everything will be provided. Contact the extension office
for registration information.
Speech Workshop June 2nd
Free
9am to 2pm, Ages 8 and up.
Youth will work with 4-H staff and older 4-H members and learn
to properly write a speech. They will write it and practice giving it
so they are ready for our Speech Contest! Bring a lunch and your
swimsuit, as we will be going to the pool. Please contact the Extension
Office for information on registration and permission slips.
Clover Kid Mini Camp
$8 Registration Fee
June 12th in Eustis, 10am to 11:30am
A morning of learning about 4-H for youth ages 5 to 8.
Come and learn the 4-H pledge, make a couple of Fair
projects, and learn what it means to be a 4-H Youth.
Please contact the office for registration information.
Clover Kid Camp
$20 registration fee
June 24th NCTA Campus, 9am- 3pm, Ages 5 to 8
Bring clothes that can get dirty and wet! Youth ages 5 to 8 will attend a
day of fun, learning about 4-H, creating projects for fair, going on a scavenger
hunt, and meeting new friends. Held on the NCTA Campus and Lunch is provided.
Please contact the Extension Office for registration information.
