University of Illinois Extension is hosting its annual 4-H Super Saturday on Saturday, March 1 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Stephenson County Farm Bureau, 210 W. Spring St. Freeport, IL . Super Saturday is a 3-hour event designed to give area youth ages 5 to 18 a chance to explore the many project areas available through the 4-H program. This event is open to all area youth, regardless of 4-H membership.
Youth between the ages of 8-18 are invited to attend and experience three hands-on workshops where they can choose from cooking, scrapbooking, leathercraft, making peep houses, shooting sports, floral arrangements, clay sculpting and painting mini barn quilts. The cost is $5 per participant, with some activity choices having an additional fee to cover the cost of the project.
Youth between the ages of 5-7 are invited to participate in our 4-H Cloverbud Super Saturday at the same time and location. This workshop is also from 8:30 a.m. to noon, but the younger youth will be exploring “Cloverbuds: Learn to Garden.” Youth will paint a flowerpot, plant seeds in the pot to take home and watch grow A garden themed snack is included. The cost for these youth is $5 per participant.
Registration deadline for Super Saturday 2025 is February 24, 2025. To see a list of workshops available for each age group and to register, visit the University of Illinois Extension website at: go.illinois.edu/2025supersaturday. Workshops have size limitations, so don’t delay and register soon. Any questions, feel free to call Jen Schultz, Stephenson County 4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator at 815-235-4125.
University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land-grant institution. Extension serves as the leading public outreach effort for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in all 102 Illinois counties through a network of 27 multi-county units and over 700 staff statewide. Extension’s mission is responsive to eight strategic priorities — community, economy, environment, food and agriculture, health, partnerships, technology and discovery, and workforce excellence — that are served through six program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, family and consumer science, integrated health disparities, and natural resources, environment, and energy.