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Urban Ag Skills School

Farm Financial Foundations: Cash Flow
County: Cook

 Want to better understand your farm's finances and make more confident decisions?
This hands-on workshop series will help urban and small-scale growers learn how to:
Identify which…
Grocery store

Eat Well-Spend Less

County: DeWitt, Piatt, Macon

Food costs are high! Discuss ways to meal plan, budget, and shop to stretch your grocery dollars

 

Register by November 18

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Cloverbud Building Bricks Fun Day

County: Fayette

Calling all Cloverbuds! Join us for a fun evening of building bricks and legos!! You do not have to be a 4-H member to attend this activity, so bring a friend! Fruit snacks will be provided.

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Comfort Foods Reinvented | Princeton

County: Bureau

Learn simple swaps to enjoy comfort foods while focusing on ingredients that promote healthier cooking. Take home recipes with new ideas for meals and participate in a taste test in class. Feel…

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Wits Fitness

Galesburg
County: Knox

Boost Your Brainpower with Wits Fitness!
 
Keep your mind active and your mood lifted with Wits Fitness — an engaging, research‑informed program designed to support lifelong brain…

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Advanced Youth Cake Decorating Workshop

Take your cake decorating skills to the next level just in time for the holidays. This advanced workshop is designed for 4-H members ages 8 to 18 who have previously attended a beginning cake…
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Thankful, Crafty and Clever Cloverbuds

County: Washington, Bond, Clinton, Jefferson, Marion

Gobble up some fall fun! Cloverbuds ages 5-7 are invited to enjoy Thanksgiving-themed STEM activities, art projects, games, and more in this engaging hands-on workshop led by local Teen Leaders.…

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Full STEAM Ahead! Workshop

Curious minds and creative thinkers are invited to explore the world of STEAM through hands-on activities that blend science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Designed for 4-H members ages 8…
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4-H Scrapbooking Workshop

County: Jersey
Join us for a morning of fun while scrapbooking with friends. Youth will learn basic techniques to enhance scrapbooking skills and creativity. 
Participants will design two scrapbook pages to…

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Birdwatching Hike

Dixon Waterfowl Refuge
County: Putnam
Enjoy a guided hike through the scenic wetlands led by Illinois Extension’s Master Naturalist volunteers.  The 3,000 acre Refuge is home to more than 730 native plant species and 270 bird…

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